3 d. ago Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet’ shipbuilding push to give US military and strategic advantage

The US Secretary of the Navy on Tuesday outlined US President Donald Trump’s “Golden Fleet” initiative, stating that revitalising the American shipbuilding industry is essential for restoring strategic maritime dominance over China. Speaking at the Surface Navy Association symposium, Secretary John Phelan emphasised the importance of a strong industrial base, warning that the US Navy is currently unable to compete with Beijing’s production capacity. “To be a superpower, you need a dominant...

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3 d. ago Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet’ shipbuilding push ‘to give US military and strategic edge’

The US Secretary of the Navy on Tuesday outlined US President Donald Trump’s “Golden Fleet” initiative, stating that revitalising the American shipbuilding industry is essential for restoring strategic maritime dominance over China. Speaking at the Surface Navy Association symposium, Secretary John Phelan emphasised the importance of a strong industrial base, warning that the US Navy is currently unable to compete with Beijing’s production capacity. “To be a superpower, you need a dominant...

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3 d. ago ‘Wartime footing’: US Navy chief unveils Trump’s Golden Fleet shipbuilding push

The US Secretary of the Navy on Tuesday outlined US President Donald Trump’s Golden Fleet initiative, stating that revitalising the American shipbuilding industry was essential for restoring strategic maritime dominance over China. Speaking at the Surface Navy Association symposium, Secretary John Phelan emphasised the importance of a strong industrial base, warning that the US Navy is currently unable to compete with Beijing’s production capacity. “To be a superpower, you need a dominant...

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4 d. ago Former US sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling ship intel to China

Former US sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling ship intel to China  Military Times

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1 week ago China, Russia won’t ‘dare test’ US, says Hegseth after show of military might in Venezuela

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth delivered a stark warning to China and Russia on Monday, declaring that the United States is rebuilding military dominance to a level so absolute that its enemies would “not dare” test it. Addressing shipyard workers and naval personnel at Newport News Shipbuilding, the nation’s largest military shipyard, Hegseth pointed to the recent US military operation in Venezuela as evidence of renewed American military readiness and the limits of non-American defence...

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2 w. ago As history makes clear, a powerful China is not expansionist

Beneath the “China threat” thesis, often heard in Western policy circles, is the assumption that China will become expansionist as it grows more powerful. But history gives us little reason to treat that as inevitable. At moments of peak strength, China has not consistently converted power into the kind of overseas colonialism, expansionism or conquest that marked the ascent of Western great powers. There are three often-cited reasons to suggest China’s rise might lead to expansionism. First,...

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2 w. ago China’s 6G surface could convert enemy radar beams into power for stealth jets

China’s 6G surface could convert enemy radar beams into power for stealth jets  Interesting Engineering

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2 w. ago China’s 6G surface converts enemy radar beam into power for stealth jets

China’s 6G surface converts enemy radar beam into power for stealth jets  Interesting Engineering

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3 w. ago China converts cargo vessels into military ships, containers to be missile launchers: Report

China converts cargo vessels into military ships, containers to be missile launchers: Report  Interesting Engineering

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3 w. ago Is China quietly preparing cargo ships to transform into military vessels in case of war?

Images of a cargo ship in Shanghai carrying containerised vertical launchers, sensors and self-defence systems have gone viral and sparked online discussion for apparently showing China’s capability to convert civilian cargo vessels to military purposes. The circulated images show vertical launch systems, rotary phased-array radars, over-the-horizon radars, close-in weapon systems and decoy launchers mounted atop containers on a cargo vessel. This configuration appears to be a temporary...

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3 w. ago Is China quietly preparing cargo ships to transform into military vessels?

Is China quietly preparing cargo ships to transform into military vessels?  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Cargo Ship or Warship? China Arms Civilian Vessel With 60 Missiles in Plain Sight

Cargo Ship or Warship? China Arms Civilian Vessel With 60 Missiles in Plain Sight  UNITED24 Media

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3 w. ago China’s Exporters Rush to Convert Forex Receipts as Yuan Hits 14

China’s Exporters Rush to Convert Forex Receipts as Yuan Hits 14-Month High Versus US Dollar  Yicai Global

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3 w. ago China speeds up armour steel production by 30% as US Conshohocken plant folds

China has boosted its armour steel production speed by 30 per cent with continuous investment in tech upgrades, while a major American steelmaker that provided military-grade steel for tanks, ships and mine-resistant vehicles ceased operation for financial reasons. Chinese military supplier Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group said it had solved key technical challenges to allow large-scale production of high-performance armour steel, which has been deployed for manufacturing tanks and armoured...

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4 w. ago Pentagon’s Taiwan war games reflect US anxiety over PLA power: defence experts

A recently leaked Pentagon report has projected heavy US losses should it intervene in a Taiwan conflict, highlighting Washington’s growing anxiety over Beijing’s rapidly improving capabilities, according to defence experts. In a classified assessment known as the Overmatch brief, the Pentagon has catalogued the People’s Liberation Army’s ability to destroy American fighter planes, large ships and satellites and identified the US military’s supply chain choke points, according to a December 8...

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