What’s Next for the F-35: Laser Weapons

Lockheed Martin By Patrick Tucker, Defense One  October 7, 2015 Lockheed Martin’s new modular fiber lasers now convert fully 40 percent of input energy to output, which means that — along with... Read more »

Chinese Nobel Medicine Winner, 84, ‘Not Really Surprised’

October 06, 2015 13:17 IST The portraits of the winners of the Nobel Medicine Prize 2015 (L-R) Irish-born William Campbell, Satoshi Omura of Japan and China’s Youyou Tu. (AFP Photo) BEIJING: Tu... Read more »

Face Off: How America Can REALLY Stop China’s Navy

BY AT EDITOR on OCTOBER 6, 2015 in ASIA TIMES NEWS & FEATURES, CHINA (From the National Interest) By James Holmes It’s dangerous to live by the unexamined assumption. Exhibit A: the... Read more »

China’s New Attack Helicopter Takes to the Skies for First Flight

ASIA & PACIFIC 00:32 06.10.2015(updated 05:15 06.10.2015) AC-311, China’s Avicopter Z-11B made its first successful flight late last month. In November of 2010, Chinese state-owned manufacturer Avicopter unveiled the AC-311, a single-engine... Read more »

One Step Closer to US Freedom of Navigation Patrols in the South China Sea

Washington’s moving closer and closer to staging freedom of navigation patrols near China’s artificial islands. By Ankit Panda October 04, 2015 U.S. officials have indicated that the U.S. Navy will conduct freedom... Read more »

Will China Have a Mini US Navy By 2020?

A former admiral does the math – and the results are quite striking. By Prashanth Parameswaran July 30, 2015 Much has been written about China’s ongoing efforts to become what President Xi... Read more »

U.S. Says Chinese Sub That Can Hit U.S. on Patrol Soon

Anthony Capaccio David Tweed September 23, 2015 First Jin-class sub to deploy by year’s end, U.S. Says JL-2 missile could hit all 50 U.S. states from east of Hawaii A Chinese nuclear... Read more »

Russia Warns of ‘Strong Response’ to US Nukes in Germany

RUSSIA 09:20 24.09.2015(updated 18:21 24.09.2015) Russia could respond to the deployment of US nuclear bombs in Germany by erecting an impregnable chain of missile defense installations, nuclear-tipped Iskander missiles and cruise missiles,... Read more »

Chinese H-18 Stealth Strategic Bomber Exposed

H-18 stealth bomber has engines with their air inlets on the top of airplane, a big belly internal weapon bay about 7.5 meters long, and two side weapon bays about 4.5 meters long. Read more »

What Should America Do in the South China Sea? Ask a Fighter Pilot

Colonel John Boyd, to be specific. James Holmes October 2, 2015 What to do in the South China Sea? Ask a fighter pilot. One in particular: the late U.S. Air Force colonel... Read more »