North Korea’s recent hypersonic test signals an evasive theater nuclear strike capability aimed directly at Japan—a proxy warning backed by Russia and China as Japan […]
Author: Gabriel Honrada
China’s J-36 may soon fly with lasers the US couldn’t master
Recent revelations from China’s defense industry suggest the long-sought goal of mounting combat lasers onto fighter aircraft may finally be moving from theory to reality. […]
China pairs undersea drone mothership with multidomain war vision
China is constructing what may be the world’s first dedicated mothership for extra-extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicles (XXLUUVs) at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai, multiple outlets […]
US-Saudi F-35 fighter deal runs into a China-sized problem
A potential multi-billion-dollar transfer of advanced US stealth fighters to Saudi Arabia has thrust US Middle East policy into a delicate balancing act between regional […]
Japan tapping quantum sensor drones to hunt China’s hidden subs
An undersea technological arms race is quietly reshaping the Western Pacific, as Japan prepares to deploy drone-swarmed quantum magnetic sensors to hunt China’s rapidly growing, […]
China launching multidomain drone swarms for next-gen warfare
China’s pursuit of multidomain drone swarms reflects a broader effort to turn autonomous systems from standalone weapons into the connective tissue of a networked form […]
Japan’s submarine debate signals break from nuclear taboos
Japan is edging closer to a once-unthinkable choice: whether nuclear propulsion should underpin its next generation of undersea deterrence. This month, the Japan Times reported […]
Qasem Basir missile’s combat debut escalates Iran war dangers
Iran’s reported combat debut of a new anti-ship ballistic missile marks a potentially consequential shift in the Gulf conflict, where increasingly sophisticated targeting networks could […]
Kang Kon destroyer flexes North Korea’s blue-water ambitions
North Korea’s commissioning of the Kang Kon signals that its naval modernization is moving beyond fleet renewal toward a broader effort to reshape deterrence and […]
China’s WZ-X drone hints at an unmanned stealth bomber
China’s WZ-X points to a future in which stealth, endurance, surveillance and strike converge in a new class of unmanned aircraft built for sustained operations […]
US-China race for orbital supremacy could decide a Taiwan war
The opening moves of a future US-China war over Taiwan may be made not across the Pacific but hundreds of kilometers above it, as both […]
US shops allied frigates to close China shipbuilding gap
The search for a new US frigate is becoming a test of whether allied shipyards can buy enough time to rebuild the country’s shipbuilding industrial […]
Japan’s hypersonic subs bring it closer to the nuclear edge
Japan’s push for submarine-launched hypersonic weapons marks a major step toward a more survivable counterstrike posture — one that could eventually give it the foundations […]
Bangladesh’s J-10CE fighter plan stirs China dependence fears
Bangladesh’s planned J-10CE purchase could significantly strengthen its airpower while tying that capability more closely to Chinese weapons, support networks and supply chains. This month, […]