AEROSPACE AND MILITARY NEWS
Beijing’s sanctions list includes mining companies most analysts wrote off as symbolic. On April 23, the Defense Logistics Agency published a solicitation that went unnoticed outside a narrow slice of the procurement world. The document described a worldwide Maintenance, Repair, and Operations contract with a ceiling of $10.4 billion, serving as the mechanism through which the Department of War intends to consolidate military … Read More “The $10 Billion Blockade “ »
By: Brent Bartell In an effort to curb Chinese advancements in critical military technologies, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a new rule on Monday that limits and closely monitors American investments in China’s artificial intelligence, semiconductor, and quantum computing sectors. The rule stems from an August 2023 executive order issued by President Joe Biden, aiming … Read More “Treasury Restricts U.S. Investments Supporting China’s Advanced Military Technologies” »
Associated Press | By Stephen Groves WASHINGTON — As the only current U.S. senator to have visited space, Mark Kelly knows something about unexplained objects in the skies. Back in his aviator days, Kelly saw Mylar party balloons fly by his cockpit. And once when he was piloting a NASA aircraft, he spotted an object at roughly … Read More “Congress Floats Ways to Secure Skies After Chinese Balloon” »
In the official version of BeijingAlthough China has not distanced itself from Putin’s war, it does not supply weapons to Russia’s invasion army. So far, this role description has held up Xi Jinping, Putin’s “eternal friend” but not to the point of risking US sanctions, was accepted by everyone. Including the Biden administration. But new data on … Read More “China does not recognize this, but it provides military technology to Russia” »
