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PLA Theater Army Defense Against a U.S. Army Corps

By David Anderson | 05/28/2026 | Comments Off on PLA Theater Army Defense Against a U.S. Army Corps

This graphic represents a multidomain, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) theater command defense in-depth against a U.S. Army corps attack.…

PLA Theater Army Attack on a U.S. Army Corps

By David Anderson | 05/28/2026 | Comments Off on PLA Theater Army Attack on a U.S. Army Corps

This graphic represents a multidomain Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Joint Island Landing Campaign directed by a theater joint operations…

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 People’s Liberation Army Group Army in a Positional Defense Threat Template

By David Anderson | 03/18/2026 | Comments Off on China’s People’s Liberation Army Group Army in a Positional Defense Threat Template

This template outlines a PLA group army in a positional defense, with a mix of heavy, medium, and light combined…

China’s People’s Liberation Army Group Army Attack on a Fortified Enemy Threat Template

By David Anderson | 03/18/2026 | Comments Off on China’s People’s Liberation Army Group Army Attack on a Fortified Enemy Threat Template

This template outlines a PLA group army attack with a mix of heavy, medium, and light combined arms brigades arrayed…

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…

Russia’s Armed Forces Brigade in a Positional Defense Threat Template

By David Anderson | 03/04/2026 | Comments Off on Russia’s Armed Forces Brigade in a Positional Defense Threat Template

This template describes a Russian Ground Forces brigade in a positional defense as part of the first echelon of a…

War in Ukraine Sociocultural Running Estimate 23 – Russian and Ukrainian Home Fronts Straining Under War Fatigue

By David Anderson | 03/03/2026 | Comments Off on War in Ukraine Sociocultural Running Estimate 23 – Russian and Ukrainian Home Fronts Straining Under War Fatigue

In This Running Estimate… Putin’s popularity dipped slightly to 85 percent, reflecting a decrease in the percentage of Russians who…

U.S. Adversaries Deepening Defense-Industrial Integration, Dual-Use Technology Transfers

By David Anderson | 02/27/2026 | Comments Off on U.S. Adversaries Deepening Defense-Industrial Integration, Dual-Use Technology Transfers

This periodic report assesses the contours of the emerging alliance of the United States’ four primary adversaries: China, Russia, Iran,…

Know the Threat: People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Group Army Enabling Capabilities Poster

By David Anderson | 11/24/2025 | Comments Off on Know the Threat: People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Group Army Enabling Capabilities Poster

This GTA poster (GTA 20-10-006) provides a quick recognition guide to the PLA group army enabling capabilities. It is very…