Chinese Coast Guard Intensifies Patrols Near Kinmen Days After ‘Deadly’ Boat Collision
In response to a recent ‘deadly maritime collision between a mainland Chinese fishing boat and a Taiwan patrol vessel earlier this month, the Chinese mainland's coast guard has deployed a fleet of vessels to conduct patrols near Kinmen island. On February 14, a Chinese speedboat capsized near the Kinmen Islands during...
Chinook Espionage: Taiwanese Lieutenant Colonel Arrested in Alleged Defection Plot to China
A lieutenant colonel from Taiwan Armys Aviation and Special Forces Command has been arrested by prosecutors for allegedly planning to defect to China by flying a CH-47F Chinook helicopter to a Chinese aircraft carrier near the median line of the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced on December 11...
U.S. Army Plans to Deploy 499 Km Range PrSM Missile in Asia-Pac...
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China ‘Expels’ Philippines Warship from Near South China Sea Island
Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) expelled a Philippines warship for ‘intruding into waters near Huangyan Island in South China Sea. A Philippine navy gunboat on Tuesday was observed ‘trespassing into the waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Island despite repeated dissuasion and warnings from the Chinese side, CCG spokesperson Gan Yu said in...
Newly Unveiled Chinese KVD002 Attack-Reconnaissance Drone Deployed in Taiwan Patrols
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army has been employing the KVD002 armed reconnaissance drone for patrols and exercises in the vicinity of Taiwan since 2022, initially identified as CH-4. Recently, during the 6th China Helicopter Exposition held in North China's Tianjin Municipality from September 14-17, 2023, it was revealed that...
China Jittery as Japan Deploys PATRIOT Missiles Close to Taiwan
Following Japan deployment of Patriot missiles on Miyako Island close to the island of Taiwan, Chinese media claimed this was Japan's attempt to interfere in the "Taiwan question."Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has deployed PATRIOT PAC-3 missiles at its Miyako Island base in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, said on Monday during a press conference
China's Diplomatic War against Taiwan Forces Honduras to Break Ties with Taipei
Honduras established diplomatic relations with China on Sunday, hours after it announced to break off ties with island nation Taiwan which China claims its own. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Eduardo Enrique Reina met in Beijing and signed the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Honduras on March 26 at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing
Taiwan Approved to Receive Anti-Radiation, Air-to-air Missiles for its F-16 Jets
Taiwan has been approved to receive U.S
Taiwan to Test New Cruise Missile ‘Capable of Reaching China’
Taiwan is making preparations to test the new Hsiung Sheng cruise missiles with a claimed range of 1,200km. As per local media, this new surface-to-surface missile is an extended-range version of the Hsiung Feng IIE
China Flies 34 Aircraft, 9 Ships Near Taiwan as U.S. House Speaker...
Taiwans Patriot and Skybow III air defense systems were put to task in the north of the country as China flew a record 34 aircraft including fighters and bombers besides 9 warships today in the biggest show of force in recent weeks. The drill was in response to reports that the U
China Conducts joint Military Exercises in 'Christmas Present' to Taiwan
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) conducted joint firepower striking exercise involving troops of multiple services in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island on Christmas Day, said Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command (ETC), on Sunday.The spokesperson said that this is a "firm" response to the current escalation of provocations by the US in collusion with the Taiwan authorities
Taiwan Upset as China-Saudi Arabia Issue 'One China' Joint Statement
Taiwans Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denounced the joint statement issued by China and Saudi Arabia supporting “One China” policy. Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia from Dec
Nigerian Navy Receives French-made Offshore Survey Vessel
U.S. Navy Receives First T-54A Training Aircraft
Russian Troops to Receive S-500 Air Defense System this Year
Indonesia, Canada Host First Defense Dialogue to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...