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BEIJING — As China’s economy slows, its military budget will rise by 7.6 percent this year, the lowest increase in six years and less than the double-digit increases that have been the norm for years, the government said Saturday at the opening of the country’s annual legislative meeting. But in comments made ahead of the […]
Editor’s Note: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has been developing new tech for the United States Air Force. Since the X-15 program concluded, not much has been (publicly) done with the lessons learned. The most recent examples would be the four test flights of the X-51 Waverider, only two of which have been successful […]
This article first appeared March 3 at 4:15 p.m. and has been updated The U.S. Navy has dispatched a small armada to the South China Sea. The carrier John C. Stennis, two destroyers, two cruisers and the 7th Fleet flagship have sailed into the disputed waters in recent days, according to military officials. The carrier strike group is the latest show […]
India and the United States are closing in on an agreement to share military logistics after 12 years of talks, officials said, a sign of strengthening defense ties between the countries as China becomes increasingly assertive. The United States has emerged as India’s top arms source after years of dominance by Russia, and holds more […]
Editor’s Note: We’ve been talking a lot about these topics in recent days, all in an effort to educate you (and ourselves!) about how the landscape of tomorrow’s potential battlefield. The Chinese are certainly increasing their surface warfare and aerial warfare capabilities by leaps and bounds, to include the presence of new radars, 5th-generation aircraft, […]
Featured photo by Ritchie B. Tongo (pool photo via AP, File) WASHINGTON: The US Navy will step up its operations in the South China Sea with “greater complexity”, a top US admiral has warned, drawing sharp rebuke from China which is building military facilities on islands in the hotly disputed area. “We’ll be doing them […]
Editor’s Note: It’s difficult to imagine how today’s U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Strike Group could be rendered both impotent and vulnerable, considering how it’s been an amazing instrument of deterrence and power projection for the past several decades. While the presence of a U.S. aircraft carrier off the coast of most potential threat nations–or within […]
The US is worried that it’s submarine fleet is falling behind China and Russia’s as both countries aggressively push to expand and modernize their navies. Admiral Harry Harris told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that US Pacific Command “suffers shortage of submarines today, my requirements are not being met.” And, according to Foreign Policy, […]
Featured photo courtesy of Boston Dynamics Little noticed amid the daily news bulletins about the Islamic State and Syria, the Pentagon has begun a push for exotic new weapons that can deter Russia and China. Pentagon officials have started talking openly about using the latest tools of artificial intelligence and machine learning to create robot […]
Editor’s Note: Say what you will about the Flanker, all of you Sukhoi haters–but I can assure you these aircraft are of great concern to our armed forces. Agile, powerful, and host to a pretty impressive array of sensors and weaponry, they present a formidable foe in the air-to-air combat arena–plane to plane. Sukhoi is […]
The United States and China have reached an agreement on a new U.N. Security Council draft resolution aimed at punishing North Korea in the wake of its recent nuclear test and for violating previous resolutions, a Security Council diplomat told CNN on Wednesday. The resolution is going to be described as the toughest yet on […]
China’s recent actions to militarize the South China Sea have changed the operational landscape, and the U.S. Pacific Command needs more attack submarines and long-range surface missiles to keep up with the evolving threat, PACOM commander Adm. Harry Harris told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. China’s 10,000-foot runway in the Spratly Islands, as well […]
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