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| 29.10.2024 | Indonesia's Balancing Act: Navigating Tensions and Energy Needs | Indonesia stands at a crossroads. The recent incidents in the North Natuna Sea highlight a delicate dance between asserting sovereignty and maintaining crucial ties with China. As the new Prabowo Subianto government takes the helm, the nati... |
| 25.10.2024 | Chinese vessel in Natuna: Indonesia’s response ‘shows resolve’ by new Prabowo government without harming ties, say analysts | Listen to this article
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| 11.10.2024 | Pakistan's deepening strategic reliance on China | The strategic alliance between Pakistan and China, driven largely by opportunism and geostrategic interests, seems unshakable. However, the extent of its mutual benefit remains under scrutiny, especially for Islamabad, whose reliance on Bei... |
| 13.08.2024 | The GPS Gamble: Navigating the Perils of Spoofing and Jamming | In the digital age, navigation is as crucial as breathing. We rely on GPS for everything—from finding the quickest route to work to guiding aircraft safely through the skies. Yet, this invisible thread that connects us to our destinations i... |
| 12.08.2024 | Как джамминг и спуфинг GPS мешают мирному населению | Региональная карта помех GPS на 5 августа 2024 года, источник
Давно известно, что сигнал GPS подвержен джаммингу (глушению) и спуфингу (подделке). Орбита спутников находится на высоте 20 180 км, так что сигнал на Земле легко заглушить. Но в... |
| 11.04.2024 | 'Drone hunting drones' are already impacting Middle East conflicts | Military & Defense 'Drone hunting drones' are already impacting Middle East conflicts
Paul Iddon
2024-04-10T21:19:06Z
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| 16.03.2024 | Drones have turned the tables in recent African wars | Military & Defense Drones have turned the tables in recent African wars
Paul Iddon
2024-03-16T09:05:01Z
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| 21.02.2024 | Iran flaunts a new ship-fired missile, but analysts say it's no game-changer | Military & Defense Iran flaunts a new ship-fired missile, but analysts say it's no game-changer
Paul Iddon
2024-02-21T19:28:18Z
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| 28.12.2023 | Turkey has a new drone to use with its new drone aircraft carrier, and it's looking to sell it to the rest of the world | Military & Defense Turkey has a new drone to use with its new drone aircraft carrier, and it's looking to sell it to the rest of the world
Paul Iddon
2023-12-28T11:33:01Z
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| 27.12.2023 | A new Iranian warship adds to the quiet naval buildup on the world's largest lake | Military & Defense A new Iranian warship adds to the quiet naval buildup on the world's largest lake
Paul Iddon
2023-12-26T23:17:01Z
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| 01.12.2023 | After years of building up its navy, Saudi Arabia is testing its new warships with real-world missions | Royal Saudi Naval Force frigate Makkah in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in November 2022. US Navy/MCS3 Louis Thompson Staats IV
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Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in its navy in recent years, buying a number of new warships.
Riyadh has... |
| 16.11.2023 | Aircraft carriers aren't the Russian navy's only problem. It has also struggled for decades to build jets for them. | Military & Defense Aircraft carriers aren't the Russian navy's only problem. It has also struggled for decades to build jets for them.
Benjamin Brimelow
2023-11-15T23:23:01Z
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| 05.10.2023 | U.K. Does Not Have Enough Aircraft To Fight A War, Says Official Report | A new parliamentary report questions whether Britain’s Royal Air Force has enough aircraft and questions whether cuts in the planned fleet of F-35 stealth fighters leaves enough aircraft to take on a peer adversary. The report urgently reco... |
| 05.09.2023 | Russia says it's using a new jet to launch Kinzhal 'hypersonic' missiles in Ukraine | An Su-34 at an airfield in Kubinka, Russia in August 2020. Mihail Tokmakov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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Russian state media says an Su-34 aircraft launched Kinzhal missile against a target in Ukraine.
