DF-26 ,China Missiles

China’s Missiles Are Forcing US to Shift From Static Bases to Mobile, Pulsed, and Distributed Airpower in Pacific

In war planning rooms across the Pentagon, a quiet revolution is underway. Faced with a rapidly modernizing People’s Liberation Army and an increasingly contested Western Pacific battlespace, US strategists are rethinking how airpower, ground fires and maritime maneuver can survive...
China H-20 Stealth Bomber

China Teases H-20 Stealth Bomber, US Global Strike Chief Insists Beijing Remains Limited to Regional Strike Power

The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has downplayed the current significance of China’s push to develop new long-range strike aircraft with global reach, arguing that Beijing remains, at best, a regional bomber power despite its aggressive...
Type 054A Frigate

China Commissions Upgraded Type 054A Frigate, Signalling a Deliberate Shift Toward Layered Sea Control and High-Intensity Naval Operations

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has inducted an upgraded Type 054A frigate into active service, marking a measured yet strategically significant step in China’s long-running naval modernisation drive. The commissioning underscores Beijing’s intent to consolidate control over contested near-seas...
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Aegis-equipped destroyers

U.S. Approves Aegis Destroyer Support for Japan Amid Rising China Tensions

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $100.2 million Foreign Military Sale to Japan aimed at sustaining and technically supporting the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Aegis-equipped destroyers, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on December 16, 2025....
USS Ohio Returns to Indo-Pacific Strategic Signals and Subsurface Strength in a Tense Naval Era

USS Ohio Returns to Indo-Pacific: Strategic Signals and Subsurface Strength in a Tense Naval Era

The USS Ohio (SSGN-726) arrived in Guam, marking a significant moment for U.S. naval operations in the Indo-Pacific. The submarine, one of the Navy’s most formidable guided-missile platforms, had just completed a three-year Major Maintenance Period (MMP) at Puget Sound...