> Recruitment >

> Budgets, Procurement >>

24-11-12 Europe Needs To Wake Up [and remilitarize] - Warfronts > .

24-9-8 Ruscian War Economy 2024: sanctions, inflation, mounting risks - Perun > .

24-4-28 (Realistic) [Ruscian Demographics & Economy Imploding] - Inside R > .

Civilian Support Branches

24-6-3 USN (MSC) & RN (RFA) = civilian crewing problems - Shipping > .

> Conscription, Recruitment >>  

24-11-12 Europe Needs To Wake Up [and remilitarize] - Warfronts > .

24-9-8 Ruscian War Economy 2024: sanctions, inflation, mounting risks - Perun > .

24-7-23 [P00ti] running out of soldiers? - Economist > . 

24-4-28 (Realistic) [Ruscian Demographics & Economy Imploding] - Inside R > .

24-4-27 $115 Billion & Ukrainian Conscription Law Gives Ukraine Hope - gtbt > .

24-4-17 Stealthy Mobilisation in Ruscia | Konstantin Samoilov - Silicon > . 

24-4-16 Is Mandatory Military Service Actually a Good Idea? - Context Matters > .

24-1-14 Demography & Armies - Recruitment, Retention, Manpower - Perun > .

24-2-1 Could National Service fix British forces recruitment crisis? | Sitrep > .

> EuM - European Defense >>  EU Army? 

24-11-12 Europe Needs To Wake Up [and remilitarize] - Warfronts > .

24-7-27 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? - Simple > .

> Future Combat >>

24-4-24 Future of Warfare: Preparing US Military Forces | GSF 2024 - CSIS > .

Pilots 

23-10-20 Recruitment Deficit Marine Pilots, Logistics Challenges - nwyt > .

Militaristic Indoctrination 

23-12-3 Military & Z-Patriot Indoctrination in Schools (subs) - Katz > .

> Military Logistics >>

NATO 

23-8-20 NATO's Rearmament & Spending - NATO's R-U Response - Perun > .

Orcs 

24-9-8 Ruscian War Economy 2024: sanctions, inflation, mounting risks - Perun > .

24-7-23 [P00ti] running out of soldiers? - Economist > . 

Philippines  

23-12-10 Philippines races to upgrade its military vs X - SCMP > .

Reservists 

24-9-30 Reservist lethality: British Army's fighting power by 2027 - Forces > .

UK 

24-11-12 Europe Needs To Wake Up [and remilitarize] - Warfronts > .

24-9-30 Reservist lethality: British Army's fighting power by 2027 - Forces > .

24-1-14 Demography & Armies - Recruitment, Retention, Manpower - Perun > .

24-1-14 Revitalizing Trust in the Military | Hoover, RAI > .

23-3-19 Britain's Shrinking Military - Cold War to Cash-Strapped Shadow - mfp > .

US 

24-9-6 [Military Doctrine: US Army's Radical Upgrade for WW3] - T&P > .

24-1-14 Demography & Armies - Recruitment, Retention, Manpower - Perun > .

24-1-14 Revitalizing Trust in the US Military | Hoover, RAI > .

24-1-14 Revitalizing Trust in the Military | Hoover, RAI > .

23-11-8 Life During Wartime: Israel’s Resolve; Ukraine's Victory? | Hoover > .

23-9-4 The Recruiting Crisis: US Military Adapts to Zoomers || Peter Zeihan > .

23-8-9 Why The US Military Is Running Out Of Soldiers - Versed > .

23-5-16 US Army 'fat camp' helping would-be recruits to lose weight - Forces > .

22-11-25 US Military's Challenge = Recruitment, Retention, Training - nwyt > . skip > .

22-8-26 Why US Military Faces Growing Recruiting Crisis - CNBC > .

22-8-15 4 Reasons Nobody is Joining the Military - T&P > .

22-8-6 How Many BCTs can the US Army Form for a Large Scale War? - CoCa > .

21-6-4 US Military's Shady Recruitment Practices - Second > .

USAF

24-11-12 Air Force breaking down recruiting barriers - Sandboxx > .

X Recruitment 

24-2-22 Attacking Taiwan? Massive mandatory military recruitment - Insight > .

> ROK military >

> AntiX >>

23-10-2 Hai Kun/Narwhal Class - Taiwan's 1st Submarine Construction - HIS > .

> Armaments Industry >>

23-10-2 Hai Kun/Narwhal Class - Taiwan's 1st Submarine Construction - HIS > .

23-8-23 China vs Japan vs Korea: Japan Preparing for War with Xina - BuBa > .

Asian NATO? 

24-1-9 Ċold Ŵar 2: NATO-like alliance vs Xina in the Indo-Pacific? | DW > .