Until now, only ... |
| 01.09.2023 | South Korea is working on an 'arsenal ship' in case it has to shower North Korea with missiles | Military & Defense South Korea is working on an 'arsenal ship' in case it has to shower North Korea with missiles
Benjamin Brimelow
2023-08-31T21:31:01Z
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| 07.08.2023 | How Saudi Arabia and UAE learned to stop worrying and love Turkey's Bayraktar drones | Military & Defense How Saudi Arabia and UAE learned to stop worrying and love Turkey's Bayraktar drones
Paul Iddon
2023-08-06T21:43:01Z
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| 03.08.2023 | Iran Touts Its Helicopter Fleet. But Its Best Days May Already Be Behind It | Iran has boasted that it possesses the most powerful helicopter fleet in all of West Asia, thanks to its indigenous development of advanced weaponry and equipment. In reality, this fleet's best days may already be in the rearview mirror. |
| 23.07.2023 | The Ukrainians are begging Western countries for F-16s, but they've also got their eyes on an often overlooked Swedish jet | Gripens over Sweden in May 2020. Swedish Armed Forces
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Ukraine has repeatedly asked Western countries to give it F-16 fighter jets to take on Russia.
Ukrainian officials are also reportedly interested in getting the Swedish-design... |
| 21.07.2023 | A Minilateral Defence Triad Between Indonesia, Australia, and India? | China’s incursions into Indonesia’s Exclusive Economic Zone have underscored the threat to the country’s interests. While a quiet military modernisation has been ongoing, Indonesia would be served by joining India and Australia in a trilate... |
| 16.07.2023 | 4 major fighter-jet deals could reshape the Middle East's biggest militaries for decades to come | A US F-16 over Egypt during exercise Bright Star in November 1981. US Defense Department/Staff Sgt. Bill Thompson
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Middle Eastern countries have for decades been major buyers of advanced fighter jets.
Four potential deals involvin... |
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| 22.05.2023 | The US Navy has its eyes on a new submarine base that will help it keep track of China's growing undersea fleet | US Navy fast-attack submarine USS Asheville off the coast of Perth on March 15. Australian Department of Defense
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As part of the AUKUS agreement, US and British subs will operate out of western Australia by 2027.
That location wil... |
| 08.05.2023 | After a 35-year break, the US Navy is building frigates again, and it has a lot of catching up to do | USS Ingraham, the last Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate built for the US, returns from its last deployment in November 2014. US Navy/MCS2 Jeffry A. Willadsen
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Construction began on the first of the US Navy's new Constellation-cla... |
| 31.03.2023 | Middle East Countries Are Flooding The Arms Market With Loitering Munitions | The Middle East has emerged as a leading region for manufacturing and exporting loitering munitions, single-use drones that crash into their target and explode. |
| 10.03.2023 | World-class ships and new supersonic jets mark the quiet rise of a new defense industry powerhouse in Asia | South Korean K2 tanks during the live-fire drill in Gyeonggi-do on February 11, 2015. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
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South Korea's defense industry has seen meteoric growth in recent years.
Countries are spending more on defense, an... |
| 06.03.2023 | The war in Ukraine has shown the value of tanks, but militaries are now looking to stock up on slimmed-down versions of them | Soviet light tanks in 1936. Sovfoto/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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The war in Ukraine has generated renewed interest in the role of tanks on the modern battlefield.
Even before the war, some militaries were developing &q... |
| 24.02.2023 | A first-of-its-kind fighter jet landing shows India's big ambitions for its growing aircraft carrier fleet | The aircraft carrier Vikrant was delivered to India's navy on July 28, 2022. Indian navy
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Two fighter jets landed on and took off from India's new aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, this month.
The jets that landed on Vikrant may not ... |
| 27.01.2023 | Is Italy Sending Israel’s Tank-Busting Loitering Munitions To Ukraine? | An article in Italy’s leading newspaper on Wednesday suggested that Ukraine will soon receive Israeli-designed loitering munitions assembled in Italy. |
| 04.01.2023 | Only 3 countries have managed to build 5th-generation fighters, but nearly a dozen are already working on 6th-gen jets | A US Air Force F-22 and an F-35 over Florida in May 2020. US Air Force/1st Lt Savanah Bray
Twenty years after the arrival of the first fifth-generation jet, only a few have entered service.
