PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – And it will include attacks in space. China’s increasing military ‘exercises’ start to look more like operations. The head of Space Forces Indo-Pacific warned that China’s expanding military exercises, aided by an increased use of space, are blurring the line between drills and a potential invasion of Taiwan.
“It is clear in the increasing complexity with which the PLA exercises are done in a way that it becomes very difficult… to discern an exercise from an invasion, and that’s clearly by design,” the commander of Space Forces Indo-Pacific, said. “We have begun to see the space piece integrated into some of that.”
A decade ago, the Chinese only had about two dozen satellites. Now, they operate more than 1,000—most of which are “specifically designed to track U.S. forces.
“(China) has been building a space architecture specifically designed to keep the U.S. outside the Second Island Chain,” the commander said. Their strategic goal is to limit U.S. and allied forces’ ability to intervene in key conflicts, particularly in the South China Sea and around Taiwan and the Philippines.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories ending the week from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEFING – the PDB:
NATIONAL SECURITY
SO MAYBE NOT SO DUMB? Justin Trudeau has claimed the aim of a “dumb” trade war launched by Trump is to usher in the “complete collapse” of the Canadian economy and make it easier for the US to annex Canada.
Secretary Hegseth has welcomed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into the Pentagon, where it aims to cut 8% from next year’s budget. There’s certainly a need for efficiency at the Pentagon, which has failed seven audits in a row and relies on fax machines for weapons acquisitions. But DOGE shouldn’t have unfettered Pentagon access.
HOMELAND DEFENSE
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
WAR DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOUR RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES – Air Force Academy’s Muslim cadets reportedly denied accommodation during Ramadan. Some cadets may need to push through rigorous physical training without food or water or forgo a few days of the holy fast.
POLITICS
US POWER OVERSEAS
An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber flew with the Israeli Air Force and Royal Air Force over the eastern Mediterranean Sea on March 4, in the third Bomber Task Force mission to the Middle East region in the past month.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Trump’s pick as NATO ambassador says US commitment to the alliance is ‘ironclad.’
Cyber operations against Russia have not been stopped, the Pentagon confirmed. This, despite reports that Hegseth had halted offensive cyber actions against the country.
Volodymyr Zelensky has said his Oval Office meeting last week with Trump “did not go the way it was supposed to,” describing the fiery meeting as “regrettable” and noting that Ukraine is ready to negotiate an end to the conflict.
Trump’s pick to lead policy for the Pentagon wouldn’t say that Russia invaded Ukraine, making him the second top Defense Department nominee in a week to equivocate on the question.
IRAN THREAT/ISRAEL WARS
Egypt’s Gaza plan excludes Hamas from future governance.
SPACE THREAT
US space launch executives warned that the nation’s primary launch facilities may soon be unable to handle the projected surge in rocket launches, potentially hampering U.S. competitiveness in the expanding commercial space sector.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Japan set to field 2nd F-35B squadron by 2030, Amphibious Brigade drills with US Marines.
US MILITARY
The concept of air superiority is changing to increasingly leverage autonomous aircraft, nonkinetic capabilities, and space, but it remains vital if US expects to prevail in any future conflict, regardless of the cost.
Voice-controlled drones are a military game-changer, Primordial Labs says.
END of PDB
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So, Trudeau is admitting that biased trade with the U.S. is what’s keeping Canada afloat?
Five former defense secretaries including Lloyde Austin? Sounds familiar. I wonder why noone requested a hearing on the hundred senior officers that Obama got rid of.
The game world ( DOM-IN-ENCE ) as Dyole has said: The game is afoot. But my bet is still on loony goony North Korea’s insane KIMY!!! He will make the first move, then his two amigo’s Russia, China, will have to fulfill their alliance, ??? Unless Trump and MR. POOTANG, backed doors every one . But one thing for sure ? The world wind is BLOWING, and some thing is soon to hit the FAN. From any minute to any day now !!! I would say the LINE IS DRAWN ? I wonder ? at moment Ukraine- Europe/ China,- N. Korea/ RUSSIA ? USA ? Three Bad wolfs. Will it be a three way tag ? or MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE ????? But the best known phrase ( LETS GET READY TOO RUMBLE)