> Asian Tigers >>

> > Ċold Ŵar 2 Geopolitics > >

    > Ċold Ŵar 2 >>

> Conscription, Recruitment >>  

24-4-16 Mandatory Military Service in South Korea - Context Matters > .

24-1-14 Demography & Armies - Recruitment, Retention, Manpower - Perun > .

> KimPaganda >>
24-5-6 North Korea's [Potemkin Kimpaganda] Influencers - fern > .

> NK military >> -> X >>-> T >>-> First Island Chain >> 

24-5-7 Why DPRK is Freaked by US-ROK Military Drills - T&P > .

23-10-2 Hai Kun/Narwhal Class - Taiwan's 1st Submarine Construction - HIS > .

23-9-30 Militarily Strategic Utility of DPRK to Imperialistic Xina - Kamome > . skip > .

22-8-7 3 Reasons Why Korea is the Key to Asia's Security - Kamome > .

ROK > Armaments Industry >>

24-5-7 Why DPRK is Freaked by US-ROK Military Drills - T&P > .

24-2-26 Can South Korea’s untouchable chaebols change? - CNBC I > .

23-11-27 South Korea aims to become one of world's biggest arms dealers - CNBC I > .

23-9-18 South Korean Factory Churning Out Armaments for NATO | WSJ > .

23-9-18 South Korea is Transforming Into a Weapons Export Giant | WSJ > .

23-7-23 ROK Defence Strategy - Firepower, Industry, Existential Threats - Perun > .

23-5-29 South Korea aims to become world's largest arms dealer - Reuters > .

23-5-5 Korean Army Artillery Best in World - T&P > .

> Strategy >>

> Shipbuilding >

> Shipbuilding >>  ? shipbuilding ?  

25-3-14 Xina Builds 350x More Ships Than US = It's a Problem - nwyt > .

25-3-8 Office of Shipbuilding | Sal > .

25-1-21 Report: Xina's Targeting of Maritime, Logistics & Shipbuilding - Sal > .

24-9-5 [Shipbuilding - What's Going On] - Shipping > .

24-5-5 Xina Dominates (58.1%) World Shipbuilding in 2024 | Shipping > .

24-3-21 USN's 30-Year Plan on Shipbuilding - 2024 - Shipping > .

24-2-18 Gallagher's Call for US Sealift Capacity Expansion vs Xina - Shipping > .

23-5-22 Top 15 Shipbuilders, 2022 | 3 Nations Build 94% of Ships - Shipping > .

23-5-14 Rapid Rise of Korean Shipbuilding - Asianometry > .

Shipbuilding Industry - Naval Gazing >> .

> USN >>

> Shipping >

24-3-26 Baltimore Bridge Disaster ↠ 

> Arctic >>  >> Arctic >>>  

24-12-19 North America is preparing for an Arctic battle | CBC > .

24-7-16 (Failed) Race For The Arctic - gtbt > .

24-7-1 P00ti lost Ruscia's Arctic dominance to Xina & Baltic NATO forces | Forces > .

24-4-25 [Obstacles to Ruscian Arctic] Great Northern Sea Route || Zeihan > .

Blockade  > Red Sea Crisis >>  > Red Sea, Persian Gulf >> 

24-2-25 Impact on Global Trade: Disruptions in Red Sea, Black Sea, Panama Canal > .

Cargo Logistics - Military 

24-12-19 North America is preparing for an Arctic battle | CBC > .

24-2-18 Gallagher's Call for US Sealift Capacity Expansion vs Xina - Shipping > .

23-8-6 Climate Change & Panama Canal; USN vs PLAN - Kamome > . skip > .

22-10-5 US Military’s Massive Global Transportation System - Wendover > .

22-4-29 Narco-Subs, Mules, VertRep, etc - Future of Military Logistics > .

Cargo Logistics 

25-1-21 Report: Xina's Targeting of Maritime, Logistics & Shipbuilding - Sal > .

24-12-19 North America is preparing for an Arctic battle | CBC > .

24-7-16 (Failed) Race For The Arctic - gtbt > .

24-2-25 Impact on Global Trade: Disruptions in Red Sea, Black Sea, Panama Canal > .

23-8-6 Climate Change & Panama Canal; USN vs PLAN - Kamome > . skip > .

Dark Fleet / Ghost Fleet 

23-10-22 Shifty Shades of Grey | G7 Crackdown On Dark Fleet | Shipping > .
23-8-20 Ruscia's Ghost Fleet: Covert Grain Trade from Occupied Ukraine - Scripps > .

> Deglobalization >>

24-5-15 Why Less Globalization Might Actually Be Beneficial - EcEx > .

> Houthis >>

25-1-21 Will DUH protect Red Sea shipping lanes? - BFBS > . 

24-9-13 Why the US Navy [doesn't] stop Houthi rebels - Caspian > .

