2026-11-03
On November 3, Zhang Shengmin, Secretary of the Military Discipline Commission who was recently added to the Politburo, met with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov at Diaoyutai.
2026-07
In the Taksing area of Arunachal Pradesh along the eastern section of the China-India border, the PLA crossed the Line of Actual Control, set up military tents, and has remained stationed there long-term, triggering a standoff.
2026-10-28
Taiwan's national security units and Japan have released alarming military deployment data, showing as many as 53 Chinese warships, coast guard vessels, and aircraft carriers distributed from the waters around the Taiwan Strait to the First Island Chain.
2026-10-25
On October 25, the PLA Daily published an article demanding that the entire military prepare for major "Taiwan independence" contingencies, improve its "strategic capability for reunification by force," and ensure it is "ready to fight at any time and capable of winning at any time." It also discussed preparations for amphibious landing operations against Taiwan by citing Zheng Chenggong's cross-sea campaign and Su Yu's study of the Normandy battlefield.
2026-10-24
Video footage circulating on October 24 showed the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Indian army in a standoff at the border. According to Indian media reports, the standoff has continued since late July.
2026-10-19
Ukrainian President Zelensky said that Shahed drones fly at speeds of 450 to 550 kilometers per hour or even higher, and that Ukraine urgently needs equipment with comparable speed to destroy them. However, Ukraine currently faces technical limitations: its existing equipment has a maximum speed of only 161 kilometers per hour, making it impossible to effectively intercept and destroy these high-speed targets.
2026-10-19
Ukrainian forces successfully carried out the world's first aerial evacuation of a wounded soldier using the heavy Gurzuf Defence six-rotor drone. Ground evacuation was impossible due to landmines and enemy drone activity, so the soldier was rescued by drone at the front line and is currently recovering.
2026-10-19
According to X user @clashreport, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that cases had been recorded in multiple areas of the frontline of equipment ceasing to function at speeds of 130 to 161 kilometers per hour. This situation hinders frontline logistics and limits the use of various drones, including medium-range strike drones.
2026-10-18
According to The Guardian, alarmed by the Houthi advance, the UAE has agreed to re-engage in the Yemen conflict by resuming funding for anti-Houthi forces. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia will provide air cover for the relevant military operations. The move marks a strategic shift by Gulf states on the Yemen situation, aimed at curbing further Houthi expansion.
2026-10-18
According to open-source intelligence analysts and Radio Svoboda, satellite images show that Russia is replenishing its long-term military reserve bases. After emptying large stockpiles early in the war, Russia is currently transporting newly built and refurbished armored vehicles to multiple military facilities, including the 22nd Central Tank Reserve Base, indicating that it is restocking and restoring its military materiel.
2026-10-18
According to clashreport, on October 18, 2026 Beijing time, photos show that a second Chinese vessel, believed to be intended as a mother ship for ultra-large underwater drones, is under construction at a shipyard in southern China. Unlike the first ship, which was launched at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, this hull is being built at a different shipyard, further demonstrating China's expanding capacity for supporting underwater unmanned equipment.
2026-10-17
According to Radio-Canada International (RCI), the U.S. Navy is currently carrying out the largest construction project in its history at the Pearl Harbor-Hickam joint military base in Hawaii. The project aims to strengthen military deterrence against China by reinvesting in naval infrastructure. Despite U.S. President Trump having hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington last month, construction at the base has not been affected and continues to move forward.
2026-10-16
According to Clash Report, satellite imagery shows that Russia has built a large jet drone base in an open area in the Rostov region in just six weeks. The facility is nearing completion and has deployed eight launch platforms, aimed at enhancing the Russian military's capability to deploy jet drones. Due to their high flight speeds, Ukraine currently faces significant difficulties in intercepting these types of drones.
2026-10-16
Bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate have sent a letter to the Pentagon Inspector General calling for an investigation into recent restrictions on Starshield, the military version of Starlink, in Ukraine. The senators demand to determine whether the Trump administration, Pentagon officials, or SpaceX played a role, and to clarify the decision-making process and accountability behind the restrictions. The initiative was launched by members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, aiming to clarify how Starlink services operate on the battlefield in Ukraine and what potential political interference may be involved.
