Tag: Military

China military watch (The Strategist)

Malcolm Davis The arms control community has been gripped by the discovery that China appears to be building hundreds of new missile silos. The development...

China – PLA’s advanced fighters, transport aircraft to debut at Intl Army Games (Global Times)

Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2021 shows J-10B fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force.Photo:Xinhua Liu Xuanzun Some of China's most advanced...

USA/Climate Change/Military – Climate Change Is Already Disrupting the Military. It Will Get Worse, Officials Say (Defense One)

Patrick Tucker The Pentagon is in the midst of a massive, multi-year effort to better adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse emissions. But the...

TechInnovation/Military – Bell wants to soup up tilt-rotor aircraft by adding jet engines (Popular Science)

ROB VERGER for Popular Science: The latest concepts from aircraft-maker Bell, released on Monday, are hybrid flying machines that promise to take off and...

Russia/Defense – Russia is producing two new Doomsday planes, says government news agency (Defense News)

Alexander Bratersky writes: Russia is reportedly working on two so-called Doomsday planes to carry the country’s senior military and political leadership in case of...

(China/Military) Z-20 choppers continue flood relief work in C.China, show high endurance (Global Times)

Liu Xuanzun writes: Z-20 helicopters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued their high-intensity flood relief operations in Xinxiang, Central China's Henan Province...

Defense/Military/China – China displays land, sea, air combat robots at expo (Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

China introduced some of its latest achievements in military intelligent technology by displaying advanced land, sea and air combat robots at an expo in...

(USA/Military/Extremists) Removing extremists from the military will take more than surveys (The Hill)

KELSEY BAKER It’s been reported that as many as 20 percent of the defendants charged for the insurrection were either actively enlisted or were veterans. But the...

(Military) Ranked for 2021: Top 5 Militaries On Planet Earth (The National Interest)

Mark Episkopos What are the most powerful militaries in the world? It’s an outwardly simple question that hides a remarkable degree of complexity. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ranked-2021-top-5-militaries-planet-earth-178555

(China/Military) PLA builds renewable power grids for border defense outposts in plateau, islands (Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has built newly developed micro-power grid systems for more than 80 border defense outposts in remote plateau regions...

(Russia/Defense/Military) Russian sappers test explosives search equipment based on new principles (TASS)

Russia’s International Antimine Center is testing explosives search instruments based on new principles, the center’s chief Vladimir Sidorenko told TASS. "Together with the Central Research...

(Russia/Military/Defense) Russian Su-57 jet to win over US F-35 in one-on-one dogfight, test pilot says (TASS)

Russian Su-57 fifth generation fighter jet should be able to win over the US-made F-35 in case of a one-on-one dogfight, thanks to its...

(India/Russia/Military) Indian military consider S-400 training a step in development of partnership with Russia (TASS)

The visit of the Indian military delegation to Russia for training in operation of the S-400 air defense systems is a step in development...

(China/Military) China’s J-15 fighter jets conduct drills in frigid weather, ‘prepare for aircraft carrier exercises’ (Global Times)

By Liu Xuanzun China's J-15 aircraft carrier-based fighter jets recently conducted a series of free air combat drills in temperatures below -20 C, proving the warplane's...

(Iran/Military) Iran’s Army ‘Eqtedar 99’ drills kick off (IRNA)

Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran initiated 'Eqtedar 99' exercises with aviation service of the ground forces, special forces, and Rapid Reaction troops,...

(China/Military) PLA commissions new all-terrain vehicle for high-altitude logistics support (Global Times)

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has recently received delivery of a type of newly developed all-terrain vehicle for logistics support missions in plateau...