BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to break new ground in the development of the country’s military weaponry and equipment, and contribute to the realization of the goals set for the centenary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Xi, also general secretary of the Communi…

The United States has “few credible options” to respond if China were to seize a set of islands administered by Taiwan in the South China Sea, underscoring the need for Washington and Taipei to build deterrence “against limited Chinese aggression,” according to the results of a war game conducted re…

ADELAIDE, South Australia — Now that all the hoopla about Australia joining the nuclear submarine age is dying down, some of the implications of Scott Morrison decision to scrap the $90 billion deal to build submarines in Adelaide with French group Naval are starting to become clearer.

First an…

Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, has been awarded a $17,677,612 contract for research and development for the Off-Boarding Sensing Station.
This contract also has a $31,386,106 option.
This contract provides for a design, development, and flight demonstration in an o…

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle set sail again on October 12 for a three-day individual training excursion (ENTIND), with the aim of continuing its work-up to operational status.

After an initial outing in September, during which sailors were able to refine the settings of …

When David Tweedie describes what it’s like working on the XA100, a fighter jet engine that can automatically reconfigure itself for improved fuel burn on long patrols or increase thrust in combat situations, he compares it to a robot that could have leaped off the pages of a comic book.

“It’s …