Fifth-gen jets are still the most advanced, but co... |
| 26.12.2022 | Amid the war in Ukraine, Eastern Europe is growing stronger | As 2022 is coming to a close, the war in Ukraine rages unabated. Russian President Vladimir Putin sees what he still calls a “special military operation” as a life-or-death contest with the United States and its allies in NATO. The West, fo... |
| 11.12.2022 | Here Are The Military Aircraft Turkey Hopes Make Maiden Flights In 2023 | Turkey has some interesting military aircraft and drones currently under development that it hopes will make their maiden flights in the coming year, the country's centennial. |
| 25.11.2022 | China and Pakistan's JF-17 may soon be the most widely operated Chinese combat aircraft around the world | A JF-17 Thunder at Kamra Aeronautical Complex northwest of Islamabad in March 2007. AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images
China and Pakistan jointly developed the JF-17 combat jet, which first entered service in 2007.
As of October 2021, some ... |
| 02.11.2022 | Rising tensions between 2 of NATO's biggest militaries are driving fears of the first war between alliance members | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Istanbul on March 13. Xinhua via Getty Images
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Greece and Turkey have two of NATO's largest militaries and are in an important corner ... |
| 19.10.2022 | Iran, Israel And Turkey Have Developed Some Interesting Ship-Launched Drones | The Middle East’s three premier drone powers — Iran, Israel, and Turkey — have developed a variety of naval and ship-launched drones in recent years that are worth evaluating. |
| 14.10.2022 | The US Army is spending $353 million on a suitcase-size weapon that can 'hear' enemy tanks and fire armor-piercing slugs at them | A US Marine and Thai troops train for landmine disposal in February 2019. US Marine Corps/Cpl. Jamin M. Powell
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The US Army is working on a new landmines designed to attack the thinner armor on the top of tanks.
The Army recently ... |
| 09.10.2022 | The war in Ukraine may keep Russia's new Su-75 stealth fighter jet out of the air | A prototype of Russia's Su-75 Checkmate fighter jet at the MAKS-2021 air show outside Moscow in July 2021. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko
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The Su-75 "Checkmate" is Russia's attempt at building a fifth-generation fight... |
| 07.10.2022 | Sweden's Saab built one of the world's best non-stealth fighters, but its CEO says that's not enough to outsell US jets | Saab JAS 39 Gripens during a NATO exercise in northern Sweden in June 2009. PATRICK TRAGARDH/AFP via Getty Images
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Saab's JAS 39 Gripen is considered to be a highly capable 4.5-generation fighter jet.
Despite its high regard, the ... |
| 30.09.2022 | AGIS LR 6.03 Is Compatible With New Radio Waveform | Communication and Encryption Types
AGIS on SILVUS Soldier Radio
AGIS Silvus Commander Vehicle Configuration
Advanced radio is capable of supporting many simultaneous Full Motion Video and Push-To-Talk users in denied, disrupted or interrupt... |
| 22.09.2022 | Despite Biden's assurances, Middle East militaries are buying their own weapons to take on Iran at sea and in the air | A Royal Saudi Air Force K-3 tanker and F-15Cs fly with US Air Force F-15Cs in June 2019. Royal Saudi Air Force
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been investing heavily in new military hardware in order to Iran.
