5 d. ago Cuba’s president denies being in talks with US after Trump threats

Cuba’s leader on Monday reacted defiantly to US President Donald Trump’s threats to “make a deal” or pay the price in the aftermath of key ally Nicolas Maduro’s ouster in a US military raid. Trump has been ramping up pressure on Cuba, one of the few Latin American countries still run by an authoritarian leftist administration after Venezuelan leader Maduro’s capture on January 3. “We’re talking with Cuba,” Trump said aboard Air Force One on Sunday, hours after urging Havana to do a deal to head...

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2 w. ago Venezuela accuses US of attacks on key sites amid military build

At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2am local time (2pm in Hong Kong) on Saturday in the capital, Caracas. Venezuela’s government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states. The Pentagon referred requests for comment to the White House, which did not immediately return an email seeking comment. Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has banned US commercial flights in Venezuelan airspace over “ongoing...

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2 w. ago Did a PLA stealth fighter approach a key Taiwan airbase? New video sparks debate

A video released by the People’s Liberation Army during a military drill this week has sparked debate about whether Taiwan failed to detect a J-20 stealth fighter and how close the aircraft might have come to a key military airport on the island. The video was released by the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command on Tuesday – the second day of the “Justice Mission 2025” joint military exercises around Taiwan. The footage shows a PLA J-20 flying near an unidentified landscape that some observers say...

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2 w. ago Taiwan No Walkover For China’s PLA: Why Invasion Could Be A Nightmare For Beijing, IAF Air Marshal Explains

Taiwan No Walkover For China’s PLA: Why Invasion Could Be A Nightmare For Beijing, IAF Air Marshal Explains  EurAsian Times

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2 w. ago PLA’s Taiwan drills, China powers up record ‘air battery’: SCMP daily highlights

PLA’s Taiwan drills, China powers up record ‘air battery’: SCMP daily highlights  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Top PLA Air Force duo miss key military event led by Xi as corruption fight rolls on

Two top PLA Air Force officers have become the latest military brass to miss a key political event, as the anti-corruption campaign in the Chinese military continues unabated. Footage broadcast by state television CCTV indicated that General Chang Dingqiu and Guo Puxiao, Air Force commander and political commissar, respectively, were not present at a ceremony on Monday to fill top-level vacancies caused by the sweeping crackdown. The event in Beijing was led by President Xi Jinping, who is also...

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3 w. ago Top PLA Air Force duo miss key military event led by Xi as graft fight rolls on

Top PLA Air Force duo miss key military event led by Xi as graft fight rolls on  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Department of War Just Released 2025 China Military Power Report–Full Text & Key Points Here!

Department of War Just Released 2025 China Military Power Report–Full Text & Key Points Here!  Andrew S. Erickson

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3 w. ago ‘Saturation attacks’: drone swarms key for wartime victory, Chinese military outlet says

The key to achieving wartime victory through expendable drones lies in “saturation attacks based on numerical superiority”, according to the Chinese military’s mouthpiece as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accelerates its development of unmanned systems. The PLA Daily published a commentary on Tuesday titled “Exploring the Winning Formula for Unmanned Attrition Warfare” written by Zhou Xiaoli, Zhang Changfang and Zhu Qichao, although the outlet did not specify their institutional...

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3 w. ago ‘Saturation attacks’: drone swarms key for wartime victory, Chinese military paper says

The key to achieving wartime victory through expendable drones lies in “saturation attacks based on numerical superiority”, the official paper of the People’s Liberation Army has said as the Chinese military speeds up its development of unmanned systems. In a commentary on Tuesday titled “Exploring the Winning Formula for Unmanned Attrition Warfare”, the PLA Daily said that it would be imperative to “flexibly deploy low-cost unmanned systems to continuously deplete the opponent’s high-value...

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4 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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