> Indian Ocean >>

 24-5-2 Drone Attack on Bulker Cyclades | Ship Attacks in Indian Ocean - Shipping > .

> Iraq >>   Persian Gulf to Mediterranean 

24-8-30 [Potential Impacts of Iraq-Turkey 'Development Road'] - Caspian > .

Maritime Logistics, Shipbuilding 

25-1-21 Report: Xina's Targeting of Maritime, Logistics & Shipbuilding - Sal > .

Maritime Strategy 

22-1-13 Sea control and sea denial — naval vs land warfare - Anders > .

> Military Logistics >>

24-12-19 North America is preparing for an Arctic battle | CBC > .

24-5-25 Can Ruscia "Slaughter Us" as Royce Lopez Claims - Ryan McBeth > .  

> HPh - Philippines >>

> Panama Canal 2025 >>    

24-3-5 [US Multinational BlackRock snatches Xina's Panama Ports] - Update > .

25-1-29 Panama Canal: Impact on US Trade and National Security | Sal > .

> PLA >>   PLAAF    > PLAN >>

25-3-11 [How Xina Could Besiege Taiwan by Gray Zone Blockade] - Caspian > . 

25-1-27 2027: Will the USN Be Ready for the Xina's Threat? - IP R > .

24-7-6 [Naval Strategy: Mahan, Corbett | PLAN Aggression] - Pacific > . 

24-5-29 Hainan Island & Xina's Massive Naval Expansion | WSJ > .

23-12-18 Xinese Agression in the South China Sea (SXS) - Warographics > . 

23-11-17 Japan’s navy vs PLAN? Current Japanese Navy - Binkov > .

23-10-20 Xina's PLAN Expansion vs USN's Hegemony - gtbt > . skip > .

23-8-22 Evidence of XiXiPee's war preparations - Observer > .

23-7-7 USN not afraid of PLAN ... yet - nwyt > .

Ports 

25-3-11 [How Xina Could Besiege Taiwan by Gray Zone Blockade] - Caspian > . 

25-1-27 2027: Will the USN Be Ready for the Xina's Threat? - IP R > .

23-7-29 Ream, Hambantota, Tonga Naval Bases; Australia - Focus > .

23-7-28 PLAN's Indo-Pacific Bases - Ream, Djibouti, Hambantota, Tonga - Focus > .

RAN - Royal Australian Navy 

24-2-20 Expanding RAN’s warship fleet; multi-billion-dollar overhaul | ABC Aus > .

> Red Sea Crisis >>  > Red Sea, Persian Gulf >> 

24-8-30 [Potential Impacts of Iraq-Turkey 'Development Road'] - Caspian > .

24-7-22 Red Sea & Black Sea - Shipping > .

24-5-30 Red Sea Chaos: Freight Rates Soar; Port Congestions; Houthi - Shipping > .

24-2-25 Impact on Global Trade: Disruptions in Red Sea, Black Sea, Panama Canal > .

24-5-2 Drone Attack on Bulker Cyclades | Ship Attacks in Indian Ocean - Shipping > .

24-2-25 Impact on Global Trade: Disruptions in Red Sea, Black Sea, Panama Canal > .

> Sanction Dodging >> 

24-6-3 [Unsurprising] US microchips in Ruscian weapons | WSJ > .  

23-10-22 Shifty Shades of Grey | G7 Crackdown On Dark Fleet | Shipping > .

> Shipbuilding >>  ? shipbuilding ?  

25-3-14 Xina Builds 350x More Ships Than US = It's a Problem - nwyt > .

25-3-8 Office of Shipbuilding | Sal > .

25-1-21 Report: Xina's Targeting of Maritime, Logistics & Shipbuilding - Sal > .

24-9-5 [Shipbuilding - What's Going On] - Shipping > .

24-5-5 Xina Dominates (58.1%) World Shipbuilding in 2024 | Shipping > .

24-3-21 USN's 30-Year Plan on Shipbuilding - 2024 - Shipping > .

24-2-18 Gallagher's Call for US Sealift Capacity Expansion vs Xina - Shipping > .

23-5-22 Top 15 Shipbuilders, 2022 | 3 Nations Build 94% of Ships - Shipping > .

23-5-14 Rapid Rise of Korean Shipbuilding - Asianometry > .

Shipbuilding Industry - Naval Gazing >> .

South Korea - ROK 

24-2-26 Can South Korea’s untouchable chaebols change? - CNBC I > .

Submarine Cables, Communication 

24-1-29 [Did E Peng III cut Baltic submarine cable?] - Update > .

24-11-29 [Did Xinese Ship cut cables intentionally?] | ABC > .

24-11-27 Ruscia [attempting to change] Baltic Sea borders - Caspian > .

24-11-20 Accident or Sabotage? Undersea Cables Cut in Baltic Sea - nwyt > .

