The US may be entering a period of significant nuclear reassessment as it confronts a growing mismatch between its predominantly strategic arsenal and adversaries increasingly […]
Author: Gabriel Honrada
Japan’s missile leap marks shift from defense to counterstrike
Japan’s successful Tomahawk and Upgraded Type-12 tests mark a decisive shift beyond interception-only defense toward a more assertive counterstrike posture. Last month, multiple media outlets […]
US in a losing race to replenish depleted missile arsenals
The US’s multibillion-dollar push to expand interceptor missile production could begin rebuilding depleted stocks, but long manufacturing lead times, industrial bottlenecks and cost imbalances mean […]
China’s MANPADS for Iran could cost US airpower dearly
Iran’s reported acquisition of Chinese shoulder-fired air-defense missiles could turn the war’s lower altitudes into a costly battlefield of attrition for US and Israeli airpower. […]
US stealth fighter surge risks a readiness nosedive
The US military’s fighter fleet is projected to become stealthier but less available, widening the gap between technological sophistication and the combat mass needed for […]
Canada’s GCAP fighter move tests limits of US diversification
Canada’s entry into the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) highlights a broader strategic dilemma: how to modernize its air force without deepening dependence on any […]
North Korea’s missile pipeline to Russia paying strategic dividends
North Korea’s renewed ballistic missile exports are helping Russia sustain its campaign in Ukraine while accelerating weapons development and military learning that may ultimately reverberate […]
China takes satellite race with SpaceX to sea
China’s latest sea-based rocket launch shows how mobile launch platforms, onboard artificial intelligence and expanding commercial constellations are converging into a broader Chinese effort to […]
US Navy’s Zumwalt destroyer falling behind the hypersonic times
The US Navy’s delayed effort to equip its troubled Zumwalt-class destroyers with hypersonic missiles is testing whether the ships can finally gain a credible combat […]
China’s mega-oiler could break America’s Pacific base edge
China’s construction of what may be the world’s largest naval replenishment ship signals its growing expeditionary ambitions — and highlights the vulnerability of the US’s […]
China’s anti-stealth shield has a radar reality gap
China is building an increasingly sophisticated anti-stealth network, but its effectiveness may depend less on individual radar performance than on its ability to integrate, maintain […]
China’s desert mock-up rehearses a US warship’s death at sea
This month, multiple media outlets reported that satellite imagery showed a detailed, full-scale replica of a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in China’s remote […]
US wartime buildup races against China’s industrial clock
The US push for a wartime industrial base is accelerating, but its real test is whether new weapons can be produced, delivered and sustained fast […]
Dwindling US firepower doesn’t shrink China’s Taiwan trap
As the US keeps fighting in Iran, China is watching not only what the US can destroy, but how quickly it can replace what it […]
Ambition outguns capacity in US plan to deter China
The US is racing to build a new deterrence architecture against China, but the widening gap between its strategic ambitions and its industrial, logistical and […]