2026-10-15
In response to French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen's earlier remarks that she would stop funding Ukraine within six months if she won the French presidential election, Ukrainian President Zelensky emphasized in his response that the Ukrainian military's experience in technology and actual combat is crucial to its partners, and said that French industry could gain a development advantage through technological cooperation with Ukraine.
2026-10-15
According to @clashreport, Alice Weidel, leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), publicly stated that Germany's defense lies neither in the Donbas nor in the Hindu Kush. She warned that by constantly deepening its involvement in the conflict, Germany risks turning the country itself into a party to the war and a target of attack.
2026-10-15
According to X user @__Inty__, satellite imagery shows that Russia built a 0.9-square-kilometer drone launch base near Millerovo in just 6 weeks. The base is equipped with 8 launch pads and is expected to be used for deploying jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones. Experts estimate that once fully operational, the base will have a daily launch capacity of over 100 drones.
2026-10-15
According to X user @__Inty__, Ukrainian President Zelensky stated after meeting with NATO Secretary General Rutte in Brussels that Russia had deployed nearly 1,000 drones and struck Ukrainian infrastructure with ballistic missiles since the previous day. Zelensky called on allies to urgently provide ballistic missile interceptors and F-16 munitions, and warned that Starlink restrictions are creating new difficulties for Ukraine's defense.
2026-10-14
President Trump announced at a midterm election rally in Montana that the U.S. War Department will set up an advanced weapons technology test range for testing autonomous weapons, space, and hypersonic technologies to ensure absolute U.S. military superiority.
Location: Montana, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-10-14
European Commission President von der Leyen announced that Ukraine has received €2.86 billion from the EU for the procurement of drones, air defense systems, missiles, radar, electronic warfare systems, and ammunition.
2026-10-14
According to X account @clashreport, US Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth stated in public comments that China, as a near-peer competitor to the United States, is currently carrying out what may be the largest military buildup in world history. Hegseth emphasized that this assessment is not exaggeration but a judgment based on objective facts.
2026-10-14
On October 14, US Defense Secretary Hegseth said at a military forum in Washington that the United States, facing rivals of comparable strength, is undertaking a military expansion that may be unprecedented; at the same event, Air Force Secretary Meinke stated explicitly that China is carrying out what may be the largest weapons expansion in world history.
2026-10-06
The first batch of US F-16 Block 70 (Vipers) fighter jets has arrived in Taiwan. Representative to the United States Yu Ta-jui (Robert Tsao) expressed encouragement over this, and indicated that the delivery of subsequent fighter jets and the accelerated delivery of previously purchased equipment will continue to be advanced.
2026-10-06
Reuters reported that China's Ministry of National Defense opened the Banggen Airport Joint Support and Training Center in Laos, with satellite images showing trainer aircraft parked on the runway, drawing attention to the layout of China's overseas military bases.
Location: Myriad Phenomena, Laos ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-10-05
After launching a large-scale offensive, Yemeni forces have recaptured the Red Sea port city of Mocha as well as strategic territory overlooking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
2026-10-02
The first batch of the newly ordered F-16V Block 70 fighter jets that Taiwan purchased from the United States has been delivered and arrived at Taitung Air Base.
2026-10-01
After interviewing several current and former U.S. officials as well as one person with knowledge of the matter, Reuters reported that the People's Liberation Army's preparations have been delayed, and officials believe the likelihood of a forced attack on Taiwan before 2028 has decreased.
2026-10
President Trump announced during a midterm election rally in Montana that the Department of War will establish an advanced weapons technology test range there, for testing autonomous weapons, space and hypersonic technologies.
Location: Montana, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09-30
U.S. Central Command announced that U.S. troops and equipment have withdrawn from the Erbil base in northern Iraq, marking the official end of the military mission against ISIS that began 12 years ago.
2026-09-29
On September 29, China and Laos announced the establishment of a "joint support center" in Ban Khone, Vientiane Province, Laos. The Lao military said it is used to train air force pilots and denied speculation about a military base, but it raised concerns in the United States and its Asian allies about China's expanding military influence in Southeast Asia.
