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China and Russia Are Supposed to Be Partners. In North Korea, Xi Just Made a Move That Exposes the Rivalry Beneath

Manila, Philippines – On the occasion of his visit to Pyongyang, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has received one of the...

Reuben JohnsonJune 8, 2026

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 23, 2025) Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area, Nov. 23. Costing approximately $35,000 per platform, LUCAS drones are providing U.S. forces in the Middle East low-cost, scalable capabilities to strengthen regional security and deterrence. (Courtesy Photo)

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The Attrition Advantage: How the United States Can Win Through Precise Mass

The future of warfare will not be decided solely by who has the most advanced systems, but by who can afford to lose them,...

David Santoro and Kimberly LehnJune 7, 2026

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Spent 4 Weeks Trying to Sink One of Its Own Aircraft Carriers — and for Most of That Month, It Couldn’t

Summary and Key Points: In the spring of 2005, the United States Navy set out to sink one of its own aircraft carriers —...

Harry J. KazianisJune 7, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Is Building Aircraft Carriers Bigger Than the USS Ford — but They Can’t Do the One Thing That Makes a Supercarrier Deadly

Summary and Key Points: China is building aircraft carriers at a pace not seen since World War II. By 2035, the Pentagon expects Beijing...

Steve BalestrieriJune 6, 2026

U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducts a full power demonstration during Sea Trial in the Virginia Capes, Apr. 22, 2026. Eisenhower returned to sea and is now in the Basic Phase in the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicole Schweigert)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Fired Its Missiles by the Hundreds and Strained the US Military. China Can Fire Them by the Thousands

The war with Iran rattled American defense planners — and Iran was only firing missiles by the hundreds. China can fire them by the...

Harry J. KazianisJune 6, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s J-10CE Beat the Eurofighter Typhoon 9-0 in Air Combat Drills — and the Typhoon’s Superior Radar Should Have Won It

Ankara, Turkey – After years of rumors, the state-controlled Chinese Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster has confirmed reports that the Chengdu J-10CE fighter aircraft operated...

Reuben JohnsonJune 6, 2026

Dollars and Sense

To Build Its South China Sea Island Bases, China Has Triggered One of the Fastest Ecological Collapses in Recorded History

Summary and Key Points: China’s island fortresses in the South China Sea are usually told as a military story — the runways, the missiles,...

Harrison KassJune 6, 2026

Dollars and Sense

China Built a South China Sea Fortress Chain to Lock America Out of the Pacific. One Typhoon Could Destroy It

Summary and Key Points: It was supposed to be one of the great strategic masterstrokes of the century. Over more than a decade, China...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 6, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s Carefully Crafted Plan to Sink U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers in a War Comes Down to 2 Words

China’s DF-100 Cruise Missile Threat Can’t Be Ignored: “If you think Iran’s missiles are a problem, wait until the U.S. Navy has to deal...

Harry J. KazianisJune 5, 2026

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North Korea Talk

China and Russia Are Supposed to Be Partners. In North Korea, Xi Just Made a Move That Exposes the Rivalry Beneath

Uncategorized

The Attrition Advantage: How the United States Can Win Through Precise Mass

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Spent 4 Weeks Trying to Sink One of Its Own Aircraft Carriers — and for Most of That Month, It Couldn’t

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Is Building Aircraft Carriers Bigger Than the USS Ford — but They Can’t Do the One Thing That Makes a Supercarrier Deadly

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Fired Its Missiles by the Hundreds and Strained the US Military. China Can Fire Them by the Thousands

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s J-10CE Beat the Eurofighter Typhoon 9-0 in Air Combat Drills — and the Typhoon’s Superior Radar Should Have Won It

Dollars and Sense

To Build Its South China Sea Island Bases, China Has Triggered One of the Fastest Ecological Collapses in Recorded History

Dollars and Sense

China Built a South China Sea Fortress Chain to Lock America Out of the Pacific. One Typhoon Could Destroy It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s Carefully Crafted Plan to Sink U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers in a War Comes Down to 2 Words

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