Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Derek Grossman, and Logan Ma at RAND analyze Chinese H-6K bomber flights around Taiwan and concluded that the “core objective appears to be strengthening the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) conventional strategic deterrence.” Hit the link below for the commentary.
Day: October 2, 2017
Reagan CSG to make port call in Hong Kong
Beijing has given the green light for the Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to make a port call in Hong Kong this week, the first U.S. carrier to visit the territory in two years.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Ukrainian L-39 crashes, two killed
A Ukrainian Air Force L-39 jet trainer crashed on Sept. 29, killing two of the occupants aboard.
DARPA’s ViSAR has completed flight tests
DARPA’s Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) program has completed flight tests, the research agency announced on Sept. 28.
Footage shows MQ-9 being shot down in Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi forces claimed they had shot down an American MQ-9 over Sanaa on Oct. 1.