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New Aircraft Carrier Fujian Boosts Chinese Seapower

New Aircraft Carrier Fujian Boosts Chinese Seapower

TAIWAN — China has launched a third aircraft carrier, likely a way to upgrade overall defenses in the face of stronger navies rather than to target any specific future battleground, analysts believe.

The carrier, called the Type 003 and christened Fujian, left its drydock at a shipyard outside …

Two Reports Examine Artillery Wars in Ukraine

Two Reports Examine Artillery Wars in Ukraine

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — The first shell was the worst, mostly because it came as a surprise. But then the soldiers thought it was OK to get up, dust themselves off. That’s when the second one landed, and it was the worst. The third one is when they understood they were being hunted and somehow that …
Can the West Still Provide the Arsenal of Democracy?

Can the West Still Provide the Arsenal of Democracy?

The war in Ukraine has proven that the age of industrial warfare is still here. The massive consumption of equipment, vehicles and ammunition requires a large-scale industrial base for resupply – quantity still has a quality of its own. The mass scale combat has pitted 250,000 Ukrainian soldiers, to…
US Bill to Set Up AUKUS Sub Training Leaves UK Out

US Bill to Set Up AUKUS Sub Training Leaves UK Out

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would establish a program to train Royal Australian Navy officers in operating nuclear-powered submarines, as Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. work on a collaborative path toward developing and fielding the boat type for the Pacific ally…
Netherlands Picks Embraer C-390M to Fill Airlift Requirement

Netherlands Picks Embraer C-390M to Fill Airlift Requirement

The Netherlands has made a somewhat surprising decision to replace its legacy fleet of aging C-130H Hercules transport aircraft with the C-390 Millenium (C-390M) from Brazil’s Embraer. The decision was announced by the Netherlands’ Secretary of State for Defense Christophe van der Maat on June 16. T…
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