CHINA’S navy has just taken another giant leap forward. Its first home-grown aircraft carrier is putting to sea for the first time, and with two more in development, military analysts everywhere are sitting up and taking notice.
THE US Navy admits a standoff between its warships and Chinese forces earlier this week was tense as the Philippines declares it is ready for ‘war’.
BEIJING has reacted angrily to the presence of two US warships in the international waters of the South China Sea, sending its own warships to chase the ‘provocateurs’ off.
IN THE wake of a suspected sonic attack on US diplomats in Cuba, US personnel in China have reported mysterious conditions linked to sonic injuries.
THE defeat of a Russian air defence weapon in Syria may now have a cause: Israel has revealed it has unleashed its F-35 strike fighters for the first time.
THE US air force has begun work to increase precision nuclear attack options, in a move they say is fundamental to deterring Russia.
VLADIMIR Putin boasted that Russia’s new “super weapons” had “unlimited” worldwide reach. But the weapons are reportedly failing miserably.
WHILE we were all distracted by the royal wedding at the weekend, the Chinese government was making ground in the South China Sea.
THE US Army looks set to replace the Apache with a new attack helicopter packed with some deadly and futuristic new features.
AN INTERNAL petition calling for Google to stay out of “the business of war” is gaining support as internal dissent against a lucrative project grows.
CHINA has teased the world with a veiled glimpse of its secret new stealth bomber, and taken a swipe at the United States in the process.
THE Cold War ended long ago but a secret base built inside a mountain in Colorado remains active — and it’s designed to survive a nuclear attack.
RUSSIA is deploying a warship to Australia’s doorstep for the first time ever this week, with experts warning we need to sit up and take notice.
CONFRONTING new satellite images prove China is secretly defying Australia’s warning against military build-ups in the South China Sea.
A CYCLIST delivering a tupperware container with “lost property” led to Gold Coast police calling the bomb squad and evacuating the station.
THE US has been in an ongoing dispute involving F-35 stealth fighters, and there are big problems looming with the aircraft that are meant to be in the air.
VLADIMIR Putin will be rolling out his latest and greatest weapons for his Victory Day parade tomorrow. All eyes will be on a new robotic tank bristling with weapons.
AUSTRALIA has reacted after reports that China has installed missile systems on three of its outposts in the South China Sea.
AN AUSTRALIAN military plane is being sent out to monitor North Korean ships, and stop them from evading international economic sanctions.
THE F-35 is the world’s most costly defence project ever. But it has a problem — and Australia will have to discover this for itself.
AS CHINA’S presence in the Pacific strengthens, a new report has proposed US navy warships be based in Perth.
CHINA says it has it. Canada is developing it. There’s a new push to develop a working quantum radar as an unstoppable, all-seeing eye.
CHINA claims it has has given its older fighter jets “invisibility cloaks”, making them more effective on the modern battlefield, in a sly shot at Donald Trump.
CHINA’S navy has just taken another giant leap forward, and military analysts around the world are taking notice.
KIM Jong-un has promised to wind down his weapons program, but satellite imagery casts doubt over North Korea’s intentions.
THE US Air Force has rushed out a $1 billion contract to catch up with China and Russia, as hypersonic weapons threaten to reshape the modern battlefield.
EXPERTS say that provocative activity — including patrols and live fire drills — by China’s huge air force are part of a big, bold plan.
A MISSING German submarine lost at the end of WWII has been discovered after nearly 73 years — and it has sunk a Nazi myth.
A BRITISH sub was reportedly locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle with Russia as the strike against Syria unfolded above it.
BARELY a week after its enormous show of force in the South China Sea, Beijing’s navy is provoking Taiwan with the threat of a live-fire exercise in a sensitive strait.
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