Location: Myriad Phenomena, Laos ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-09-20
Around September 20, the Swiss Federal Council adopted a new security strategy, strengthening national defense, protection of the population, and resilience, specifically targeting the threat of Russia's hybrid warfare and the risk of long-range attacks by drones or missiles.
2026-09-18
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te inspected a joint land‑sea‑air missile drill that included drones, stressing that the combined use of unmanned platforms and conventional weapons is a response to modern warfare and demonstrating the armed forces' confidence in defending the homeland.
2026-09-16
On the night of September 16, 2026, urban residents in Longxi County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, noticed what appeared to be night training by the Chinese Air Force overhead, which continuously released decoy flares. The related sounds and commotion affected the rest of nearby residents, with some residents expressing confusion as to why flares were being dropped above residential areas. Currently, the provided materials do not include any explanation from the military regarding the nature of the training, the reasons for the deployment, or the safety perimeter.
2026-09-17
The U.S. Air Force plans to formally deploy the F-15EX to Kadena Base in Japan in fiscal year 2027, while also planning to expand the F-15EX fleet to 267 aircraft.
2026-09-16
The Xiangshan Forum opened on September 16, with Defense Minister Dong Jun delivering a keynote address. The official communique highlighted the new security concept, multilateralism, dialogue and consultation, and common security, no longer emphasizing military deterrence in the Taiwan Strait.
2026-09-16
On September 16, Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a new round of mutual airstrikes: the Houthis fired dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu and attacked the Khamis Mushait airbase; the Saudi-backed Yemeni authorities reported airstrikes on Houthi targets in Taiz and Marib provinces. The Houthis claimed that Saudi Arabia had launched over 450 airstrikes this week and shot down an F-15, which has not been independently verified.
2026-09-16
On the evening of September 16, residents of Longxi County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province captured footage of what appeared to be military aircraft conducting night training over the urban area and continuously releasing large quantities of suspected interference flares. Authorities did not specify the nature of the training, and netizens questioned why it was being carried out near residential areas.
2026-09-10
During a field exercise in Chittagong, Bangladesh, a Chinese-made T-59 modified tank suffered a barrel burst while conducting main gun firing training. The accident was recorded by cameras from multiple angles, killing two officers and soldiers and seriously injuring one officer, similar to a 2024 barrel burst accident involving the same tank type at the same location.
2026-09-09
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it hit two U.S. Navy destroyers in the Middle East, but U.S. Central Command debunked the claim, saying no U.S. Navy vessel was hit and that all of the IRGC's attacks failed; the strike was a response to Iran's failed attack on U.S. forces.
2026-09-07
China is accelerating the promotion of the militarized application of humanoid robots. On September 7, according to Reuters, after reviewing over a hundred Chinese military procurement records, academic research, and official documents, it was found that China's defense system is accelerating the exploration of the battlefield application of humanoid robots. Related research has significantly accelerated since 2025, focusing on core areas such as robot perception, perception, manipulation, and training data. In specific scenarios, the state... #China
2026-09
In September 2026, the US think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a report stating that, due to consumption from the war in Iran, the US military's existing stockpiles of precision munitions such as Patriot, Tomahawk and THAAD would likely last only about one month if a conflict broke out with China, and that replenishing them to the level needed for operations against China would take years, drawing widespread coverage from various quarters.
2026-09
The Chinese military and the Egyptian military held the Eagle of Civilization 2026 joint exercise. Chinese domestic media reported that the J-16 fighter jet engaged in simulated air combat with the Egyptian Air Force's Rafale and won a sweeping victory.
2026-09
The wing carried out its first live-ordnance drop test at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada from late August to early September, verifying air-to-ground strike effectiveness — the first time such a test has been completed by a frontline combat unit.
2026-09
From late August to early September, the U.S. Air Force completed its first F-15EX live munitions drop test at Nellis Air Force Base, carried out by the 142nd Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard; the first F-15EX designated for permanent stationing at Kadena Air Base rolled off the production line at the end of August, and the U.S. Air Force plans to deploy the type to Kadena and expand the fleet to 267 aircraft in fiscal year 2027.
2026-09
During the Xiangshan Forum in September 2026, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun did not address the Taiwan issue in his speech, instead warning of high vigilance against hegemonism, militarism, and historical revisionism, pointing the spearhead at Japan, which was quoted and interpreted by multiple media outlets.
