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Travis Pike, Sandboxx News Traditional ammunition is made from brass cases, which tap out at around 60,000 PSI . . . Peak Alloy provides a much stronger, safe case design that allows… Source link

On July 6, China’s navy launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean, Chinese state media reported. The test immediately drew pushback from the United States, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Beijing described the launch as routine annual training, “not aimed at any specific country or target.”  According to Japanese media reports, the impact point fell outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). That distinction matters, but only up to a point. The episode deserves attention far beyond the question of where the dummy warhead landed.  The more consequential story is that China is steadily…

Global Defense News Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall have agreed to pursue co-production of the U.S. ATACMS missile in Germany Source link

In the Fijian capital of Suva this week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Fijian counterpart, Sitiveni Rabuka, signed two new security agreements. The agreements form part of a period of hyperactive diplomacy by Canberra in the Pacific, which has also included a series of new partnerships with Tuvalu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea (PNG), and Vanuatu. The first agreement with Fiji was the Vuvale Union, an expansion of the Vuvale Partnership signed in 2023. This new union moves to a more permanent framework for collaboration, with stronger commitments to economic integration, workforce mobility, education, skills development, and investment. It…

Stassis, Marine Corps Times A granite helipad is being constructed at the White House to accommodate the newer Marine One helicopters Source link

On July 6, the 14th Dalai Lama turned 91. In Dharamshala, the Himalayan town that has served as his home in exile since 1959, the day was marked, as it was last year, with long-life prayers, khata scarves, and delegations of devotees from across Asia and beyond. But the birthday of the Dalai Lama is no longer merely a religious observance. It has become an annual reminder of a clock that is ticking on one of Asia’s most combustible questions: who will choose the 15th Dalai Lama. Behind that question lies a broader contest between India and China over which…

Michael Hochberg, Long Walls The war in Iran, while it has degraded Iranian capabilities considerably, has not achieved regime change, and has not resulted in any softening of Iranian regime… Source link

On July 6, China fired off a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) carrying a training warhead from a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean. This marked China’s second intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch into the Pacific region, following the PLA Rocket Force’s test of a land-based ICBM in 2024. As in 2024, Beijing did not publicly disclose detailed information about the operation. The submarine’s location, the missile type, and the missile’s flight path all remain unknown. This lack of transparency makes it difficult for outside observers to assess the current development of the PLA’s nuclear strike…

John Hill, Army Technology European leaders reflect on transatlantic distrust in the run up to Ankara Source link

A draconian new law in China took effect on July 1, after passing the National People’s Congress back in March. The “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” is the end result of a long shift in governance of China’s minority groups, 55 in total. Far from the post-1949 model of ethnic autonomy, as this new legal framework attempts to “forge” (zhulao) the country’s many distinct peoples into a collective national identity. Southeast Asia has seen this before, evidenced in Thailand’s vague Thainess policy (khwam pen thai), a fascist effort under military strongman Phibun Songkhram. Beijing’s new law forces schools,…