Tom Shugart
Defense analyst, former submariner, pilot. @cnasdc Adjunct Senior Fellow. Founder, Archer Strategic Consulting. Opinions my own. RT=/=endorsement.
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Some details from ONI: - additional Type 055 cruisers are under construction. We've seen signs of this in O/S imagery, but good to see confirmation. - 7+ Type 052DL DDGs under cons...
FAA: https://t.co/jxOtevVwzZ https://t.co/Dqzzdk9YT8
Stephen Wertheim points out here the likely staggering (& frankly, kinda obvious) costs of a US-PRC conflict: risks of thousands of US/allied fatalities within hours, devastating c...
Some fresh @googleearth imagery of Hudong shipyard in Shanghai (10/17/22), showing expected progress on the 3rd Type 075 LHD, Thailand's 071E LPD, and two 054A frigates. More inte...
To save you the trouble of reading the whole thing, here are the places I could find where the 2022 DoD China Military Power Report mentions the use of civilian maritime vessels (R...
Me, seeing the PRC's likely use of civilian RoRo shipping to provide additional sealift get mentioned in at least half a dozen spots throughout the 2022 China Military Power Report...
Ok, here we go: some thoughts on the 2022 DoD China Military Power report, which was released today (finally!). I'll focus on updates I thought were interesting/consequential - ar...
PRC Ferry Funny Business Alert: yesterday I noted the Ro-Ro ferry Bang Chui Dao was well off its normal Yellow Sea routes, headed south with its destination listed as Guangzhou. I...
Anyways...got some fresh imagery today of the Shanghai Hudong shipyard (June 2022) which has been building China's amphibs and frigates, including for export customers. Here are wh...
This week the @USCBO released their analysis of the Navy’s FY23 shipbuilding budget. Unsurprisingly, the news (that Navy’s cost estimates are low and underfunded) wasn’t good, part...
I’m glad to see that the WaPo editorial board recognizes the impact of the ongoing dramatic expansion of China’s nuclear forces, and challenge of 3-way deterrence. But the idea tha...
Having taken a closer look at these awesome photos, a few thoughts on some of the details... https://t.co/BqQsTUoKyg