The U.S. Marine Corps has forward-deployed its Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) to Japan as part of a broader strategy to bolster anti-ship capabilities and counter China’s growing naval...
In a notable display of integrated airborne intelligence capabilities, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has conducted the first known joint flight of three specialized variants of its Shaanxi Y-9...
India is accelerating development of its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier—INS Vishal—as part of a broader strategy to assert maritime dominance in the Indo-Pacific and counterbalance China’s expanding naval footprint. The...
China has delivered the NORINCO SR-5 multiple rocket launcher system (MLRS) to Mali—the first confirmed deployment of this modular artillery platform on the African continent. The transfer underscores Beijing’s growing...
China has reportedly begun deploying its new AJX002 extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV) as part of a broader strategy to assert naval dominance in the Taiwan Strait. This development marks...
The U.S. Department of Defense is advancing plans to deploy a fully integrated missile defense architecture on Guam by 2027 to counter the growing threat from China’s expanding missile arsenal....
Within a 48-hour window spanning September 5–7, 2025 (Beijing Time), China executed a tightly sequenced campaign of orbital launches across three sites—Xichang, Jiuquan, and Taiyuan—using three different vehicles: Long March-3C...
China’s newest hospital ship, the Silk Road Ark, launched its first overseas humanitarian deployment on September 5, 2025, from Quanzhou, Fujian Province. The voyage, designated Mission Harmony-2025, represents the 11th...
Taiwan has begun sea trials of its new-generation Flight II corvette Tan Chiang, the lead ship of a follow-on series to the Tuo Chiang-class “carrier killers.” The move underscores Taipei’s...
China has unveiled the LY-1, a ship-mounted directed energy weapon (DEW) it claims to be the world’s most powerful operational naval laser. Displayed during Beijing’s September 2025 military parade, the...
