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May 21, 2024

‘Fast movers’: Chinese satellites zoom around for inspections—or interference

Defense One Is China building out a satellite network in geosynchronous Earth orbit while deploying a fleet of robot guardians

May 20, 2024

U.S. Ramps Up to Defend Against Satellite Threats from China, Russia

MSN The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 17th (local time) that “the U.S. Department of Defense is seeking to

May 10, 2024

China military says it ‘drove away’ US destroyer in South China Sea

Reuters China’s military closely monitored and “drove away” USS Halsey that entered the territorial waters of Paracel Islands in the

May 8, 2024

Germany sends two warships to Indo-Pacific amid China and Taiwan tensions

Reuters BERLIN, May 7 (Reuters) – Germany sent two warships to the Indo-Pacific region on Tuesday in a bid to

May 7, 2024

China launches first Long March 6C rocket

Space News The new Long March 6C rocket successfully inserted four satellites into orbit late Monday on its debut flight.

May 6, 2024

Damage, injury to Philippines in South China Sea is ‘irresponsible behaviour’, says US Defense Secretary

Reuters HONOLULU, May 2 (Reuters) – Damage to Philippine vessels and injuries to their crew in the South China Sea

May 6, 2024

China has a lot more missiles — with US warships and bases in its sights

Business Insider American warships and bases in the Pacific are within reach of an increasingly worrying threat, a daunting missile

May 3, 2024

Chinese satellites are breaking the US ‘monopoly’ on long-range targeting

Defense One The U.S. military has long held a key advantage over China’s: it can hit mobile targets at extremely

May 3, 2024

China launches far-side moon mission as competition with U.S. heats up

Nikkei Asia China on Friday launched its latest mission to the moon, aiming for the side that faces away from

May 2, 2024

China’s real military budget has quietly become almost as big as ours

The Hill Americans are too often put at ease by the erroneous statistic that the U.S. spends “more than the next 10