Balikatan 2024 Drills Prioritize South China Sea, Luzon Strait
American, Philippine, Australian, and French forces began Balikatan 2024 on Monday in a ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila.…
U.S. Needs to Push Allies to Prepare for a Potential Conflict with China, Panel Says
Over the next few years, the United States will likely press allies like South Korea harder to be ready for…
Japanese, Korean Fighters Scrambled in Response to Joint Russia-China Bomber Patrol
Four Russian Tu-95MS bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers conducted a joint patrol over the Sea of Japan Wednesday, prompting…
U.K. Defence Equipment Plan 2022-2032
The following is the U.K. Ministry of Defence 2022 Defence Equipment Report released in November.…
Pentagon: Chinese Navy to Expand to 400 Ships by 2025, Growth Focused on Surface Combatants
China is building more modern surface combatants and expanding its aircraft carrier and logistics force to grow its naval influence…
2022 Pentagon Report on Chinese Military Development
The following is the Nov. 29, 2022, Pentagon’s report to Congress, Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of…
USS Chancellorsville Performs South China Sea FONOP, Draws Chinese Protests
The Tuesday passage of a U.S. guided missile cruiser past a disputed island chain in the South China Sea has…
Japan Considering Buying Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles as ‘Counterstrike’ Capability, Say Reports
The Japanese government is considering buying Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles from the United States to establish a “counterstrike” capability to…
Japanese MoD Report on Chinese Gray Zone, Influence Operations
The following is the Nov. 25, report from the Japanese National Institute For Defense Studies, China Security Report 2023: China’s…
Document: Statement from the Ninth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting
The following is the Nov. 23, 2022, statement from the Ninth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus).…
SECDEF Austin, Chinese Defense Minister Meet, Stress Need to Keep Lines of Communication Open
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin emphasized the need to keep open lines of communication and responsibly manage competition in his…