In recent decades the missile and air defence threat has transformed in several fundamental ways. The Israeli experience can offer principles for how to adapt air defences accordingly.
In recent decades the missile and air defence threat has transformed in several fundamental ways. The Israeli experience can offer principles for how to adapt air defences accordingly.
Xi Jinping’s choice to convene the Central Military Commission Political Work Conference at Yan’an, a site historically associated with Mao Zedong’s consolidation of power through rectification campaigns, signals his intent to further consolidate control over the PLA and tackle pervasive corruption.
Resilient anti-ship missile capabilities are critical to Taiwan’s self-defence prospects in any invasion scenario. Given the PLA’s surveillance and long-range strike capabilities, helicopters could provide a useful launch platform if integration proves technically feasible
The recent formation of the PLA Information Support Force and the concurrent dissolution of the Strategic Support Force highlights both the challenges faced in attempting to cohere space, cyber and electronic warfare capabilities across the PLA, and its ongoing commitment to solving them.
Despite criticisms, the Royal Navy’s five-year deployment of HMS Tamar and Spey to the Indo-Pacific region offers a compelling alternative vision for maritime defence engagement and experimentation.
Despite criticisms, the Royal Navy’s five-year deployment of HMS Tamar and Spey to the Indo-Pacific region offers a compelling alternative vision for maritime defence engagement and experimentation.
Data is increasingly understood as the fuel of advantage in future combat, but while opportunities may arise from ubiquitous access to it, leveraging data effectively will require carefully designed end-to-end infrastructure.
Data is increasingly understood as the fuel of advantage in future combat, but while opportunities may arise from ubiquitous access to it, leveraging data effectively will require carefully designed end-to-end infrastructure.