"I think it's very close to that," Gen. Mark Milley said of a reported Chinese hypersonic weapon test. "It has all of our attention."
A video published by Chinese media shows an armoured vehicle driving over Chinese troops on the ground. The soldiers laid sideways on the ground, and the vehicle appeared to pass within inches of their heads. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Chinese media recently released a video […]
Special-operations forces have become the top option for policymakers because they’re highly capable and can operate with a small footprint. China’s current special-operations units are a relatively recent addition to the People’s Liberation Army, and their roles are distinct from their US counterparts. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. […]
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) showed off a large unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) called the HSU-001 at the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) rule on October 1. The UUV will most likely be used to spy on US allies in the region, rather than carrying out […]
The protests in Hong Kong represent an embarrassment for China, whose usual tools of crushing dissent have fallen short, Evan Fowler, an associate fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and life-long Hong Konger told Business Insider. Protests in Hong Kong that started over the narrow issue of a bill that […]
China says it has developed an over-the-horizon maritime early warning radar that can detect stealth aircraft beyond visual range. Liu Yongtan, the team leader for the radar project, told Chinese media that the radar emits high-frequency electromagnetic waves with long wavelengths and wide beams that stealth assets are not protected […]
Russia, China, and the US are competing in a hypersonic weapons arms race. These weapons can travel at above mach 5 and are manoeuvrable, making them extremely difficult to intercept. Comments by US officials about Russia and China’s recent gains have led some to believe that the US is currently […]
Recent Chinese military action shows that Xi Jinping has taken a much more aggressive stance on Taiwan than his immediate predecessors. The tension between the two countries stems from the result of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. War with Taiwan could be disastrous because the Taiwanese military is powerful […]
A photo on a Chinese defence magazine suggests that China’s main fighter jet, the J-10, is being tested with new upgrades that will increase its manoeuvrability and make it more stealthy. The upgrades appear to be the addition of a new type of thrust vectoring nozzle, as well as physical […]
A Chinese ship has been spotted with a large gun on its bow that may be a rail gun. If it is a railgun it will be the first time such a weapon has been successfully installed on a ship. The US is scaling back its rail gun program while […]
China actively wants to change the status quo in the Pacific and poses a more immediate threat to Japan. Russia has also been building up its Pacific fleet to be a formidable force in the region. Most of Japan’s response has been geared towards Japan’s acquisition of more military equipment […]
China reportedly tested a new missile in November that is equipped with a “hypersonic glide vehicle.” The US and Russia are also trying to develop HGVs. A US government report noted that HGVs are “challenging targets for missile defence systems.” China tested a new missile in November that is equipped […]