They have continued th... |
| 22.09.2022 | This Week In XR: Breylon Raises $15 Million For Immersive Monitors, Taqtile $5 Million For Enterprise AR, Pico 4 VR Launch | |
| 07.09.2022 | Russian think tank offers $16,000 bounty for the capture 'by any means' necessary of a robotic vehicle deployed in Ukraine | The THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle is being used to evacuate areas in Ukraine, according to its Estonian manufacturer, Milrem Robotics. Business Wire
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A Russian think tank is offering a $16,000 bounty for the THeMIS robotic vehicl... |
| 31.05.2022 | Biden Decoded: Ukraine Will Get HIMARS Rocket Systems, But Not Long-Range Missiles | EAST COAST, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 05: In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense ... [+] Ministry, U.S. M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System firing an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile during a U.S. and South Korea joint missile dril... |
| 27.05.2022 | How Denying Turkey Upgraded F-16s Could Consolidate Greece’s Emergent Airpower Advantage | Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the White House and Congress in mid-May to make Greece's case for acquiring fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II stealth jets while simultaneously urging the U.S. government against selling Tur... |
| 23.05.2022 | Elbit Systems UK Wins Canada’s BMA Contract | Share
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| 29.03.2022 | Iraq Brings More Fixed-Wing And Rotary-Wing Military Aircraft Back Into Service | Iraq has made some notable progress in bringing military aircraft back into service in recent months to get the most out of its military's modest airpower. |
| 20.03.2022 | Europe After the Ukraine War | Editor’s Note: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has generated a massive backlash that is likely to endure even if the guns fall silent. RAND Corporation’s Raphael Cohen examines the longer-term implications for Europe, assessing how it will aff... |
| 04.02.2022 | Why the F-35 is at the top of the shopping list for militaries in Europe | Two Finnish F-18 Hornets, left, in formation with two US Air Force F-35As while en route to Turku, Finland, June 13, 2019. US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Jovante Johnson
Finland announced in December that it would buy the F-35, becoming the ... |
| 31.01.2022 | Azerbaijan Might Expand Small Air Force With Turkish And Georgian Attack Aircraft | The South Caucasus nation of Azerbaijan might decide to expand its small air force in the foreseeable future with affordable acquisitions from neighboring Turkey and Georgia. |
| 11.01.2022 | CAATSA Or PESA: Why Have These Countries Decided Against Acquiring Russia's Su-35 Fighter? | Russia’s Sukhoi is finding it increasingly difficult to sell its Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jet, with at least two countries recently opting out of sizable acquisitions. |
| 05.01.2022 | In a tense corner of Europe, SEALs and Green Berets are helping a close ally up its skills with old US gear | A US Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft crewman steers a Mark V Special Operations Craft near Key West, April 28, 2009. US Navy/PO1 Kathryn Whittenberger
The US and Greek militaries have continued to strengthen their relationship.
At the ... |
| 29.11.2021 | Janes Signs the Armed Forces Covenant | Janes Signs the Armed Forces Covenant Mon, Nov 29, 2021 11:00 CET
LONDON (29 November 2021) – Janes is delighted to announce the signing of the UK’s Armed Forces Covenant. Reaffirming its dedication to the armed forces community, the truste... |
| 15.10.2021 | Army Delays HoloLens Deal with Microsoft to 'Later' in 2022 | News Army Delays HoloLens Deal with Microsoft to 'Later' in 2022 By Kurt MackieOctober 15, 2021
Microsoft's proposed deal with the U.S. Army to provide it with headsets based on the HoloLens mixed-reality product has hit a delay.
The U.S. A... |
| 15.10.2021 | Army Delays HoloLens Deal with Microsoft to 'Later' in 2022 | News Army Delays HoloLens Deal with Microsoft to 'Later' in 2022 By Kurt MackieOctober 15, 2021
Microsoft's proposed deal with the U.S. Army to provide it with headsets based on the HoloLens mixed-reality product has hit a delay.
The U.S. A... |
| 28.09.2021 | Janes Joins Esri’s Partner Network | Janes Joins Esri’s Partner Network Tue, Sep 28, 2021 16:30 CET
The trusted global agency for open-source defense intelligence is proud to become a Silver member of the Esri Partner Network, with the two set to highlight Janes foundational i... |
| 25.08.2021 | Janes at the heart of the British Army’s first AI-driven battlefield operation | Janes at the heart of the British Army’s first AI-driven battlefield operation Wed, Aug 25, 2021 09:00 CET
The trusted global agency for open-source defence intelligence is proud to have played a major role in the first use of Artificial In... |
| 30.07.2021 | The US and China both have their eyes on a country at the heart of the Indo-Pacific | Indonesian light frigate KRI Bunt Tomo-357 test-firing an MM-40 Exocet Block II missile in the Java Sea, May 28, 2015. Sijori Images / Barcroft India via Getty Images
As US-China competition intensifies, those powers are competing for influ... |
| 30.07.2021 | The US and China both have their eyes on a country at the heart of the Indo-Pacific | Indonesian light frigate KRI Bunt Tomo-357 test-firing an MM-40 Exocet Block II missile in the Java Sea, May 28, 2015.
