🇫🇷🤝🇻🇪 ¡Francia con Venezuela!
A petición del Pdte. @EmmanuelMacron, aterrizó un destacamento de 85 rescatistas de la Seguridad Civil francesa, especializados en búsqueda y rescate urbano para apoyar tras los sismos.
¡La solidaridad no tiene fronteras! 🕊️
Interesting, enlightening read: "Chinese views of stealth as an asymmetric yet counterable U.S. advantage...This overvaluation fosters a false sense of security, as evidenced by deployments on the South China Sea artificial islands and...near the Taiwan Strait"
Rolling off the CMSI ramp! Impactful new @NavalWarCollege/@ChinaMaritime Report #55 from @us_awc#China Landpower Studies Center Research Director Joshua Arostegui!
https://t.co/3G4dZ9TJA0
“Loading the Well Deck: The PLA #Navy’s Maturing Role in Projecting Joint Ground Forces” illuminates how:
⚓⚓⚓ China’s Navy is actively validating its “access without basing” model at commercial ports across Southeast Asia (Sihanoukville, Cambodia + Port Klang, Malaysia) & Africa (Tanzania + Mozambique).
⚓⚓⚓ The PLAN is learning by doing, logging critical sets & reps in “navigating foreign port bureaucracies, coordinating local tug and stevedore services, and testing the physical load limits of regional piers—intelligence and experience that are vital for future naval operations requiring rapid, sustained access abroad.”
⚓⚓⚓ “Big #Army” entrenchment is yielding to joint efforts, including with a PLAN Exercise Commander.
17 curated photos paint a vivid picture!
From CMSI Director @ChrisHSharman, @USNavy (ret.):
China PLA Watchers: Can the PLA project joint combat power across Southeast Asia & Africa without building a network of military bases?
CMSI’s latest China Maritime Report (CMR) examines the untold story of the growing ability of the PLA Navy (PLAN) to transport, deploy & sustain PLA Army (PLAA) forces well beyond the 1st Island Chain.
Drawing on a detailed examination of multinational exercises conducted between 2023 & 2025, this report shows how Beijing is transforming routine overseas engagements into laboratories for expeditionary warfare.
At the center of this effort is the Type 071/YUZHAO LPD, which has evolved into a test platform for loading heavy ground forces, refining joint logistics, & validating the command relationships necessary for such operations.
What emerges is evidence that the PLAN is increasingly comfortable moving PLAA armored vehicles, artillery, engineers, & support units across long distances.
The report also explores China’s emerging model of “access without basing.” The PLA appears to be developing the ability to deploy combat power to foreign commercial ports using local infrastructure & stevedore services to support PLA deployments across Southeast Asia & to Africa.
These developments are rooted in Xi Jinping’s 2015 directive that the PLAA expand beyond its traditional role as a force focused on China’s borders & prepare to protect the PRC’s overseas strategic interests.
This report demonstrates, the PLAN’s growing role in transporting & enabling army forces suggests that PLA joint expeditionary capabilities beyond the First Island Chain are no longer a future aspiration—they are an emerging operational reality.
Check out the graphics included in the report...
.@LockheedMartin announced the Next Generation Glide Body (NxGB), a hypersonic capability designed for survivability, scalability and deterrence. Built to provide an affordable, operationally relevant long-range strike option. Click for more:
Today's executive orders are an important step to help ensure continued US leadership in quantum computing. Google was honored to participate in today's signing ceremony, and we look forward to continued collaboration with the U.S. government.
https://t.co/1sThAqH96Z
LEGO Icons Arcade Pinball Machine (11374) Officially Announced
LEGO has officially revealed a new working Classic Space pinball set with the LEGO Icons Arcade Pinball Machine (11374).
https://t.co/EmUuu9rFj9
#LEGO#LEGONews#RLFM#LEGOIcons#Space#Pinball#Reveal
Army’s Newest Unit Aims To “Overwhelm” Adversary With Drones In Pacific Fight
The new 7th Infantry Division Multi-Domain Command – Pacific will meld drone warfare with the maneuver capabilities of Stryker brigades.
https://t.co/S7WpXD9mdf
Kratos was proud to support TECRO’s celebration in Washington, D.C. last week, marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence and the 30th anniversary of Taiwan’s democratic elections.
We showcased the Mighty Hornet IV, an attack UAV made possible through a collaboration between Kratos and the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST). This highlights the strength of U.S.–Taiwan collaboration and the shared commitment to advancing security and innovation.
We appreciate the invitation to join distinguished guests from across the U.S. government and industry, and we look forward to continuing this important partnership.