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President Xi Jinping
China Watch “This is the most stunning development in Chinese politics since the early days of Xi’s rise to power when he purged the General Officer Corps of those he feared would oppose him. He now has only one officer...
Why retiring the B-1 too soon could undermine U.S. security. The U.S. Air Force plans to start retiring the B-1 Lancer fleet to make room for the new, sixth-generation B-21 Raider. But the Air Force is planning to do that...
Beijing is tight-lipped about its nuclear forces, which the U.S. estimates will include more than 1,000 deliverable warheads by the end of the decade.
The U.S. Air Force’s focus in the Pacific has increased steadily over the past five years, as China has continued to modernize and expand its military capabilities with the goal of being able to seize Taiwan as soon as 2027. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider took ...
Airpower is a desired capability that everybody wants. Because it’s asymmetric, with a little bit of airpower, you can create a lot of effects.
Recent Chiefs put the Air Force on the right course. Allvin’s mission is to deliver on those promises.
The war in Gaza, which apparently caught Western intelligence services by surprise, should be a wake-up notice to American strategists.
We are also in a modern-day arms race, in some cases playing catch-up, and we are competing to win friends and influence nations worldwide.
Broadly speaking, the PLA has been pursuing a modernization effort in what is known as the three “izations:” mechanization, informationization, and intelligentization.
The Pentagon is now taking a longer view of Beijing’s military plans and development, shifting from a near-term focus to mid-century, when China plans to be the world’s dominant superpower.
World: ASC22--Air Force adapts ACE; An emphasis on people; Flexibility for the Air Force future; Collaborative Combat Aircraft; Semper Supra.
