On Tuesday, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported the upgrade of the TU-95MSM missile carrying-bomber had succesfully performed its maiden flight. The modernized aircraft is capable of carrying eight cruise missiles and operates with new flight control, navigation, and communications systems.
That same day, it was reported the Russia is working with China to design a new generation “non-nuclear” submarine. The joint project comes off the back of a decline in the purchase of Russian arms by China and as Russia continues to serve as India’s largest weapon supplier.
On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Space Force Chief of Operations General John Raymond met in Tokyo. The two agreed to increase the Japanese-US Space relationship and strengthen cooperation between the Space Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Space Operations Squadron.
Also on Thursday, China fired two medium-range ballistic missiles into the South China Sea as a direct response to aerial activities conducted in the “no-fly zone” by the US. One missile was a DF-21D, and the other was a DF-26B, which acts as an “aircraft-carrier killer” due to its ability to hit moving targets at sea.
Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition announced that they had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile that had been launched towards Najran, Yemen. The state news agency, SPA, also reported that the missile had been launched targeting civilians.
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