Sijori Images / Barcroft India via Getty Images
As US-China competition intensifies, those powers are competing for influ... |
| 30.07.2021 | A missile race is heating up all across Asia | Chinese DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing, September 3, 2015. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS
The apparent growth of China’s ICBM force has received international attention in re... |
| 19.07.2021 | China's defence exports stay strong despite dip in 2020, Janes data shows | China's defence exports stay strong despite dip in 2020, Janes data shows Mon, Jul 19, 2021 10:00 CET
China's military exports increased during 2016–19 but declined slightly in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Janes data shows. Jon Grevatt,... |
| 26.06.2021 | Israel’s new camouflage technology can make soldiers virtually ‘invisible’ | The Kit 300 sheet is made of thermal visual concealment (TVC) material that combines microfibers, metals, and polymers. The Media Line/YouTube
A new camouflage technology can make soldiers virtually “invisible,” according to reports.
The Ki... |
| 20.05.2021 | Janes announces new National Security Advisory Board | Janes announces new National Security Advisory Board Thu, May 20, 2021 16:00 CET
Underpinning their commitment to supplying the government and national security communities with assured open-source intelligence solutions, Janes announced to... |
| 21.04.2021 | Water Wars: Chinese Maritime Militia Disperses Amid Political Standoff With the Philippines and the United States | A political standoff between China and the Philippines over a reef in the South China Sea has begun to subside, while Taiwan reacts to a new normal of continuous Chinese military activity around the island nation. In the background of both ... |
| 16.04.2021 | The Whitsun Reef Incident and the Law of the Sea | In March the Philippines formally protested the presence of about 200 Chinese boats moored near its claimed Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea. Philippines Secretary of Defense Delfin Lorenzana publicly called “on the Chinese to stop this ... |
| 07.04.2021 | Anduril Is About To Give An AI Brain Transplant To Area-I’s Drones | Defense startup Anduril has moved closer to its ambition to build a new industry giant with the acquisition of drone maker Area-I. Combining Anduril’s cutting-edge AI with Area-I’s proven air vehicles could breed a formidable new range of s... |
| 06.04.2021 | Water Wars: Philippines 'No Fool' about Chinese Maritime Militia, While China Keeps Pressure on Taiwan | Testing Taiwan
On March 26, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported the incursion of 20 Chinese military aircraft in Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ). This is the largest incursion yet reported by the ministr... |
| 05.03.2021 | U.S. General Says Unmanned Aircraft Need Too Many People | U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) wants Armed Overwatch aircraft to support forces on the ground. Drones might do the job — if issues with manpower can be resolved. |
| 25.02.2021 | China’s ships are getting bigger and more aggressive, and Japan is scrambling to keep up | A Chinese Coast Guard ship approaches Filipino fishermen in a confrontation off of Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, September 23, 2015. AP Photo/Renato Etac
China’s massive Coast Guard, and a new law expanding what it can do, worry... |
| 04.02.2021 | South Korea’s military has big problems that are much closer to home than North Korea | South Korean soldiers during a military exercise in Cheorwon-gun, South Korea, May 20, 2015. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Despite North Korea’s flashy displays of weaponry, South Korea’s military is still seen as having qualitative and techn... |
| 29.01.2021 | Greece Will Need To Upgrade Its Navy To Keep Up With Turkey’s | After finalizing its deal to buy Dassault Rafale multirole jet fighters from France, Greece may also seek more modern frigates. Athens will almost certainly require newer and more modern warships to counter its rival Turkey’s rapidly growin... |
| 27.01.2021 | Shapeshifting Pegasus Drone Both Drives And Flies, Now Has Smart Radio | Pegasus II hybrid unmanned aerial/ground system lifts off from ground, its treads still lowered in ... [+] driving position.Screen capture. |
| 14.10.2020 | How U.S. Army’s Billion-Dollar Gamble On Drone Defense Could Go Wrong | The U.S. Army has just put more than a billion dollars into a new air defense system called IM-SHORAD to protect soldiers from drone attacks. It is a vital mission – but the last time the Army tried to develop something like this the projec... |
| 11.09.2020 | Will Israel Opt For F-35B Short Take-Off And Vertical Landing Fighters? | Israel may soon decide to acquire another squadron of the stealthy fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Might it choose a different variant of this advanced warplane than it has operated to date? |
| 21.07.2020 | U.S. Aircraft Carriers Lack Striking Range. This Tanker Drone Could Change That. | Sen. Tammy Duckworth photo |
| 30.01.2020 | DOD tester’s report: F-35 is still a lemon | Enlarge / A US Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter is displayed during the 53rd International Paris Air Show last year in its natural state: on the ground. A poor "mission capable" rate plagues the F-35, as well as cybersecurity vulnerab... |
| 13.11.2019 | As tensions simmer with Russia, NATO wants to up its game in the waters around Europe | Two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft fly over the US Navy destroyer USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea, April 12, 2016.
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Russia and its neighbours in NATO have been at odds since Moscow seized Crimea and intervened in Ukraine in 2... |
| 02.10.2019 | Portugal’s navy reveals “tech guerrilla” unit creating tech toys that kill | Enlarge / A "Black Fin" uncrewed submersible vehicle and two weaponized radio-controlled cars, produced from off-the-shelf hardware by the Portuguese navy's Unmanned Vehicle Experimentation Cell.
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| 18.06.2019 | Nokia, Ericsson and SK Telecom have teamed up to work on 6G | While 5G is primed to have an immense impact on the way we work and stay connected, it is bound to be surpassed by the next big thing: 6G. And what’s more, three of the biggest names in the telecom industry have already decided to collabora... |
| 12.06.2019 | Water Wars: U.S.-China Divide at Shangri-La | The Shangri-La Dialogue, the highest profile annual security forum in Asia, was held from May 31 to June 2 in Singapore. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered an opening speech that received widespread praise from Chinese net... |
| 18.11.2018 | The End of U.S. Naval Dominance in Asia | Editor’s Note: Although the Trump administration has made much of China's rise when it comes to trade, the president should be focused more on the security implications. Robert Ross of Boston College points to the decline in U.S. naval stre... |
| 14.08.2018 | China is really not happy with Trump’s $716 billion defense spending bill | China has condemned the $716 billion defense spending bill signed by U.S. President Donald Trump Monday, claiming it “exaggerated Sino-U.S. antagonism.”
Beijing issued three separate statements about the John S. McCain National Defense Auth... |
| 21.03.2018 | China's growing submarine force is 'armed to the teeth' — and the rest of the Pacific is racing to keep up | A Chinese Great Wall - 218 of Navy Submarine docks at Qingdao Port on April 22, 2009 in Qingdao of Shandong Province, China. Photo Guang Niu/Pool/Getty Images
The US Navy's submarines are the cream of the crop in the Pacific, but they're no... |
| 05.03.2018 | Evaluating the Russian Threat to Undersea Cables | Is vital internet infrastructure at risk from new Russian naval capabilities? NATO’s military leadership has warned in recent months that the Russian navy is aggressively probing undersea communications cable networks. These cables form a g... |
| 16.11.2017 | Water Wars: Trump Exports ‘America First’ to Asia | On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald J. Trump concluded his marathon 12-day Asia tour, which raised new questions about the United States’ role in the region—specifically, what does “America First” mean for a region caught between an intimidat... |
| 28.10.2017 | Water Wars: Mattis Meets with Counterparts at ADMM-Plus | Water Wars: Mattis Meets with Counterparts at ADMM-Plus
South China Sea disputes took a back seat to North Korea and counterterrorism operations at the annual meeting of ASEAN and partner-nation defense ministers.
