Sourced : Business Insider via STRATFOR Satellite imagery reveals the progress China has made on its new Type 001A aircraft carrier project. Construction on the carrier began at the Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co.’s shipyard in northeastern Liaoning province in early 2015 and has since proceeded at a brisk pace. The imagery, acquired from… Continue reading SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS CHINA’S PROGRESS ON THEIR SECOND AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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STRATEGIC WEAPONS : CHINA BOOSTS RANGE AND ACCURACY
Sourced : Strategy Page Recent developments in Chinese ballistic missile and warhead technology indicate that China not only has a missile warhead that is maneuverable but can, when mounted on new, longer range missiles, can hit U.S. carriers or small land targets over 3,000 kilometers away. The various components of such a system began to… Continue reading STRATEGIC WEAPONS : CHINA BOOSTS RANGE AND ACCURACY
RUSSIA FLIGHT TESTS A–235 NUDOL ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE
Sourced : The Washington Free Beacon By: Bill Gertz Russia conducted a successful flight test of a developmental anti-satellite missile on Wednesday that is capable of destroying satellites in orbit, American defense officials said. The A–235 Nudol direct ascent anti-satellite missile was launched from the Plesetsk test launch facility, located 500 miles north of Moscow,… Continue reading RUSSIA FLIGHT TESTS A–235 NUDOL ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE
THE INDIAN OCEAN WON’T BE A “NUCLEAR FREE ZONE” ANY TIME SOON
Sourced : The Diplomat By Ankit Panda Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister on foreign affairs, presented an interesting proposal to the Pakistani Senate on Thursday. He said that he would consider having Pakistan introduce a resolution at the United Nations that would urge the body to declare the Indian Ocean a “nuclear free… Continue reading THE INDIAN OCEAN WON’T BE A “NUCLEAR FREE ZONE” ANY TIME SOON
CHINA FLIGHT TESTS NEW MULTIPLE-WARHEAD MISSILE (Video)
Sourced : Free Beacon By: Bill Gertz China conducted another flight test of its newest and longest-range intercontinental ballistic missile last week amid growing tensions with the United States over the South China Sea. Pentagon officials told the Free Beacon the flight test of the new road-mobile DF-41 missile took place Tuesday with two multiple,… Continue reading CHINA FLIGHT TESTS NEW MULTIPLE-WARHEAD MISSILE (Video)
CHINA’S PROXY WAR IN SYRIA : REVEALING THE ROLE OF UIGHUR FIGHTERS
By Mohanad Hage Ali Al Arabiya English A few months ago, in a remote town in Idlib province, northern Syria, an unusual foreign militant presence alarmed Syrian locals. The fighters were reportedly of the Muslim Uighur minority from Xinjiang province in Western China. For a population which has grown used to the multinational nature of… Continue reading CHINA’S PROXY WAR IN SYRIA : REVEALING THE ROLE OF UIGHUR FIGHTERS
NEW DEPTH TO INDIAN OCEAN NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
By Dr Frank O’Donnell India’s first nuclear-armed submarine (SSBN), INS Arihant, was reported on February 23 to have completed diving and weapons trials. Indian officials stated that with tests complete, the vessel could be formally commissioned and enter into operational service as early as March. This is a landmark in the history of Asian nuclear… Continue reading NEW DEPTH TO INDIAN OCEAN NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
MITCHELL INSTITUTE’S STUDY CALLS FOR DOUBLING LRS-B BOMBER FLEET
According to a comprehensive analysis released by the Mitchell Institute reveals that the procurement of 100 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRS-B) for the USAF, is a minimal starting point to meet future U.S. national security requirements. “US Bomber Force: Sized to Sustain An Asymmetric Advantage for America”, is the second in a Mitchell series, examining… Continue reading MITCHELL INSTITUTE’S STUDY CALLS FOR DOUBLING LRS-B BOMBER FLEET
CHINA WILL RECEIVE FIRST RUSSIAN-MADE SU-35 FIGHTERS IN 2016 (VIDEO)
The first batch of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets will be supplied to China in 2016, a source in the system of military and technical cooperation told TASS on Friday. “The first fighter jets will arrive for China in 2016,” the source said. It was reported on Thursday that Russia had signed a contract on… Continue reading CHINA WILL RECEIVE FIRST RUSSIAN-MADE SU-35 FIGHTERS IN 2016 (VIDEO)
CHINA TESTS A NEW EXOATMOSPHERIC MISSILE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING OUT U.S. SATELLITES
A month ago China tested a new exoatmospheric missile, which would be able to destroy U.S. satellites. The Dong Neng-3 Exoatmospheric Vehicle (DN-3) was tested on the 30th of October this year at Korla Missile Test Complex in western China. The DN-3 is a direct-ascent missile, designed to ram enemy satellites and destroy them. This… Continue reading CHINA TESTS A NEW EXOATMOSPHERIC MISSILE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING OUT U.S. SATELLITES