The Sino-Russian alliance has radically changed the global landscape, and in particular, China’s military performance has been a key factor.
With the Chinese carrier fleet proving much more reliable than the Russian one, it’s time to take a look at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) domestically-made aircraft carriers.
Shandong: the first domestically produced aircraft carrier
The Shandong, also known as the Type 002 aircraft carrier, is China’s first domestically produced aircraft carrier.
Author: Michael
A recent report reveals a modified variant of the Virginia-class submarine, capable of conducting operations on the seabed, where numerous underwater infrastructures and networks are located.
Given this situation, it is interesting to analyze the role of the Seawolf class of submarines in future conflicts and how it compares with this new variant.
The geopolitical context and the Seawolves
At the height of the Cold War, the US and the former USSR were engaged in an arms race for naval superiority.
The recent addition of the solid-fueled Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile to North Korea intensifies Pyongyang’s nuclear response capability, according to North Korean sources and Russian media.
A Shift in North Korean defense strategy
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stated that the arrival of the Hwasong-18 in the DPRK’s arsenal would change the country’s defense strategy, adopting a more offensive approach. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim Jong-un was present during the launch test of the new missile.
India sends Rafale fighters to France for a multinational exercise, marking a change in its fighter jet fleet.
Rafale becomes India’s main fighter.
The French-sourced Rafale nuclear platform has become India’s true frontline fighter, replacing the Russian-sourced Su-30MKIs. In the past 15 years, only Sukhoi fighter jets have participated in India’s bilateral and multilateral war exercises.
This decision signals a change in India’s fighter jet lineup against arch-rivals China and Pakistan.
A U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane pilot looks down at the Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovered over the central United States February 3, 2023. (Defense Department).
Two months after the U.S. military shot down several aerial objects including a Chinese spy balloon, leaked documents reveal that there were at least three other spy balloons, including one that flew over an American carrier group.
The news, first reported by the Washington Post, comes from military documents leaked online.
According to leaked Pentagon documents, an air incident between Russia and Britain in September may have sparked a full-scale armed confrontation.
The Black Sea Incident
On September 29, a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter came close to shooting down a British surveillance plane over the Black Sea, causing diplomatic tensions between the two countries. However, the consequences could have been much worse than was thought at the time.
According to classified Pentagon documents, the Russian plane nearly shot down the British spy plane, which may have sparked a conflict between NATO and Russia.
Ukraine’s fixation on the besieged city, like Russia’s obsession with reclaiming it, has increasingly become a liability.
The Battle of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine has captured the outside world’s attention. Despite overwhelming odds, the Ukrainian forces held out and inflicted heavy casualties on the Russian armed forces. Their resistance has also given them time to reorganize their forces and prepare for an expected spring offensive.
The problem for Ukraine, however, is that all battles eventually come to a head.
The seal on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, DC. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images).
A Tennessee Air National Guardsman who called himself “the Reaper” is now reaping the consequences of his actions after attempting to find work on a website for hitmen.
Josiah Ernesto Garcia was arrested Wednesday, April 12, charged by the Department of Justice with trying to find work as a hitman. Garcia, 21, marketed himself to rentahitman.com as a skilled murderer for hire, citing his marksmanship skills from his service in the Tennessee Air National Guard.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a virtual Reform/Anti-Corruption Roundtable in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 6, 2021Public Domain
Update
It was reported on Fox News on 3.29.2023 that no one had identified the corruption and the Ukrainian officials involved in the laundering of US Aid Dollars. Well, here it is. It was provided by trusted Ukraine and European sources tracking the US and European aid money.
The White House is running a war in Ukraine without Congressional approval, opposed to the Constitution of the United States.
Image by Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
At Armed Forces Press we are very close to the American Special Operations community, through past relationships and experience.
We recently sat down with an American operator who had returned from Ukraine. He told us point blank that he was a killing machine ‘in theater’, killing Russian soldiers and running sabotage operations behind the front lines in Russian-controlled territory.