2026-08-28
On August 28, 2026, China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to pass the revised National Defense Mobilization Law, expanding the disposal of civilian resources from conscription to include both requisition and conscription, and for the first time specifying provisions on wartime information management and compulsory performance of contracts.
2026-08-18
Bill Gertz reported that the Pentagon is reviewing low-yield nuclear weapon options in order to give the president more options in a localized conflict.
2026-08-11
The Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi movement attacked the Tanzania-flagged cargo ship Tihama in the Red Sea, resulting in at least three deaths.
2026-08-10
Taiwan's Han Kuang 42 exercise has launched urban resilience drills across seven central counties and cities, simulating attacks on communication facilities and implementing mobile internet throttling during air defense drills for the first time.
2026-08-10
According to a September 29 report by the Chosun Ilbo, a Chinese national in his 60s, a former colonel-level cadre of the listening unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, eavesdropped 13 times since 2024 on communications between South Korean and US fighter pilots and air traffic control towers, bringing recordings and frequency information totaling 13.9TB back to China. He was arrested by the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency while eavesdropping at a hotel in Gunsan in early August.
2026-08-05
Zelenskyy stated that the number of air defense missiles Ukraine received this year is only one-third of last year's, and there is a severe shortage of US Patriot system interceptors.
2026-08-05
The Taiwan military will conduct its first test of defense and enemy obstruction capabilities at the Danjiang Bridge, a transportation hub at the mouth of the Tamsui River, and will mobilize one reserve brigade from both the north and south, totaling approximately 5,000 personnel.
2026-08
According to CSIS expert Lin Yang's remarks at a seminar in September, US Indo-Pacific Command Commander Paparo and PLA Eastern Theater Command Commander Yang Zhibin held their first theater-level face-to-face meeting during the Indo-Pacific Defense Chiefs Meeting held in Canada in late August.
2026-07-23
The U.S. Navy's official website published a press release detailing the live-fire sinking exercise conducted during this year's RIMPAC exercise, along with the weapons and equipment participating in the exercise.
2026-07-09
On July 9, 2026, France's Le Monde and several other foreign media outlets jointly disclosed leaked documents in an investigation, claiming that China and Russia hold a secret military technology forum every year, with the Chinese side exchanging AI, chip, and drone technology for the Russian military's combat experience in Ukraine and defense cooperation.
2026-07
Hu Zhendong said that some people within Taiwan's military have signed documents pledging to surrender to China or promising not to fight, and he views this as a problem of infiltration and cognitive warfare.
2026-07
Taiwan Army's 8th Corps held a live-fire exercise at the Jiupeng training ground in Pingtung, conducting shooting training with equipment including the Avenger air defense system, Stinger missiles, and Apache helicopters.
Location: Pingtung, Taiwan ·
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Verification: Official claim ·
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2026-06-10
Two naval aviators of the Southern Theater Command, Shi Shaoyong and Fang Ming, were killed on the same day during night flight training. The authorities disclosed their deaths only through the burials and obituaries, without releasing any report on the accident.
2026-06-10
On June 10, 2026, Colonel Fang Ming and Lieutenant Shi Shaoyong of the Chinese Southern Theater Command's naval aviation died during training; after their tombstones in their hometown came to light, the South China Morning Post reported on July 10 that the military remained silent on the matter.
2026-05
In May 2026, a delegation of 41 senior executives from U.S. defense firms, led by retired U.S. Air Force General Flynn, visited Taiwan to attend the Taiwan-U.S. Defense Industry Forum, holding discussions on joint weapons development and supply chain integration.
2026-03
In March of this year, Xi Jinping explicitly demanded that the People's Liberation Army put every penny of the military budget "where it counts," stressing that the military must live frugally.
2026-01-30
A document from a U.S. House select committee singles out the China-Iceland Arctic Science Station in Kárhóll, Iceland, warning that the facility appears to be conducting dual-use research on the territory of a NATO ally and that its potential military applications have drawn Washington's attention.
2001-04-01
In April 2001, the China-US EP-3 incident occurred, further highlighting the vulnerability of the People's Liberation Army and prompting China to accelerate its investment in aerospace, cyberspace, and anti-access capabilities.