One of Ukraine’s key battlefield successes against Russia has been its employment of “deep strike” operations. That is to say, operations against targets deep behind Russian lines. As first reported by the Washington Examiner, Kyiv’s strategy here is heavily influenced by British special forces in Ukraine. Deep strike operations seek to target an enemy’s command and control […]
By Michael Zhang A spaceship carrying three astronauts from China’s Shenzhou-18 mission safely docked at Tiangong space station Friday, state-run media reported, the latest step in Beijing’s space programme that aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030. The crew took off in a capsule atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite […]
We have several launches coming up this week, but the most notable will be the Chang'e mission taking off to collect lunar samples and return them to Earth. Read on to learn more about the mission.
China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically demanding missions that will pave the way for an inaugural Chinese crewed landing and a base on the lunar south pole. Since the first Chang'e mission in 2007, named after the mythical Chinese moon goddess, China has made leaps forward in its lunar exploration, narrowing the technological chasm with the United States and Russia. In 2020, China brought back samples from...
If Marines are expected to counter Chinese military operations in the Indo-Pacific region, they are going to need a way to shuttle troops from island to island across a vast maritime expanse while bottling up China’s own navy.
US & Philippines Kick Off Largest Ever Joint Drills On 'China's Doorstep' Tensions are soaring in waters off China as the US and its close regional ally the Philippines launched expansive joint war drills Monday, not far from hotly disputed maritime areas. At over 16,000 troops, the exercises called the "Balikatan" drills (or "shoulder to shoulder") mark the largest ever conducted between the two allies. "The 2024 iteration is not only the largest but the most complex," Newsweek...
LIMA, April 29 (Reuters) – The Peruvian government is looking to avoid an international arbitration process which could be filed by Chinese port operator Cosco Shipping over a legal dispute regarding exclusivity rights to a
During the month of May, the museum is holding a raffle for the chance to ride in a replica WWII Panchito B-25 Bomber during the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum WWII Weekend.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has secured a ride for its solar wind satellite. The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer — or Smile for short — will blast into space aboard a Vega-C rocket. The launch is scheduled for late 2025 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. “We are delighted to be launching Smile on such a versatile launch vehicle,” said David Agnolon, project manager of Smile. “Vega-C has been selected as it perfectly matches the needs of the mission, such as...
The second feature from directing duo Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.
Le Pacte to distribute in France.
China's planned actions in the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda may be signaling its plans for the rest of the Western Hemisphere. The post China Creeps onto U.S. Doorstep with Attempt to Establish Apparent Caribbean Satellite State first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.