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2026-09-29 · South China Morning Post · Politics

US Navy launches drone command that could reshape Taiwan war planning

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2026-10-02 · South China Morning Post · Politics

Taiwan hails F-16V delivery as sign US support holds after Xi-Trump summit

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2026-09-18 · South China Morning Post · Technology

Could mystery Shanghai vessel be a mothership for China’s underwater drones?

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2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post · Politics

How a new US Army unit could challenge the PLA’s area-denial strategy in a Taiwan conflict

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2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post · Politics

Taiwan turns to US drone boats to track rising mainland Chinese sea activity near island

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2026-10-13 · South China Morning Post · World

Could Pakistan’s Chinese-made weapons help protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks?

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2026-08-31 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Why Japan’s hypersonic and underwater weapon plans might worry China speculative

2026-09-06 · South China Morning Post

🔮 is ideal for quiet testing of sensitive, next-generation aircraft, analysts say, as some forecast faster high-end PLA deployment mixed

2026-09-11 · South China Morning Post

🔮 As export deals materialise, each new operator could expose the fighter to different climates, basing conditions, combat doctrines and potential adversaries far beyond the East Asian environment for which it was originally developed. mixed

2026-09-17 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Initial reports identified it as the retired Lienchiang patrol ship, but the Liberty Times newspaper, citing neval enthusiasts’ comparison of the vessels’ bows, suggested it could instead be its sister ship, the Kinmen. mixed

2026-09-18 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Satellite images show an unusual craft under construction that analysts say may be designed to deploy very large uncrewed submarines An unusual vessel taking shape at a Shanghai shipyard has been assessed as a possible mothership for China’s large uncrewed submarines – a capability that, if confirmed, could enable Beijing to operate the drones far from its own coast for sustained periods. speculative

2026-09-18 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Could China’s sixth-generation fighter carry a laser to defend against incoming missiles? speculative

2026-09-22 · South China Morning Post

🔮 The warship was used to launch a hypersonic anti-ship missile in July and could be strategically important in a Taiwan contingency 4-MIN READ4-MIN When state television aired footage in July of a Type 052D destroyer launching a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile it signalled a significant expansion of the Chinese navy’s long-range strike power. mixed

2026-09-29 · South China Morning Post

🔮 US Navy launches drone command that could reshape Taiwan war planning The centre aims to integrate air, surface and underwater unmanned platforms into a unified combat-ready force The Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Centre, formally established on September 24 in Virginia, will develop doctrine and tactics for unmanned systems, train sailors to use them, and test whether they can keep operating under realistic conditions. mixed

2026-10-06 · South China Morning Post

🔮 At least 10 FK-2000 vehicles – along with an array of other Chinese-made military equipment – could be seen in footage of Turkmenistan’s Independence Day parade in Ashgabat on September 27. mixed

2026-10-07 · South China Morning Post

🔮 How will new longer-range aircraft boost Manila’s South China Sea surveillance? assertive

2026-10-12 · South China Morning Post

🔮 US turns to low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missiles to overwhelm Chinese defences At US$385,000 per unit, the carrier-launched weapons are being developed with an emphasis on affordability and mass production In May, the Pentagon sought congressional authorisation and funding to buy more than 12,000 Blackbeard missiles for deployment across the armed services over five years. mixed

2026-10-13 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Could Pakistan’s Chinese-made weapons help protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks? speculative

2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post

🔮 How a new US Army unit could challenge the PLA’s area-denial strategy in a Taiwan conflict assertive