Photo credit: AFP
The annu... |
| 11.08.2017 | Water Wars: As Nuclear Tensions Rise, Trump’s Third FONOP | USS John McCain Loiters at Mischief Reef, while China Readies its First Indigenous Carrier
(Photo: US Navy)
This was a fairly quiet week in the post-ASEAN Regional Forum world of East Asian maritime disputes, as the North Korea-U.S. nuclear... |
| 28.07.2017 | Water Wars: Jockeying for Black Gold in the South China Sea | China leverages its growing military presence, threatening Vietnam and building ties with the Philippines
Photo: Svetl. Tebenkova
This week China made waves in the South China Sea’s hydrocarbon space, hinting at joint venture opportunities ... |
| 02.06.2017 | Water Wars: China, China Everywhere, Under the Sea and In the Air | The US and Vietnam Solidify Bilateral Economic and Security Ties, as China Continues to Press Its Claims in the Region
Transfer ceremony of a decommissioned US cutter to the Vietnam Coast Guard on May 25, 2017. Source: US Coast Guard
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| 26.05.2017 | Water Wars: Fighters, Flights, and Perhaps a FONOP | The Trump Administration Appears to Conduct its First Freedom of Navigation Exercises in the South China Sea Days After American and Chinese Aircraft Tangle Overheard
A Pair of Chinese SU-30 Fighter Jets (Photo: CNN)
This week, the United S... |
| 22.05.2017 | China’s Employment of Unmanned Systems: Across the Spectrum from Peacetime to Wartime | While China has become a driving force for the proliferation of UAVs worldwide through its extensive and increasing exports, China’s own use of these systems could also influence global norms regarding their employment. To date, major Chine... |
| 14.05.2017 | Can the Islamic State Survive Financially? | Editor’s Note: The Islamic State's control of territory and zealous fighters vaulted it to the top ranks of the world's most formidable terrorist groups. Less noticed, but tremendously important to the group's success, were its impressive f... |
| 10.04.2017 | U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to test swarming palm-sized drones | Imagine a fleet of drones, each the size of your palm blooming from a package dropped from an airplane. That’s what the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s tiny CICADA drone can do. And hopefully, it’ll prove it through upcoming swarm flight t... |
| 07.04.2017 | Water Wars: He Said, Xi Said in Mar-a-Lago | Historic Summit Could Impact South China Sea for Years to Come
Photo: @POTUS
This week, President Xi Jinping of China and President Donald Trump met for the first time. While trade and North Korea are first on the agenda for discussion, wha... |
| 24.03.2017 | Water Wars: The “Non-Conflict, Non-Confrontation, Mutual Respect, Win-Win” Edition | Tillerson Tells China What it Wants to Hear, while U.S. Partners Seek the Capability to Defend Themselves
Photo: State Department
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson continued his tour of Asia over the weekend, visiting South Korea on Friday (... |
| 17.03.2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | In a rare public comment, U.K. signals intelligence agency GCHQ said that the allegations made yesterday by Press Secretary Sean Spicer that the agency spied on President Trump at the request of President Obama were “nonsense,” and “utterly... |
| 20.01.2017 | Water Wars: Hedging Bets in the South China Sea | Abe's South China Sea Charm Offensive
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits President Rodrigo Duterte's bedroom (Photo: Rappler)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe followed last week’s trip to Manila with a busy schedule of state visits to Canbe... |
| 13.01.2017 | Water Wars: Sparks (and Planes) Fly as Countries Contest Access to the Seas | China deploys carrier group and warplanes
Undated image of the Liaoning Aircraft Carrier (Photo: Business Insider)
After a period of (relative) quiet last week, Beijing returned to the center of action in the East and South China Seas. The ... |
| 09.12.2016 | Water Wars: Donald Trump Stirs Pot in South China Sea | Reacting to Donald Trump's moves in the Asia-Pacific
Photos of President-elect Donald Trump in Chinese media (Photo: NY Times)
President-elect Donald Trump took control of the news cycle this week by seeming to adopt a hard line on US-China... |
| 18.11.2016 | Water Wars: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones | Abe takes the stage
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets President-Elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower (Photo: Reuters)
As Donald Trump’s election prompts many to reconsider the Asia-Pacific’s future, Japanese Prime Minister Abe has emerged as bal... |
| 11.11.2016 | Water Wars: Looking Through a Glass, Darkly, in the South China Sea | "Peace through strength" in the South and East China Seas
President-Elect Donald Trump meets with President Obama in the White House (Photo: Yahoo)
Donald Trump’s election has created significant uncertainty about the future of U.... |
| 21.10.2016 | Water Wars: Mr. Duterte Goes to Beijing | Details of a Deal Emerge between Manila and Beijing
President Xi Jinping welcomes President Rodrigo Duterte to Beijing (Photo: Straits Times)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s still-nascent tenure has sent shockwaves throughout the Wes... |
