Expert: Russia sold China its new long-range air-to-air missile
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Russia’s sale of 24 Sukhoi Su-35S 4+ generation fighters to China has been made more deadly by the sale of the 200km to 300km range (more…)
U.S. plans ‘integrated system of dilemmas’ to conduct hypersonic warfare
Geostrategy-Direct The U.S. military is combining warfare systems of the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force into a single network, the commander of the Pacific Air (more…)
Did China use microwave weapons against Indian troops?
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Nov. 16, The Times of London filed a vivid report out of Beijing that China had successfully used a new microwave weapon on an (more…)
China touts effectiveness of anti-ship ballistic missiles to deter U.S., Japan
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher For the first time Chinese sources have confirmed the effectiveness of their DF-26B and DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs). At the same time, Chinese state media (more…)
U.S. sale to Taiwan of MQ-9 Reaper drones rattles China
Geostrategy-Direct Taiwan will soon be getting from the United States the long-endurance, high-altitude Reaper drone. The famed U.S. weapon has been used in the Middle East to target and (more…)
Pentagon plays catch-up with China, Russia on hypersonic weapons
Geostrategy-Direct China recently announced the deployment of its DF-17 hypersonic missile and Russia reports it is also developing and testing hypersonic missiles. The United States, meanwhile, is playing catch (more…)
President Trump’s missile race with China begins In Taiwan
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Oct. 21, the Trump administration made history by announcing the sale to Taiwan of 64 of Lockheed Martin’s 300km range MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile (more…)
China reveals air launched ballistic missile
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher A vague cellphone video posted on Chinese web pages on Oct. 17 marked the revelation of a new air launched ballistic missile (ALBM) designed for (more…)
President Trump’s executive order aims at ending U.S. reliance on China for rare earths
Geostrategy-Direct President Donald Trump on Sept. 30 issued an executive order calling on the U.S. to develop domestic supplies of rare earth minerals and end its reliance on China (more…)