Tag: China

For years now, debate has raged within American domestic politics about climate change and its causes, but elsewhere in the world, America’s competitors aren’t busying themselves with debating why Arctic ice is melting, they’re just taking advantage of the new strategic and economic opportunities presented by the change. Vladimir Putin said in March, Not a […]

China’s presence in Africa has been steadily growing and since establishing their first overseas military base in Djibouti, they are looking to expand their foreign military presence all across the continent. The claim is to protect their national assets, where the Chinese government has dumped billions in economic assistance. But now, they’re looking to expand […]

For a short time following the tragic events of the September 11th, 2001, the people of the United States found unity behind a singular cause: rooting out those responsible for the heinous attack and ensuring they could never launch another on the U.S. or its allies. Soon, that unity would once again give way to […]

For large swaths of America, the concept of a space-based branch of the military was relegated to science fiction until President Trump made the announcement that he was directing the Pentagon to establish a “Space Force,” but for those attuned to the defense industry, it was merely another bullet point in a long standing debate […]

U.S. planes have been increasingly hit with lasers while operating in the Pacific. Since September of 2017, there have been 20 incidents and military officials suspect that the source of these lasers is the Chinese. The latest incident occurred within the last two weeks, the official said. None of the incidents have resulted in any […]

The transition from diesel to nuclear powered propulsion systems in submarines was not only about efficiency as it had been in large surface vessels like carriers — it was also a significant leap ahead in stealth capability. Submarines traveling through enemy waters maintain careful sound discipline, aware that the noise produced by the vessel can […]

The debate about establishing a new branch of the United States military that specializes in space and orbital defense has been going on since long before President Trump threw his support behind a “Space Force.” In fact, a “Space Corps” was even included in Congress’ defense budget last year, before being lost in the effort […]

The United States employs a three-tier missile defense apparatus that allows it to cover as much territory as possible while providing an overlapping blanket of capability in the event the first or even second layer of defense were to fail to intercept an aggressor’s incoming ballistic missile. However, with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific […]

The United States has canceled a major joint exercise with South Korea as a sign of good faith with the summit meeting with North Korea. Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “Consistent with President Trump’s commitment and in concert with […]

The United States has spent years touting the Lockheed Martin sourced F-35 as the most advanced combat aircraft ever devised — which resulted in some ruffled feathers when Lockheed pitched an F-35/F-22 hybrid fighter it claimed would be superior to the incredibly expensive (and perpetually troubled) F-35 program. The thing is, despite being chock-full of […]

Last week, news broke that Chinese hackers had successfully infiltrated an unnamed U.S. Defense contractor, making off with over 600 gigabytes of data relating to America’s undersea warfare efforts. The compromised data included signals and sensor data, information relating to cryptographic systems, and the Navy submarine development unit’s electronic warfare library — but perhaps the […]

France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China’s military build-up in disputed waters. In late May, the French assault ship Dixmude and a frigate sailed through the disputed Spratly Islands and around a group of reefs that China […]