BREAKING - The current Danish defence minister, Jeppe Bruus. He stated the growing risk from Russian attempts to “deliberately … prevent us from supporting Ukraine” with a risk of “some sort of provocation to test NATO unity.”https://t.co/ljM2sykLKg
Good to see the TW NSC prioritize this. Now the question is whether the combatant commands and the coast guard provide the required budget to operationalize this in the near-term using commercial MDA resources and media. @heguisen@ChuBailiang@alessionaval@HunterStires
Great news! The Philippines' strategy has been very effective in showing the true nature of the CCP's regional aggression. That Taiwan is learning from them is fantastic, and hopefully ties will continue to deepen, as I recently wrote.
Or will cronyism and re-inventing the wheel prevail? This isn’t specifically a pol party issue but the result of the endemic/guanxi patronage system which is not talked about often. This happened with Taiwan’s mil components, electro-optical, SAR, and counter drone markets.
Pay-to-play and tailored bidding requirements in Taiwan creates an environment that the PRC Ministry of State Security exploit and thrive in. @alexjoske@PLMattis @
@MasterActual You must be talking about SpaceX exclusive access to some precise data paid for by the taxpayers but would give it competitive advantage over other American SDA companies.
The Air Force is slashing all civilian positions at its premier research institute for Chinese military aviation, prompting concern among experts who say it will dilute the service’s focus on the Pentagon’s most significant long-term adversary. https://t.co/nDvi4RBPlc
It is extremely unfortunate and regrettable that the Department of the Air Force has decided to shutter the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI). CASI, along with its sister institutions the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI), China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC)…
Norway 🇳🇴 put Chinese 🇨🇳 EVs in a mine so the cars could not “see” the outside world. 🚘
They still tried to call home. 🛜
Researchers found data moving with the car switched off.
About 90% of the traffic from the car they tore down went to China.
Same country now selling cheap EVs into Canada. 🇨🇦
Cameras. Mics. Always-on modems. PRC intelligence law.
This is not a green-car debate. ♻️
It is a rolling sensor debate. 🛰️
Ottawa wants the cheap sticker price. Beijing wants the feed.
#cdnpoli #CCP
Det tog fyra och ett halvt år, men nu börjar Zelensky öppet säga att Kina står på Rysslands sida i kriget.
Ukraina har tidigare varit oroliga för att nämna Kina kan resultera i att landet trappar upp sitt stöd för Ryssland. https://t.co/VdtDB9lUSR
🚨 OBAMA ON AI: "If we are thinking about AI just in terms of how do we cure cancer or get better energy, you can do that without having agentic AI and having it just roaming free in the internet. The reason you are doing that is because you have to market a product that people will pay money for.
That’s a misalignment between what our society needs and the commercial imperatives that these companies are facing, not because necessarily they’re trying to do bad things, but because they’ve got to justify these valuations.
So, that’s one more reason why it is really important for us to have a competent government and a serious bipartisan conversation around this issue, and we have to do it fast. And I would encourage voters to pay attention to this. If somebody does not have a serious plan for how to deal with this, then they’re not meeting the moment, and you should probably look for somebody else."
PRC research vessels in Taiwan's EEZ over the last seven days and since August 1. I am fairly certain that @TAIWANoac didn't give permission nor did @JCG_koho_en. Data from @StarboardIntel. Want to practically implement maritime domain awareness? [email protected]
PRC research vessels in Taiwan's EEZ over the last seven days and since August 1. I am fairly certain that @TAIWANoac didn't give permission nor did @JCG_koho_en. Data from @StarboardIntel. Want to practically implement maritime domain awareness? [email protected]
LOOK: A China Coast Guard vessel rammed a BFAR vessel delivering fuel subsidies to Filipino fishermen off Palawan on Friday, September 18, 2026, according to Philippine Coast Guard.
The damage extended to the starboard side, with debris scattered across the deck.
Courtesy: PCG
A China Coast Guard vessel collided with and damaged a Philippine government boat during a fuel resupply mission for Filipino fishermen near Sabina Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
The Philippines accused the Chinese vessel of deliberately ramming the boat after dangerous manoeuvres. No injuries were reported.
China disputed the account, saying the Philippine vessel ignored warnings and cut across its bow, and blamed Manila for the collision.