TTW DAILY COLLECTION BRIEF
Wednesday, 29 July 2026 | Collection window: 27–29 July 2026 (last 24–48h) | OSINT / UNCLASSIFIED
BLUF
Three days out from Army Day, the South China Sea is where the pressure is visible and the PLA’s personnel channels are where it isn’t. The AFP counted 26 Chinese naval and coast guard hulls across four Philippine-claimed features from 21–26 July — up from 24 in the 7–13 July