The first of an entirely new type of unmanned missile ship is currently being constructed to equip the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, and has the potential to serve as a major force multiplier for the service’s destroyer fleet and carrier strike groups in a wide range of roles. The ship is being built at the Huangpu Shipyard in Guangzhou, and is a semi-submersible missile carrier.
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As China modernizes its military for a forceful reunification with Taiwan, U.S. planners continue to seek insight into how the People’s Liberation Army will implement its core operational concept. While exercises and translated academic writings provide some understanding, The Coming Wave (明日浪潮), a commercial wargame by Kilovolt Studios, provides a unique opportunity to experience multi-domain precision warfare from a Chinese perspective.
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The South Korean National Intelligence Service has reported that the Korean People’s Army, the armed forces of North Korea, have began transferring thousands of additional military personnel to Russia, with these forces appearing poised to provide support for the ongoing Russian-led war effort in the Ukrainain theatre.
Following its service entry into both the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force and the Navy, the J-35 fifth generation fighter has been confirmed to have been equipped with LD-8A air-to-surface missiles miniaturised for carriage in its internal weapons bays. The J-35 is the second fighter of its generation to enter service in China, with its serial production alongside the larger and longer ranged J-20 making China the first country to manufacture two separate fifth generation fighter types in parallel.
After federal food assistance money did not go out at the start of the month, the Army’s official nonprofit announced it would step in and offer grants to help soldiers and their families afford food during the government shutdown.
Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Tony Grinston, who serves as the CEO of Army Emergency Relief, said Monday morning that the charity would cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) payments for soldiers and their families.
The Air Force is spelling out in minute detail how long airmen’s mustaches and sideburns are allowed to be.
“The new guidance mandates that sideburns must be above the ear opening and that mustaches are prohibited from going beyond the corners of the mouth or into a respirator seal zone,” an Air Force spokesperson told Task & Purpose on Monday.
These changes to grooming standards were outlined in an Oct. 29 memo that was shared on the unofficial Air Force amn/nco/snco page on Monday.
The U.S. military base in Maryland where Naval Air Systems Command is headquartered could soon be equipped with an asset to help experts monitor, understand and reduce noise impacts from supersonic flight tests conducted in restricted airspace over the Chesapeake Bay and nearby waters.
Communities along the Atlantic coast occasionally report experiencing sonic booms — or thunder-like sounds from shock waves that are produced by aircraft traveling faster than the speed of sound — associated with Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
The Army has taken another step forward in its pursuit of new directed energy weapons that can zap small drones.
The service issued a request for information on Oct. 30 to inform an Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) production effort, with an eye toward holding a competitive source selection as early as the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
Officials are also planning to host a technology demonstration at Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah in December and January to offer vendors an opportunity to participate in a test range event, according to the RFI.
As an overseas hub for U.S. military bases, Okinawa, Japan, is known among troops for its beautiful coastline, hot, humid weather, and a unique fusion cuisine, usually referred to as “TRC.”
“Tacos had already been introduced to Okinawa by the Americans, but it was more like a snack, not very filling for Americans. And it was something you couldn’t find at a restaurant,” Parlor Senri restaurant’s Sayuri Shimabukuro told “Parts Unknown.” “Matsuzo decided to substitute the taco shell with rice, which is relatively faster to cook and also filling.