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China’s J-36 may soon fly with lasers the US couldn’t master
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/chinas-j-36-may-soon-fly-with-lasers-the-us-couldnt-master/
Published: September 21, 2026 09:14
Recent revelations from China’s defense industry suggest the long-sought goal of mounting combat lasers onto fighter aircraft may finally be moving from theory to reality. State-owned aerospace contractor Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)…
Dangerous logic behind America’s emerging nuclear war strategy
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/dangerous-logic-behind-americas-emerging-nuclear-war-strategy/
Published: September 21, 2026 06:21
Elbridge Colby, the US undersecretary of defense for policy, wants to make American nuclear threats more credible to make nuclear war less likely. However, achieving the first objective may undermine the second. In recent remarks to the US Strategic…
China pairs undersea drone mothership with multidomain war vision
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/china-pairs-undersea-drone-mothership-with-multidomain-war-vision/
Published: September 20, 2026 04:45
China is constructing what may be the world’s first dedicated mothership for extra-extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicles (XXLUUVs) at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai, multiple outlets reported. Satellite photos show the roughly 200-meter hull…
When Russian drones show up in North Korea
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/when-russian-drones-show-up-in-north-korea/
Published: September 19, 2026 05:28
North Korea is sending increasing numbers of workers to Russia’s premier drone factory located at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. Alabuga is located in the Yelabuzhsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The Yelabuga Drone Factory produces…
US-Saudi F-35 fighter deal runs into a China-sized problem
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/us-saudi-f-35-fighter-deal-runs-into-a-china-sized-problem/
Published: September 19, 2026 04:37
A potential multi-billion-dollar transfer of advanced US stealth fighters to Saudi Arabia has thrust US Middle East policy into a delicate balancing act between regional deterrence, Israeli air superiority and rising geopolitical skepticism. The US State…
Japan tapping quantum sensor drones to hunt China’s hidden subs
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/japan-tapping-quantum-sensor-drones-to-hunt-chinas-hidden-subs/
Published: September 16, 2026 07:48
An undersea technological arms race is quietly reshaping the Western Pacific, as Japan prepares to deploy drone-swarmed quantum magnetic sensors to hunt China’s rapidly growing, stealthier submarine fleet. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP)…
Terminator now: China is exploring humanoid robots for war
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/terminator-now-china-is-exploring-humanoid-robots-for-war/
Published: September 16, 2026 04:33
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, a humanoid robot named Tiangong Ultra ran the 100-meter sprint in a staggering 8.64 seconds, shattering Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s legendary human world record of 9.58 seconds. The internet laughed at the…
China launching multidomain drone swarms for next-gen warfare
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/china-launching-multidomain-drone-swarms-for-next-gen-warfare/
Published: September 15, 2026 05:56
China’s pursuit of multidomain drone swarms reflects a broader effort to turn autonomous systems from standalone weapons into the connective tissue of a networked form of warfare built around speed, redundancy and system-level disruption. China is…
Japan’s submarine debate signals break from nuclear taboos
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/japans-submarine-debate-signals-break-from-nuclear-taboos/
Published: September 14, 2026 06:06
Japan is edging closer to a once-unthinkable choice: whether nuclear propulsion should underpin its next generation of undersea deterrence. This month, the Japan Times reported that Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed that Japan is keeping…
Qasem Basir missile’s combat debut escalates Iran war dangers
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/qasem-basir-missiles-combat-debut-escalates-iran-war-dangers/
Published: September 12, 2026 04:15
Iran’s reported combat debut of a new anti-ship ballistic missile marks a potentially consequential shift in the Gulf conflict, where increasingly sophisticated targeting networks could turn US naval superiority into a more contested — and more escalatory…
China’s Uzbekistan jet sale tests Russia’s grip on Central Asia
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/chinas-uzbekistan-jet-sale-tests-russias-grip-on-central-asia/
Published: September 8, 2026 09:31
Uzbekistan has confirmed that it operates Chinese J-10CE fighter jets — turning months of speculation into a significant development for Central Asia’s defense market. The purchase does more than modernize Tashkent’s aging combat fleet. It marks China’s…
China’s WZ-X drone hints at an unmanned stealth bomber
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/chinas-wz-x-drone-hints-at-an-unmanned-stealth-bomber/
Published: September 7, 2026 06:27
China’s WZ-X points to a future in which stealth, endurance, surveillance and strike converge in a new class of unmanned aircraft built for sustained operations across the vast distances of the Pacific. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that newly…
US-China race for orbital supremacy could decide a Taiwan war
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/us-china-race-for-orbital-supremacy-could-decide-a-taiwan-war/
Published: September 4, 2026 05:06
The opening moves of a future US-China war over Taiwan may be made not across the Pacific but hundreds of kilometers above it, as both sides race to seize the orbital advantage that underpins modern military power. The US and China are accelerating…
Japan’s hypersonic subs bring it closer to the nuclear edge
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/japans-hypersonic-subs-bring-it-closer-to-the-nuclear-edge/
Published: September 2, 2026 02:29
Japan’s push for submarine-launched hypersonic weapons marks a major step toward a more survivable counterstrike posture — one that could eventually give it the foundations of a latent sea-based nuclear deterrent. Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD)…
Bangladesh’s J-10CE fighter plan stirs China dependence fears
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/bangladeshs-j-10ce-fighter-plan-stirs-china-dependence-fears/
Published: August 30, 2026 03:52
Bangladesh’s planned J-10CE purchase could significantly strengthen its airpower while tying that capability more closely to Chinese weapons, support networks and supply chains. This month, multiple media outlets reported that Bangladesh is moving toward…
Japan’s drone sprint poised to hit an industrial wall
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/japans-drone-sprint-poised-to-hit-an-industrial-wall/
Published: August 27, 2026 12:53
Japan’s rush to field interceptor drones marks a sharp break with its traditionally slow-moving defense procurement system as it prepares for a battlefield increasingly dominated by cheap, expendable unmanned weapons. Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and…