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Chinese Navy shandong and liaoning aircraft carriers

Although Saturday’s Reagan National Defense Forum had no shortage of concerned statements from senior military officials about potential Russian or Chinese aggression, details — or even hints — on what the Pentagon might do to deter or respond were hard to find. The cautious tone reflects the...

Aircraft from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force and a B-52 Bomber from Barksdale Air Force base conduct integrated joint air operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. The USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Carrier Strike Groups are conducting dual-carrier operations in...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 6, 2020) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wings (CVW) 5 and 17 fly in formation over the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force. The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68), right, and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and their carrier strike groups are conducting dual carrier operations in the...

China's J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command Photo by Xie Zhongwu)

China's J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command Photo by Xie Zhongwu)

China's J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command Photo by Xie Zhongwu)

China's J-10 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command Photo by Xie Zhongwu)

Chinese Navy Warships and Aircraft Carrier during a naval drill

A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command takes off for a flight patrol mission on January 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wei Jinxin)

A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command takes off for a flight patrol mission on January 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wei Jinxin)

A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command takes off for a flight patrol mission on January 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wei Jinxin)

A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command takes off for a flight patrol mission on January 29, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wei Jinxin)

I searched for content on great power competition (GPC) in the forums but couldn't find any. Its a concept listed in the latestUS National Defense Strategy as the next big thing. The US believes that GPC, not terrorism, is the next threat. A new strategic calculus is developing where China is...

JF-17 Block III Single Seat Upgraded JF-17 Fighter Jet Makes Maiden Flight

JF-17 Block III Single Seat Upgraded JF-17 Fighter Jet Makes Maiden Flight

A coverall thread for geostrategic and geopolitical discussions about the PRC. The PRC has an agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) that is part intelligence agency and part police agency. A Chinese version of the KGB, maybe but I think possibly closer to the East German SSD...

Chinese scientists have found a way to hide secret messages in the sound pulses that sperm whales emit to keep enemy reconnaissance systems from deciphering them – a breakthrough that could help military submarines avoid scrutiny, researchers said. With this technique, whale sounds are edited...

Does anyone know what these antennas and bumps are, located either side of this Chinese Y-8 aircraft, or what antennas the Y-8 has on its fuselage normally? Cheers HB :cool: