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.
2026-10-19
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.
2026-10-16
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.
2026-10-06
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.
2026-10-05
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.
2026-10-02
Reuters reported on October 2 that satellite images from September 25 showed China carrying out runway grading and compaction work on Antelope Reef in the Paracel Islands, stockpiling crushed stone and concrete, with a barge fully loaded with crushed stone heading toward a newly built pier. China has not confirmed the construction of a military base.
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.
2026-09-20
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.
2026-09-17
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.
2026-09-10
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
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.
2026-08-27
On August 27, the Global Times cited sources as saying that the construction of Antelope Reef in the Xisha Islands is a major livelihood project aimed at improving residents' lives and serving the local economy, listing uses such as meteorology, maritime rescue, and medical care.
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.
2026-08-14
A report released on August 14 by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) under the U.S. think tank CSIS stated that suspected runway excavation has been identified on Antelope Reef, with no concrete yet laid, and that the dimensions of at least one building foundation beside the runway match those of large hangars at other Chinese airfields in the South China Sea.
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.
2026-08-05
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
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 ·
Importance III ·
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.
2026-05
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
According to satellite images and reports, China is accelerating the construction of a runway and carrying out land reclamation at Antelope Reef in the Paracel Islands, with the total area of the reef increasing to 602 hectares by March 2026.
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.