Reporting on US-China Rivalry.
Indo-Pacific update: Manila warns force against the Sierra Madre is an act of war, and China shadows Japanese ships near Penghu.
Military technology in 2026: drones, AI wingmen, hypersonics, lasers, space jammers and shipyards, and where U.S. programs stand against China and Russia.
PHP2Shell flaws pushed Finland and the Netherlands to pull sites offline as CISA and NSA urged patches; Microsoft tied the ConnectWise hack to China.
Paraguay security deals: Landau’s visit brought an air-intercept pact, PISCES screening, $11.75M in aid and nuclear talks after China sanctioned a minister.
DeepSeek ban: DHS orders civilian agencies to drop DeepSeek and tools built on it. We read the July order’s terms, exceptions and what the notice omits.
Indo-Pacific update: China tracks the USS Charleston near Sabina Shoal, Taiwan faces a Pratas standoff, and Pyongyang threatens.
Anduril won a Navy deal worth up to $2.9 billion to build Virginia-class submarine parts as production stalls at about 1.1 to 1.2 boats a year.
Taiwan security update: Keen Sword 27 opens on Ishigaki as Chinese ships stay near Taiwan and Kim Yo-jong warns South Korea.
Taiwan security update: Keen Sword 27 sends a US anti-ship missile system to Yonaguni as Chinese ships stay near Taiwan.
The Air Force says operational prototypes of its Massed Modular Aircraft, a low-cost MQ-9 Reaper successor, will field by 2028 after heavy Reaper losses.
Taiwan security update: two Chinese coast guard ships enter Dongsha waters as North Korea claims an AI torpedo and a US carrier docks in Japan.
Taiwan security: the Liaoning carrier group turns toward the South China Sea, eight PLA jets cross the median line, and Marcos summons China’s envoy.
Taiwan security update: 15 PLA aircraft fly near Taiwan with 13 median-line crossings as North Korea fires cruise missiles at sea.
The Air Force’s FQ-42 and FQ-44 drone wingmen are on contract for production, but a stopgap budget keeps procurement money from flowing until Congress acts.
Taiwan tracks a PLA combat readiness patrol, China’s Liaoning carrier heads into the Pacific, and Seoul and Washington delay defence talks.
The Navy awarded $743.6 million in SLCM-N prototype OTAs on Sept. 23, 2026, splitting missile and canister work among five firms through Dec. 31, 2027.
North Korea claims a tactical missile test, Trump says he may meet Kim, and China sanctions ministers from Taiwan’s allies.
PLA sorties near Taiwan fall to four, Manila challenges a Chinese research ship at Hubo Reef, and Japan backs the ICC against US sanctions.
Keen Sword drills start Oct. 19 near Taiwan, China keeps pressing Tokyo, and Japan’s defense request tops $55B. What each source says, and what is unknown.
Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly will build GHOST-R prototypes to inspect satellites 22,000 miles up. What is known, what is not, and how it feeds RG-XX.
Chinese militia boats swarm a Philippine island, PLA sorties near Taiwan ease, and Japan splits with Washington over ICC sanctions.
Boeing beat Northrop Grumman for the Navy’s F/A-XX carrier fighter, a $20B-plus development deal. What is known, what is classified and the risks ahead.
PLA sorties near Taiwan jump to 21 as Lai defends defense spending on National Day, China claims a Senkaku patrol, and US-Korea intelligence friction surfaces.
China’s coast guard delays a Philippine medevac at Second Thomas Shoal by 10 hours, Washington warns Beijing over Taiwan, and the Koreas clash at the UN.
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