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"In January, the US-based magazine Newsweek reported that China had started dredging sand on an obscure feature in the Paracel Islands, the disputed archipelago known as Xisha by the Chinese and Hoang Sa in Vietnam. "More recent satellite images suggest that China has significantly expanded its...

So, like North Korean and Iranian factories?

A tried and true tactic with lots of solid historical recommendations. Modern lawyers keep insisting that stuff like water, food, fuel and medicines pass through thereby extending the blockade to the disadvantage of the people mounting the blockade.

Excellent! Thanks for engaging. 😁 Where's the enjoyment otherwise? Stipulated. But I think that problem is being addressed, if not entirely solved to everyone's satisfaction. Given the rate of employment of these UxVs, their rate of change, and the multifarious means of communication...

I am betting that Taiwan can build rockets, and the programmed chips to fly them, faster than the Chinese can build ships for them to sink and aircraft for them to knock down.

Yes.

This one is radical Mulit-year procurement for capital projects like aircraft and spacecraft. https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/us-air-force-exploring-multiyear-procurement-aircraft-spacecraft "The U.S. Air Force is putting together options to set up a multiyear...

Solar panels making rain in the UAE The generate their own air pump. https://www.techradar.com/pro/maybe-its-not-science-fiction-solar-panels-are-causing-rainwater-to-fall-in-one-of-the-driest-places-on-earth "A modelling study led by climate scientist Oliver Branch at the University of...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-has-taken-delivery-of-over-8000-drones-since-2024/ The UK has taken delivery of more than 8,000 uncrewed systems since July 2024 as part of a £450 million investment in drones - over £300 million of the total spend was on uncrewed systems research and...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bmt-shares-more-detail-on-modus-uncrewed-ship-concept/ "A modular family of uncrewed surface vessels designed for sustained undersea operations is being developed by BMT, building on its MODUS concept first revealed in 2025. ... “a family of uncrewed vessels”...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/hybrid-asw-push-raises-command-comms-and-legal-challenges/ "The Royal Navy’s move towards crewed and uncrewed teaming in anti-submarine warfare could reshape how operations are conducted, but speakers at UDT 2026 set out a series of practical challenges that...

Back to defending the infantry squad... https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marines-drone-optic-2026/ https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/army-xviii-airborne-drone-ammunition/

https://www.forcesnews.com/services/army/british-army-awards-contract-arx-robotics-build-uncrewed-ground-vehicles A bit more on the ARX Robotics contract. Both articles reference a build rate of 1800 vehicles per year. I have always been a fan of the Bren Carrier as an adjunct to the light...

Things are looking up at Ryerson (currently operating as Toronto Metropolitan). 1. It is not a pro-Palestinian rant. 2. It says nothing about DEI 3. I like it. 😁 https://theconversation.com/canada-urgently-needs-a-civilian-defence-strategy-before-the-next-crisis-forces-one-280194

A bit more on developments... There are apparently multiple units and they incorporate infantry. https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-unveils-drone-assault-units-integrating-robots-and-infantry-on-the-battlefield-17951

I stopped listening to the administration about a year ago. Trump is as useful as a NIxie.

First the New York Times, now the BBC International coverage of the CAF in the North. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyj8jjkl78o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

One source of competition is disappearing https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj37y8np54eo ... 80% drop in interest in Canada At an overseas education consultancy in the Indian capital, Delhi, students sit with their parents, flipping through brochures from universities in Italy, Germany and...

Another problem for GAA. https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/air-force-reaper-drone-fleet https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/usaf-opens-search-attritable-isr-aircraft Cost of the GAA MQ-9 Reaper - ca 30 MUSD apiece Cost of the Bayraktar TB2 - ca 2-5 MUSD Mirrors the CCA...

Further to: https://www.twz.com/air/hunting-drones-from-sloppy-airstrips-is-general-atomics-future-vision-for-mojave I can't reproduce the pictures on the article. While I agree that this is the direction of travel, that it will be lest costly to put new UAVs in the air than new A-10s, I...