A California businessman, Greg Lui, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, has been arrested and charged with allegedly smuggling more than $300 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia computer servers and chi
Underwater Autonomy in the China-US Naval Race
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IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
2w ago
The China-U.S. naval competition may increasingly hinge on understanding—not fully controlling—the underwater environment. The country able to map seabeds, monitor activity persistently, communicate u
WARCLAUDE — Next-Gen AI for Kinetic Dominance
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3w ago
This text is a satirical, highly exaggerated mock announcement portraying Anthropic as having repurposed Claude into a military AI system called “WARCLAUDE.” It claims the company’s safety-focused pri
Canada has resumed military talks with China after an eight-year pause, with a “defence coordination dialogue” held in Ottawa on Sept. 4. China’s Ministry of National Defense publicly announced the me
Deception is the Point
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Sep 6
The article argues that deception has long been a decisive military tool and remains highly relevant today. It begins with World War II Allied deception operations—especially Bodyguard, Fortitude, and
An official audit has revealed significant weaknesses in Taiwan’s counter-drone defenses, raising concerns about the island’s ability to protect military facilities from increasingly sophisticated unm
President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation on August 13, 2026, imposing new tariffs on drones and drone-related parts to address national security concerns and strengthen U.S. supply chains. The
Taiwan’s Matsu Defense Command is expanding its drone capabilities to better respond to a rapidly changing battlefield. According to the report, the command recently held a workshop with the Coast Gua
The article argues that recent cyberattacks on U.S. water infrastructure, which American intelligence agencies suspect were carried out by Iranian hackers, expose major weaknesses in the country’s cri
The article argues that recent cyberattacks on U.S. water infrastructure are likely linked to Iranian hackers, based on U.S. intelligence assessments, Iran’s previous attacks on water systems in 2023,
Photographs from a recent U.S.-Republic of Korea logistics exercise in South Korea appear to show anti-drone netting installed on an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS), a ship-to-shore floating pl
RF antennas began in the late 19th century with Heinrich Hertz’s proof of electromagnetic waves and Guglielmo Marconi’s early long-distance wireless transmission. Demand for better communication grew
The article argues that a coordinated influence campaign is underway in the Solomon Islands and across the Pacific to pressure Taiwan’s diplomatic partners, especially ahead of the Pacific Islands For
Russia’s Rostec defense conglomerate has developed a new anti-drone rifle cartridge called “Mnogotochie,” designed to improve the chances of hitting fast-moving drones. The ammunition uses standard 5.
The article describes a secret war game that simulated a catastrophic cyberattack on US water utilities, allegedly linked to China. In the scenario, hackers disrupted 5,000 water systems across the Un
Chinese makers of DRAM modules and SSDs may have a major advantage over American and Taiwanese rivals because of government guidance that encourages domestic memory suppliers to support local industri
The article argues that the U.S. Department of War’s Joint Planning Process (JPP) is a useful but increasingly insufficient framework for today’s most complex security challenges. JPP was built for a
An AI startup called Higgsfield claimed it had premiered a fully AI-generated feature film at Cannes, but that claim was misleading. Cannes organizers later confirmed that *Hell Grind* was not screene
A phone case company has launched an unusual corporate clean-up effort to fight ocean plastic. RHINOSHIELD, one of the world’s largest smartphone case makers, designed and built Circular Blue, an auto
President Donald Trump said Taiwan should not assume the United States would provide a “blank check” military guarantee if tensions with China escalate. In a Fox News interview with Bret Baier, Trump
TSMC is preparing to install equipment in its Fab 21 phase 2 facility in Arizona as early as the third quarter of 2026, according to a Nikkei report citing sources familiar with the plan. If the sched
A 2024 simulation by a research team led by China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University compared the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter with the U.S. F-22 Raptor in a scenario north of Taiwan. The key twi
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A New York Times report describes a major crisis inside China’s military leadership under Xi Jinping. At a recent legislative meeting, the absence of many top generals made visible the scale of the pu
A 23-year-old Taiwanese college student, identified as Lin, allegedly disrupted Taiwan’s high-speed rail system by using software-defined radios (SDRs) to broadcast a false General Alarm signal. The s
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May 8
The Pentagon is pursuing AI-enhanced target recognition to help troops, vehicles, and ships defeat drones more quickly and accurately. The Defense Innovation Unit’s C-UAS Close-In Kinetic Defeat Enhan
