U.S. Secretary of Defense approves request for housing support for people who may need to be quarantined
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The U.S. Department of Defense has reported that on Feb. 1, Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper approved a request for assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services for housing support for about 1,000 people who may need to be quarantined upon arrival from overseas travel due to the Novel Coronavirus. HHS […]
China develops its own version of U.S. Marine Corps’ Assault Breacher Vehicle
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Chinese state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) has released footage of the new armoured vehicle designed to clear pathways for troops and other vehicles through minefields and along with roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices during amphibious landing operations. The new armoured vehicle based on the tracked-chassis and equipped with a mine-plough and line charges. […]
Pentagon approves sale of F-16C/D Block 70 fighter jets to Taiwan
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The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of 66 F-16C/D Block 70 aircraft and related equipment and support to Taiwan. According to details released by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 20 August, the potential sale has an estimated contract value of $8 billion and includes F110 General Electric engines, radars, […]
Raytheon unveils interceptor that would defeat Chinese anti-ship missiles
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Tomahawk missile maker Raytheon Co on Monday has released a video showing the capabilities of new self-defense technologies in reference to modern anti-ship missiles. A marketing video released by Raytheon supposedly reveals that the new interceptor, developed in collaboration with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is capable of would take out multiple waves of enemy […]
Chinese nuclear submarine spotted on surface close to Taiwan-held Matsu islands
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A nuclear-powered submarine of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, suspected Shang-class nuclear attack submarine, has been spotted by the Taima Star ferry during a routine passage from the Matsu Islands to Keelung. Passengers and crew of the Taima Star ferry said the submarine rose to the surface, and that it was moving north toward China. […]
New Chinese submarine-launched ballistic missile spotted on test in the Bohai Bay
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy successfully tested its next-generation of a submarine-launched ballistic missile on 2 June. According to several media reports, the Chinese navy launched a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), allegedly JL-3, in the Bohai Bay near the Shandong Peninsula at 4 hours 28 minutes in the morning on June 2, 2019. Tests […]
China reportedly tests a new hypersonic missile capable to ‘destroy US warships’
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Chinese sources have reported that a mystery anti-ship hypersonic missile is being tested by the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). According to the current information, the prototype hypersonic missile, being developed to increase the firepower of the newest Chinese Type 055 guided missile destroyers, has done successfully land tests. Sources have claimed the new hypersonic missile, […]
China receives final batch of Su-35 fighter aircraft from Russia
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China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) received the final batch of Sukhoi Su-35 ‘Flanker-E’ multirole fighter aircraft from Russia. Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation told TASS on Tuesday that Russia has completed the deliveries of Sukhoi Su-35 generation 4++ fighter jets to China under a contract signed earlier. “In compliance with […]
People’s Liberation Army use modern hovercraft to patrol a China-Russia border lake
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Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China has released new footage showed modern light-weight hovercraft, also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, during its patrol missions at a boundary lake between China and Russia. A small air cushion patrol craft was attached to a patrol boat group of a frontier defense […]
China discloses new directed-energy weapon development
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has made an unusual move to disclose the development of a new directed-energy weapon system. The state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) released footage showing a new directed-energy weapon system, known as a Chinese laser gun. Details of the new development were not disclosed, although local source reported that system designed […]