doesn’t apply just to the Russia-Ukraine War —> “To win in future wars, Western militaries will require robust and resilient land forces that can address the unique challenges of land warfare…it will continue to take a land force to defeat a land force.”

New Revolution in Military Affairs podcast out today. On this episode Tim Sweigs, from @hcssnl, joins me to discuss how to think about about strategy, conflict, and war. https://t.co/8EcqlVuP7R

Kids today expect to be *handed* a job when all they’ve bothered to do is get an undergrad, masters, and PhD, publish extensively, have excellent references, and interview several hundred times

Don’t learn the wrong lessons, folks.

🟡 As Operation True Promise III is about to unfold: ➡️ A thread on which weapons 🇮🇷 will likely use for what targets: 1: Fattah-2 Maybe the best tool to take out 🇮🇱's U.S. AN/TPY-2 radar, a key asset for missile defense But not known to be operational https://t.co/AZHOLL363k

Bolstered by a recent decision to loosen Germany’s debt brake, a fiscal straitjacket, its new government plans to ramp up defence spending further. Indeed, rearmament is set to become its animating mission https://t.co/DfAOgWJkod Photo: Getty Images

Check out #PLA CONCEPTS OF #UAV #SWARMS AND #MANNED/ #UNMANNED TEAMING by John Chen and Emilie Stewart at

Yes, China can sink U.S. carriers. The DF-21D is called “Carrier Killer” for a reason. I reckon underwater drone swarming would, at best, hamper submarine systems in order to enable the sequencing of other tactical surface actions.

China has troops deployed to Ukraine Here's what we know about Chinese forces and why they differ from North Korea's role in the Ukraine War /THREAD

Though China has supplied dual-use components for Russia’s defence industry, kept Russia’s economy afloat with energy purchases, and promoted propaganda blaming Ukraine and NATO for the war, its leaders have consistently claimed neutrality

The head of U.S. forces in Indo-Pacific said it took 73 C-17 flights to move one Patriot missile battalion from Asia to the Middle East.

Taiwan’s intelligence chief Tsai Ming-yen revealed that the PLA’s “STRAIT THUNDER-2025A” exercise served a dual role: projecting deterrence abroad while stabilizing internal morale during a purge of Eastern Theater Command leadership. Tsai warned of potential rapid PLA

The Japan-U.S. command post exercise KEEN EDGE, held in February 2024, explicitly simulated a Chinese invasion of Taiwan for the first time. The exercise evaluated Japan’s response through collective self-defense measures, including JASDF missile attacks on Chinese vessels.

It would be just great to have one of these to run with Minerva and the 🇧🇷 Army CGSC.

🇵🇭 - 🇺🇸 @USArmy and Philippine Army unleashed their combined lethality during live-fire and sling load training at #Salaknib2025. This exercise isn't just about exchanging tactics—it's about forging a more powerful, interoperable force ready to respond to any challenge.

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“Taiwan is not the be all and end all of the Indo-Pacific,” writes @jcaverley. It is time for Washington to focus less on the island itself—and start preparing to wage and win a wider and lengthier conflict with Beijing. https://t.co/Wfp1ed8F11

The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Joint Training Task Group made a rare port call at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Yokosuka Base 🇰🇷🇯🇵 Story by @TakahashiKosuke https://t.co/2JuPiLK555

Japanese carrier upgrade Full Video: https://t.co/sQTiKRVxIY

"Japan does not sell military equipment, Brazil cannot buy Type 10" In 2020, Japan offered type 16 MCV to Brazil under the VBC CAV program. what matters is whether Japan and Brazil can sign technology transfer agreements.