24-11-7 Could Russia take out the West's internet? - CaspianReport > .

24-8-5 Hidden US~X Battle for Fiber-Optic Supremacy | WSJ > .

24-6-20 Hazardous Life of an Undersea Cable - Asianometry > .

24-6-6 1.4 million km cables drew a US-Xina undersea tech war - Lei > .

> Submersibles >>

> Supply Logistics >> 

25-1-21 Report: Xina's Targeting of Maritime, Logistics & Shipbuilding - Sal > .

24-7-2 Hurricane Beryl Scatters Shipping | Supply Chain Impact? | Shipping > .

24-5-30 Red Sea Chaos: Freight Rates Soar; Port Congestions; Houthi - Shipping > .

24-2-25 Impact on Global Trade: Disruptions in Red Sea, Black Sea, Panama Canal > .

21-3-16 Complexity of Modern Supply Chains - EcEx > . skip > .

22-1 How a Deglobalized World Works, Full Webinar | Peter Zeihan - tco > .

2021 The Fragility of Global Supply Chains | Ross Kennedy - geopop > .

2021 How Ocean Shipping Works (And Why It's Broken) - Wendover > .

> SXS - South Xina Sea >> 

24-4-2 Xina's Falsehoods & Threats Against Philippines - Update > . 

24-3-15 Risky Xina-Philippines Confrontation in SXS | WSJ > .

> Trade War 2024 >>  > Trade, Chokepoints >>

24-8-30 [Potential Impacts of Iraq-Turkey 'Development Road'] - Caspian > .

24-5-30 Red Sea Chaos: Freight Rates Soar; Port Congestions; Houthi - Shipping > .

24-2-25 Impact on Global Trade: Disruptions in Red Sea, Black Sea, Panama Canal > .

Weather, Climate 

24-7-2 Hurricane Beryl Scatters Shipping | Supply Chain Impact? | Shipping > .

>> What is Going on With Shipping? >> ◻

> Space Forces >

> Armaments Industry >>  >> Armaments Industries >>>

24-3-31 Global Arms Exports - Winners, losers, trends in race to rearm - Perun > .

> Budgets, Procurement >>

> Chokepoints >>

Competition 

24-1-11 PLA worried about military capabilities of SpaceX Starlink - Update > .

23-12-27 Tech: Why space matters for defence - Saab > .

23-7-1 SPACE WAR: India and US vs Xina; India Fighter Engines - Uncensored > .

23-1-23 Xina’s Space Conquest [USING] South America - Uncensored > .

22-3-26 Profits, Sovereignty and Security: New Space Economy | DW > .

21-8-15 Xinese Astronauts reach Tianhe Space Station; plans for Lunar Base - Geopol > .

22-2-23 New Space Race is More Insane than Ever - RealLifeLore > .

21-3-20 Geopolitics Podcast: Outer Space & the New Cold War - Geopoliticus > .

> Future Combat >>

24-4-24 Future of Warfare: Preparing US Military Forces | GSF 2024 - CSIS > .

GMD - Ground-Based Midcourse Defense 

24-4-19 GMD - America's Missile Defense - T&P > .

> Logistics, Costs of Warfare >>

> Military Intelligence >> 

Missiles

24-1-29 SBIRS - US Missile Warning Satellites Detect Global Launches | WSJ > .

22-10-1 America's Missile Defense Problem - Poly > .

20-4-30 Hypersonic Missiles vs ICBMs - Which is better? > .
20-1-10 Russia, China, United States race to deploy ‘blazingly fast’ hypersonic weapons > .
20-1-10 Scramjet Engines in Hypersonic Weapons > .

> PLA >>  

> R&D Military >>

24-2-4 Next Gen Air-to-Air Missiles: Range, Sensors, Future Air Dominance - Perun > .

Spy Satellites > Surveillance, ISR >>

24-1-29 SBIRS - US Missile Warning Satellites Detect Global Launches | WSJ > .

24-1-11 PLA worried about military capabilities of SpaceX Starlink - Update > .

23-12-27 Tech: Why space matters for defence - Saab > .

23-8-20 Xina's geosynchronous L-band synthetic aperture radar satellite - Binkov > .

US Space Force 

24-2-4 US Space Force: Artemis Accords America's Claims Moon | Researcher > .

> X-Mil Threat >> 🔸Xina-Threat🔸

23-12-2 Xina's Modern Military - Big, Imperialistic, Unproven - Armchair > .

X Space Force 

24-1-11 PLA worried about military capabilities of SpaceX Starlink - Update > .

23-12-2 Xina's Modern Military - Big, Imperialistic, Unproven - Armchair > .

23-8-20 Xina's geosynchronous L-band synthetic aperture radar satellite - Binkov > .

23-8-2 Xi's Anti-Corruption Purge of PLA Rocket Force | PLA structure - Digging > .