The shipbuilding empire fueling China's naval rise is a juggernaut, but tough questions remain

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A black and white satellite image showing an overview of Jiangnan Shipyard and Chinese shipbuilding.
Jiangnan Shipyard was recently expanded and is now being merged with another yard.

Satellite image © 2023 Maxar Technologies

Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific

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China's DF-31A intercontinental ballistic missiles on mobile carriers are parked in front of Chinese military personnel standing in formation.
China's ICBM test was its first in the Pacific in over 40 years.

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A new first-in-class Chinese attack submarine sank at a Wuhan shipyard in a pier-side accident

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A satellite image shows floating cranes near a pier at a Chinese shipyard.
Efforts to salvage the submarine, June 15.

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Ukraine is fielding machine-gun turrets remotely controlled by the Steam Deck video game system made for playing Halo

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A Ukrainian soldier holding a remote controller while sitting in front of a laptop in a wooden shack.
Ukraine is using Steam Deck, a popular video game platform, for controlling remote guns.

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This is the conflict-ridden, tension-filled world that the next US president may have to face

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US Navy aircraft carriers and warships travel in lines across the blue ocean with a blue sky background.
Regardless of who wins the 2024 election, Trump or Harris will both likely face a variety of foreign policy challenges.

US Navy photo by Lt. Aaron B. Hicks

See inside the Brazilian C-390 Millennium that Boeing once wanted to buy but now doesn't have an answer to

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The C-390 Millennium transits a runway before taking flight.
The C-390 was once Boeing's solution to the competing C-130 before it pulled out of the deal.

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Japan accuses China of sailing into its waters just days after a Chinese spy plane violated Japanese airspace

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A Chinese Navy survey ship sails in blue waters.
A Chinese Navy survey ship in Japanese territorial waters west of Kuchinarabu Island.

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The US is ramping up spending on anti-tank missiles to replenish stockpiles amid the Ukraine war and commitments to Taiwan

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Two soldiers stand behind a brick wall surrounded by tall grass as they fire a Javelin missile, which is flying to the right of the wall.
Soldiers firing a Javelin missile system during a Deployment Mission Readiness Exercise for the 123rd Infantry Battalion at Coolmooney Camp in Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow

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Russia's exploding unjammable drones probably won't be the end-all game changer in this strange Ukraine war arms race

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Ukrainian military learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school on May 12, 2023 in Lviv region Ukraine.
Ukrainian military personnel learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school in May 2023 in the Lviv region of Ukraine.

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Ukraine just dismissed the commander of its air force after losing an F-16 and a pilot in a battle against Russian missiles

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Ukraine's president stands in front of an F-16 at a press event. There are trees in the background, and the fighter jet is partially covered.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks to media representatives while standing in front of an F16 fighter jet during Ukrainian Air Forces Day at an undisclosed location on August 4, 2024.

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