China’s new maritime goliath poised to patrol disputed seas
China is upping its game in the South China Sea with a formidable new coastguard vessel poised to assert its wide-ranging territorial claims.
Gabriel Honrada in asian news
AUKUS AI drones shadowed by China’s tech supremacy
Cutting-edge AI-enabled AUKUS drone tests highlight the alliance’s push for tech-driven military superiority but industrial limitations and Chinese market dominance may undermine its readiness for future conflicts.
US ill-prepared for a nuclear showdown with China
China’s nuclear expansion has put a spotlight on the US nuclear arsenal’s outdated state, forcing a critical rethink of US nuclear strategy amid a possible lowered threshold of nuclear weapons use over Taiwan.
New Cold War missile race kicks into higher gear
North Korea’s ballistic missile buildup and Japan’s interceptor missile production plan with the US might fuel a missile war of attrition in Ukraine.
Japan floating robo-ships to meet China’s sea challenge
Japan is bolstering its maritime capabilities with Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USV) in response to China’s aggressive actions in the East China Sea, marking a strategic shift in defense technology and the US-Japan alliance.
US flaunts the future of naval airpower
The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) aircraft carrier has stolen the show at the RIMPAC 2024, flexing a powerhouse air wing and cutting-edge naval capabilities.
US mainland ultra-vulnerable to China, Russia hybrid attacks
The US Army’s recent Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) report warns that near-peer adversaries China and Russia are gearing up for unprecedented hybrid warfare tactics targeting the US homeland.
US kamikaze drones: war game-changer or buzzing boondoggle?
Kamikaze drones have been widely touted as a modern warfare “game-changer” but questions abound whether the new-age weapons are really revolutionary enough to reshape European and Asian battlefields of the future.