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China’s Mobile Piers for Cross-Strait Operations Showcase PLA’s Innovation and Capability

By David Anderson | 04/20/2026 | Comments Off on China’s Mobile Piers for Cross-Strait Operations Showcase PLA’s Innovation and Capability

China’s Shuiqiao mobile pier system is one of Beijing’s most significant and innovative developments in amphibious warfare and cross-Strait readiness,…

China’s New Hybrid-Electric Tanks Demonstrating Improved Performance

By David Anderson | 03/12/2026 | Comments Off on China’s New Hybrid-Electric Tanks Demonstrating Improved Performance

China’s fielding last year of the new ZTZ-100 hybrid-electric medium tank and development of a hybrid variant of the established…

DATE Ariana Update

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2026 | Comments Off on DATE Ariana Update

The Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) G-2 periodically updates the operational environment of DATE countries to reflect real-world conditions. This…

China’s UAS Revolution Advances From Prototype to Practical Application

By Kevin O'Connell | 12/11/2025 | Comments Off on China’s UAS Revolution Advances From Prototype to Practical Application

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is rapidly developing advanced uncrewed systems to support all domains and achieve “intelligentized” warfare by…

Implications of Russia’s Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in the Ukraine War

By Kevin O'Connell | 12/01/2025 | Comments Off on Implications of Russia’s Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in the Ukraine War

Credible allegations of Russian forces using chemical weapons in its war with Ukraine continue to prompt calls for international accountability,…

Differences in Russian Military Planning Underscore Importance of “Thinking Red”

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/26/2025 | Comments Off on Differences in Russian Military Planning Underscore Importance of “Thinking Red”

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Russian operational military planning places emphasis on strategic assessments, historical analysis, and mathematical formulations to reduce the uncertainties…

Ukrainian Ambush Overwhelms Russian Mechanized Column Using Hunter-Killer Team Tactics

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/22/2025 | Comments Off on Ukrainian Ambush Overwhelms Russian Mechanized Column Using Hunter-Killer Team Tactics

Ukrainian ambushes using hunter-killer (HK) team tactics are demonstrating success in large-scale combat operations (LSCO) against a technologically superior force,…

Intelligence and Reconnaissance Brigades Give PLA Theater Commands Unprecedented Reach

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/21/2025 | Comments Off on Intelligence and Reconnaissance Brigades Give PLA Theater Commands Unprecedented Reach

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Army’s Intelligence and Reconnaissance Brigades (IRBs) represent a new and different challenge for U.S. Army…

People’s Liberation Army’s Defensive Strategy Against Amphibious Assault

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/18/2025 | Comments Off on People’s Liberation Army’s Defensive Strategy Against Amphibious Assault

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) focuses on deterrence and counterattacks in defending against amphibious assaults, emphasizing that a well-coordinated active…

PLA Modernizing Amphibious Combined Arms Brigades for Joint Island Landing Campaign

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/22/2025 | Comments Off on PLA Modernizing Amphibious Combined Arms Brigades for Joint Island Landing Campaign

     The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) ability to successfully conduct a joint island landing campaign (JILC) relies on its…