Taiwan student pwns rail comms, halts high-speed trains
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IrregularChat: Dragon, RF, Comms
May 6
A university student in Taiwan has been accused of disrupting the country’s high-speed rail system by triggering a false emergency signal, causing trains to stop for 48 minutes on April 5. Taiwan High
Defining Cognitive Warfare: A NDAA Mandate Response
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May 5
The article responds to a 2026 NDAA mandate requiring the Department of War to define “cognitive warfare” and distinguish it from related information-domain activities such as information operations,
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted to advance a proposal that would bar all testing labs in China and Hong Kong from certifying electronics for sale in the United States, ci
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May 1
Romania has been added to the U.S. counter-drone marketplace, allowing it to acquire counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) technology through a Pentagon-managed procurement platform. The Army announc
Russian propaganda is increasingly targeting AI language models by flooding the internet with Kremlin-aligned content that can be absorbed by chatbots. The article explains that more than 100 million
A study on geosynchronous (GEO) satellites revealed that 50% of their IP links transmit unencrypted traffic, posing significant security risks. Researchers scanned 39 GEO satellites and identified cle
The Pentagon's newly established Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG) is poised to receive a staggering budget of $54.6 billion for fiscal year 2027, a dramatic increase of over 24,000% from its in
In February 2023, a Chinese balloon flying over the U.S. sparked significant media attention and political fallout. After the balloon was shot down, Synthetaic's RAIC (Rapid Automated Image Categoriza
Policy Change Index
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Mar 19
The Policy Change Index (PCI) is an innovative open-source machine learning initiative designed to forecast significant policy changes in authoritarian regimes by analyzing their propaganda outputs. T
US Special Operations Command Needs to Buy Off the Shelf
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smallwarsjournal.com
IrregularChat: Dragon, RF, Comms
Mar 3
The article emphasizes the urgent need for the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to transition from expensive, high-signature military radios to low-cost, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technol
The Editors | Ira Stoll | Substack
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Feb 22
A recent claim by Guermantes Lailari, a former U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, suggests that two engineers from China's People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were discovered in Hamas’s sophisticated tunne
A new bill introduced in California, AB-2047, aims to regulate 3D printer sales by requiring manufacturers to ensure their devices cannot print firearms. This legislation aligns with similar bills pro
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has established an extensive global network of over 2,000 organizations across democratic nations, specifically the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ger
We Asked the Math Tutor Who Posts His Lessons on Pornhub: Why?
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Feb 7
Wei Chang, a 34-year-old Taiwanese math tutor, has gained unexpected popularity on Pornhub by sharing serious math lessons rather than adult content. Operating under the slogan "Play Hard Study Hard!"
PRC Targets NATO Frontline States - Jamestown
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Feb 7
The People's Republic of China (PRC) is increasingly targeting NATO frontline states through technology access, influence networks, and dual-use infrastructure, which may undermine NATO's cohesion and
Taiwan's Tron Future has introduced an innovative AI-assisted system for guiding anti-armor rockets, showcased for the first time at the Singapore Airshow from February 3-8, 2026. The system, known as
Taiwan’s Tron Future unveils AI-guided anti-armor rockets
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Feb 4
Taiwan's Tron Future has introduced an innovative AI-assisted system for guiding anti-armor rockets, showcased for the first time at the Singapore Airshow from February 3-8, 2026. The system, known as
The recent dismissal of a high-ranking Chinese general has plunged the military into disarray, raising significant concerns regarding China's strategic posture, particularly in relation to Taiwan. Thi
Zhang Youxia’s Differences with Xi Jinping Led to His Purge - Jamestown
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Jan 26
On January 24, 2026, Chinese authorities announced investigations into Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia and CMC Chief of Staff Liu Zhenli, citing "serious disciplinary and
China's recent military purge, which included the removal of high-ranking officers and allegations of espionage, has raised concerns about political instability within the Chinese Communist Party and
The recent downfall of Gen. Zhang Youxia, China's top military official and a close ally of President Xi Jinping, has plunged the Chinese military into disarray and raised concerns over Taiwan's futur