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  • Japan’s new F-35 carrier to join the UK and US Marines in defence of Taiwan

    Winning the wargames to prevent the war

    David Axe 16 Nov 2023, 3:17pm
    video: Japan’s new F-35 carrier to join the UK and US Marines in defence of Taiwan
  • The US and China are gearing up for a space war that could render orbit unusable

    Debris clouds could persist for decades following a serious battle

    David Axe 9 Nov 2023, 10:54am
    A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches carrying a NASA spacecraft. A space war between China and the USA could fill Earth orbit with lethal debris, cutting off access to space
  • China is working on a weapon the US decided was too dangerous to exist

    What's worse than a nuclear missile?

    David Axe 2 Nov 2023, 11:33am
    China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles.  Now Beijing is working on something potentially even worse, which the US declined to build
  • China is building a vast, sky-blackening air armada

    Fifth-generation J-20s set to outnumber US Raptor fleet

    David Axe 26 Oct 2023, 1:01pm
    China-US confrontation above the Pacific, 2023. China's growing air power threatens to outmatch American fighter strength in the near future
  • China must master a difficult form of warfare before it can take on the US Navy

    The deadly game of underwater chess will soon be played in unaccustomed seas

    David Axe 19 Oct 2023, 1:34pm
    Chinese missile destroyer Harbin fires a shell during an exercise. The People's LIberation Army (Navy) will need to build its Anti Submarine Warfare capability before it can be a credible opponent for the US Navy
  • Will China blockade Taiwan, rather than invade? Two key US weapons say no

    The Pax Americana still rules the waves, for now

    David Axe 13 Oct 2023, 1:48pm
    A Tomahawk missile launched from a submarine beneath the waves. US submarines and missiles could swiftly defeat the Chinese navy
  • Russia is preparing for Forever War

    Mass tank production resumes, huge conscript armies mustering

    David Axe 6 Oct 2023, 9:35am
    Russian troops on parade. Increased conscription has allowed Russia to form entire new field armies in preparation for a long war
  • Ukraine’s new drone submarine will finish off Russia’s battered Black Sea Fleet

    It’s embarrassing to lose a naval battle to a nation without a navy

    David Axe 28 Sep 2023, 9:42am
    video: Ukraine’s new drone submarine will finish off Russia’s battered Black Sea Fleet
  • The US Navy should build a robot armada to fight the battle of Taiwan

    America's plan may not beat China's PLAN

    David Axe 12 Sep 2023, 9:33am
    The view from a Ukrainian sea drone attacking Russian warships in the port of Novorossiysk. A fleet of US drones would boost fleet numbers in the event of a clash with China over Taiwan.
  • A war-winning swarm missile will knock China out of Taiwan – fast

    Rapid Dragon is a military gamechanger that provides the US Air Force with a crucial edge in the Pacific

    David Axe 5 Sep 2023, 10:00am
    Taiwan's Air Force can breathe a sigh of relief
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  • China’s Taiwan invasion: Battle for the Strait will be a colossal missile duel

    Ukraine has shown that a navy without ships can still rule the sea

    David Axe 22 Aug 2023, 12:28pm
    A Chinese invasion of Taiwan will be more a missile duel than a conventional naval clash
  • It’s not the F-16 fighter which will win the Ukraine war, but the missiles it carries

    Versatile jet will bring the Russians into HARM’s way

    David Axe 11 Aug 2023, 11:52am
    F-16 fighter jets armed with missiles will be sent to fight in the Ukraine war
  • Ukraine is winning a crucial part of the land war. It’s nuclear button time for Putin – again

    Vladimir is terrified and knows he is beaten. His nuclear posturing confirms it

    David Axe 8 Aug 2023, 3:10pm
    Ukrainian soldiers fighting the land war with heavy artillery
  • Drones have shredded Russia’s air defences – and America could be next

    Even the wealthiest and most powerful countries should be worried

    David Axe 28 Jul 2023, 1:14pm
    1700 drones are displayed before being sent to the frontline
  • The US Navy is preparing for war in the Persian Gulf. The Iranians just never learn

    It’s difficult to walk softly when you’re carrying a stick as big as this

    David Axe 20 Jul 2023, 2:35pm
    US Navy fighter ready for takeoff. US naval power in the Persian Gulf area hugely outmatches that of Iran
  • America would be destroyed in a fully hypersonic war, despite the US Army’s Patriots

    The only way to win an atomic conflict is not to fight one in the first place

    David Axe 13 Jul 2023, 3:41pm
    Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea
  • The US Air Force is transforming warfare with 1,000 heavily armed AIs

    Machine warriors capable of doing things you wouldn't ask a human to do

    David Axe 4 Jul 2023, 12:19pm
    US air force to deploy armed AI drone jets
  • The US Marines have totally transformed for the coming missile war against China

    The USA won’t need tanks and artillery in the fight for the First Island Chain; precision strike will matter most

    David Axe 28 Jun 2023, 2:23pm
    A US Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tiltrotor
  • US Navy submarine forces will be weakened by the Aukus pact

    America is struggling to maintain its own sub numbers, and must now hand scarce hulls to Canberra

    David Axe 26 Jun 2023, 12:54pm
    US navy submarine Michigan heads out to sea
  • Ukraine’s missile battle has transformed the image of America’s Patriot interceptor

    ‘Thank you USA for our beloved Patriots!’

    David Axe 23 Jun 2023, 12:31pm
    A Patriot missile firing. The weapon has been put to good use in Ukraine
  • China’s new aircraft carrier will be dangerously close to matching US capabilities

    It’s only the second carrier in the world with electromagnetic catapults

    David Axe 2 Jun 2023, 11:30am
    A Chinese J-15 carrier jet ready for takeoff at sea
  • The US Air Force has retreated from Taiwan without a shot fired

    American squadrons are pulling out of the Western Pacific. This is a grave error

    David Axe 3 May 2023, 12:27pm
    F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft
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