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Indian Ocean Rivalry: China’s Naval Maneuvers Irk New Delhi
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Tom Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think tank, said: "While we don't have any direct indications of intentions to specifica...
By Tom Shugart
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Satellite Images of Naval Base in Cambodia Expose China’s Lie
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China insisted it wasn’t building a naval base in Cambodia … until its ambassador attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. It insists it won’t arm its overseas facilities … right...
By Tom Shugart
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China's Taiwan war games threaten more global supply chain disruption
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The extent to which China will escalate its response to the Pelosi visit -- flexing its military muscle, cyber attacks and economic sanctions -- remains to be seen. Given its ...
By Tom Shugart
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Experts doubt China is gearing up to invade Taiwan under the guise of training
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To invade Taiwan, China would need to mobilize its fleet of civilian ferries, which are operated by state-owned companies, said retired Navy Capt. Thomas Shugart, a military i...
By Tom Shugart
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Russian Navy's massive submarine could set the stage for 'a new Cold War' in the oceans
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The Russian Navy has taken delivery of what is the world's longest known submarine, one its maker touts as a research vessel -- but what others say is a platform for espionage...
By Tom Shugart
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Satellite photos show China destroyed object similar to Japan plane
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China has destroyed an object believed to be shaped like a Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) aircraft in a desert area of Xinjiang, Nikkei has learned through analysis of satell...
By Tom Shugart
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With a new carrier and rumors of more bases, a vision of China's global presence is getting clearer
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In the years ahead, the design of China's carriers and the limited experience of their crews will likely keep them in the Western Pacific, where Beijing is focused on Taiwan a...
By Tom Shugart
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China has the power to take Taiwan, but it would cost an extremely bloody price
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On his first trip to Asia as United States President last week, Joe Biden gave his strongest warning yet to Beijing that Washington was committed to defending Taiwan militaril...
By Tom Shugart
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China tests missile targeting for specific planes: CNAS' Shugart
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China has set up what appears to be a mock-up of an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in a desert area of Xinj...
By Tom Shugart
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Navy grappling with the future of its unmanned fleet
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Tom Shugart, a defense analyst with the Center for a New American Security and a retired submarine warfare officer, said the Navy’s current approach to unmanned maritime syste...
By Tom Shugart
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The US may be using Ukraine as a blueprint for how Taiwan could stop a Chinese invasion
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President Joe Biden’s administration reportedly wants to arm Taiwan with the same types of portable weapons that the United States and other NATO members have been providing t...
By Tom Shugart
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Moskva sinking: What really happened to the pride of Russia's fleet?
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The Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva rests deep beneath the Black Sea this morning. Whether it lies there as the victim of Ukrainian missiles, Russian incompetence, bad l...
By Tom Shugart
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The military wants ‘robot ships’ to replace sailors in battle
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Tom Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the Navy is building these ships with one enemy primarily in mind: China. The Chinese mi...
By Tom Shugart
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How did a $3 billion US Navy submarine hit an undersea mountain?
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Surface ships or a sub operating at periscope depth can relay on global positioning satellites to give sailors a very accurate location, said Shugart, now an adjunct senior fe...
By Tom Shugart
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Analysis: Pentagon has a Pacific posture predicament
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On Feb. 4, roughly two weeks into office, U.S. President Joe Biden ordered Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to lead a Global Posture Review of all American forces deployed ov...
By Tom Shugart
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Aukus: How transatlantic allies turned on each other over China’s Indo-Pacific threat
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"The US propulsion technology is one of the “crown jewels of the American military” because it allows submarines to be stealthy when submerged and helps evade sonar detection,...
By Tom Shugart
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What are nuclear-powered submarines and how do they work? Australia's firepower ambitions explained
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With Australia making a deal with the United States and the United Kingdom to begin a nuclear-powered submarine program, we can expect the Aussie subs will look a lot like the...
By Tom Shugart
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To Invade Taiwan, The Chinese Navy Could Mobilize The World’s Biggest Transport Fleet
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The Chinese navy now has access to 1.5 million tons of shipping that could carry an assault force across the Taiwan Strait and initiate an invasion of Taiwan. For those of you...
By Tom Shugart
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China reportedly converted civilian ferries for amphibious assault operations
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China has converted civilian ferries for use in military amphibious operations, potentially enabling the country to significantly surge its amphibious assault capabilities in ...
By Tom Shugart
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Chinese Navy Using Commercial Car Ferries to Launch Amphibious Landing Craft
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When a Chinese ferry joined the People’s Liberation Army Navy for an amphibious landing exercise in July 2020, observers noticed something different.It’s not unusual for Chine...
By Tom Shugart
