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China, Russia Collaborating On Plans For Airborne Invasion Of Taiwan

A European hacker group obtained documents that reveal that China is working with Moscow to develop a Russian-origin automated command-and-control system for landing operations, such as a future invasion of Taiwan.

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China To Reveal New Weapons To Sink US Ships

China is expected to officially reveal four new missiles designed to sink enemy warships during an upcoming military parade, as part of its efforts to challenge the United States’ naval dominance.

The Pentagon declined to comment when reached by Newsweek.

Newsweek has also contacted China’s Foreign Ministry for comment via email.

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Simulated Chinese Blockade Of Taiwan Reveals Singapore As Lifeline

The exercise presented a fraught scenario: China’s military had blockaded Taiwan by air and sea, and Southeast Asian countries were grappling with how to evacuate as many as 1 million of their nationals trapped on the besieged island.

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Are We Beyond the Event Horizon of War in the Pacific?

After more than a decade of apathy and false starts, the Navy will shrink to a nadir of 280 warships by 2027—the same time that Chinese leaders have made clear their military is to be ready to wage and win a war with America. It is increasingly clear that our Navy is inadequate to deter a Pacific war, cannot be sustained for such a war with existing ports and shipyards, and has an armory of munitions that is too thin.

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U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Boosts Maritime Surveillance To Counter China In Indo-Pacific.

According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense and official sources on August 4, 2025, the P-8A Poseidon, manufactured by Boeing, continues to solidify its role as the U.S. Navy’s most capable maritime patrol and reconnaissance platform. With escalating military tension in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, and the Taiwan Strait, the aircraft has become an essential tool for force projection, early warning, and undersea warfare readiness in contested waters.

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Remembering Extortion 17: A Tragic Day for American Warriors

On August 6, 2011, America suffered the single deadliest day of the Afghanistan War when a CH-47D Chinook helicopter—call sign Extortion 17—was shot down in the Tangi Valley of Wardak Province. All 38 souls aboard perished, including 30 American military personnel, one military working dog, and eight Afghans. Among the fallen were 17 members of the elite U.S. Navy SEALs, many from the renowned SEAL Team 6, the same unit credited with the mission that killed Osama bin Laden just months earlier.

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