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China’s ‘Space Aircraft Carriers’: Nantianmen Project Could Mean Drone Mothership and a U.S. Military Scrambling to Respond
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (586+ words) -Summary and Key Points: China's so-called Nantianmen Project has drawn attention as a possible space-capable drone mothership, but the concept remains far ahead of current reality. China Drone Aircraft Carrier. Image Credit: X Screenshot. -Even if built, such a massive…...
China's Flying Aircraft Carrier Drone 'Mothership' Has a Message for the U.S. Military
2+ week, 3+ day ago (751+ words) Summary and Key Points: A CCTV video on China's UAV development spotlighted familiar drones'then pivoted to a far more radical concept: the "Luan Niao," a proposed orbital or near-space mothership designed to deploy unmanned fighter drones and "hyper-ballistic missiles." -The…...
The U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler Made Venezuela Pay a Big Price
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (679+ words) Synopsis: The EA-18G Growler served as the critical "enabler" in the high-stakes mission to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicol's Maduro. -Equipped with advanced ALQ-99 jammers and HARM missiles, the electronic warfare aircraft neutralized Venezuela's S-300 missile batteries and Chinese radars, creating a…...
China’s Jiu Tian “Flying Aircraft Carrier” Could Unleash 100 Drones at Once
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (817+ words) Key Points and Summary " China's Jiu Tian "flying aircraft carrier" UAV reportedly completed an early flight test, spotlighting a new way to project mass in the Pacific. -Designed to carry and release about 100 small drones, it could blanket an area…...
China’s ‘Flying Aircraft Carrier’ Is Coming: Jiu Tian ‘Mothership’ Deploys 100 Drones At Long Ranges
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (919+ words) Key Points and Summary " China's Jiutian "drone carrier" has completed its maiden flight, marking a new step in Beijing's push toward swarming unmanned warfare. -Official messaging frames Jiutian as a civil, modular workhorse, but the platform's real significance is its…...
China’s New Underwater Drones Could Blindside the U.S. Navy
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (812+ words) Key Points and Summary " China is quietly opening a new front in undersea warfare. Beijing's latest AI-enabled underwater drones can execute zero-radius turns, recharge at submerged stations, datalink with each other, and reportedly operate below 90 decibels'making them extremely hard to…...
The $500 Drone That’s Taking Down Russia’s Shahed Kamikaze UAVs
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1083+ words) Key Points and Summary " As Russia escalates its drone war on Ukraine, deploying massive swarms of increasingly sophisticated Shahed-type drones, Kyiv is fighting back with its own innovative and low-cost interceptor drones. -These interceptors, often developed by volunteer groups and…...
Stunning Drone Breakthrough: China Is Exposed Wanting Hypersonic UAVs
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (721+ words) [WZ-8 Drone]The MD-19, a purportedly hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle, is likely an iterative development of China's wide array of unarmed drone reconnaissance platforms. This newer UAV is known from a video captured from the drone's mothership as the drone is…...
China Is Pushing to Become a Hypersonic Drones Superpower
10+ mon, 13+ hour ago (605+ words) [MD-19 Drone from China]Summary and Key Points: China's unveiling of its hypersonic MD-19 drone highlights rapid advancements in aerial reconnaissance and stealth capabilities. The MD-19 features a rocket-powered, stealth-optimized design, indicative of hypersonic performance and sophisticated low observability. -Together with previously revealed…...
China’s New CH-7 Stealth Drone Was Built for Just 1 Mission
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (662+ words) [CH-7 Drone from China]Seen as a competitor to the US Navy's X-47B and the RQ-180, the CH-7 boasts long-range and stealth capabilities'both highly important in the Indo-Pacific. The drone clearly has one mission: to deter the U.S. military or any potential…...