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A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler prepares to refuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 29, 2025. The Growlers are assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the CENTCOM AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis)

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The U.S. Naval Blockade Cannot End the Strait of Hormuz Crisis — China Buys 90% of Iran’s Oil and Has Not Pulled Back

Since the February 28 strikes on Iran, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to roughly 5% of pre-war levels. That removes approximately...

Andrew LathamMay 12, 2026

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 21, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Gaither/Released)

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The U.S. Navy’s Only Forward-Deployed Aircraft Carrier Just Left Yokosuka With 3,100 Sailors as China Expands Its Own Carrier Fleet

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington departed Yokosuka Naval Base on Sunday ahead of what appear to be pre-deployment sea trials and preparations...

Jack BuckbyMay 11, 2026

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Baby Blackbird: Lockheed Built a Mach 3.3 Drone to Photograph China’s Nuclear Facility — All 4 Missions Failed and One Crashed in the USSR

The Lockheed D-21 was a Mach 3.3 reconnaissance drone. Lockheed’s Skunk Works built it in the early 1960s. Its mission: photograph China’s Lop Nor...

Brandon WeichertMay 11, 2026

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H-20 Threat: China’s New Stealth Bomber Has a Range of 8,500 km — That Puts Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Mainland at Risk

China’s H-20 stealth bomber program remains shrouded in secrecy. No prototype has been publicly displayed. No first flight has been confirmed. Yet the Pentagon’s...

Kris OsbornMay 11, 2026

The 354th Fighter Wing conducts a 75-fighter jet formation at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2022, in honor of the U.S. Air Force’s 75th Anniversary. This capabilities demonstration included F-35A Lightning II, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-22 Raptor aircraft from across Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)

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The U.S. Air Force ‘Elephant Walked’ 25 F-35s on the Runway at Kadena Air Base — Inside China’s First Island Chain

On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Air Force conducted one of the largest elephant walks seen at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa in recent...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

U.S. Air Force Airmen load a munition onto an F-35 Lightning II in preparation to conduct a scenario during Checkered Flag 24-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 1, 2023. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall Air Force Base which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)

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The F-35’s Combat Radius Is 670 Miles — Northern Japan to the Taiwan Strait Is 1,200 Miles, and China Knows It

Summary and Three Key Points: On March 28, 2026, the 13th Fighter Squadron’s F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived at Misawa Air Base in northern...

Jack BuckbyMay 10, 2026

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China Simulated a J-20 vs F-22 Dogfight — The J-20 Only Wins When It Has 2 to 3 Drone Wingmen Helping It

In 2024, a research team led by Professor Zhang Dong at China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University — one of China’s premier military-aerospace research institutions —...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

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China Plans to Build 9 Aircraft Carriers — But Has Only Limited Overseas Ports to Operate Them From

China plans to build six more aircraft carriers over the next ten years to bring its operational fleet to nine, according to U.S. Defense...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

Type 093B Submarine from China. Image Credit: Screengrab.

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In 2024, China Somehow Sank Its Own Newest Submarine at the Dock — Beijing Still Hasn’t Acknowledged the Loss

In May or June 2024, commercial satellite imagery showed unusual heavy crane barges and pollution-containment booms at the Wuchang Shipyard in Wuhan, China —...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Naval Blockade Cannot End the Strait of Hormuz Crisis — China Buys 90% of Iran’s Oil and Has Not Pulled Back

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Only Forward-Deployed Aircraft Carrier Just Left Yokosuka With 3,100 Sailors as China Expands Its Own Carrier Fleet

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Baby Blackbird: Lockheed Built a Mach 3.3 Drone to Photograph China’s Nuclear Facility — All 4 Missions Failed and One Crashed in the USSR

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

H-20 Threat: China’s New Stealth Bomber Has a Range of 8,500 km — That Puts Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Mainland at Risk

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Air Force ‘Elephant Walked’ 25 F-35s on the Runway at Kadena Air Base — Inside China’s First Island Chain

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-35’s Combat Radius Is 670 Miles — Northern Japan to the Taiwan Strait Is 1,200 Miles, and China Knows It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Simulated a J-20 vs F-22 Dogfight — The J-20 Only Wins When It Has 2 to 3 Drone Wingmen Helping It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Plans to Build 9 Aircraft Carriers — But Has Only Limited Overseas Ports to Operate Them From

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 2024, China Somehow Sank Its Own Newest Submarine at the Dock — Beijing Still Hasn’t Acknowledged the Loss

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