The president of Taiwan announced the start of a domestic submarine program in a Tuesday ceremony, according to local press reports. Read More
Category Archives: China
Panel: China Seeking Dominance Over Rivals in Information, Cyber Operations
“Before horses and troops move,” China wants to have information dominance over its rivals, the author of a new book on Beijing’s approach to cyber and integrated network and electronic warfare said Monday. Read More
Report: Increased Chinese and Russian Military Cooperation Threatens U.S. Interests
Russian and Chinese troops shake hands during Exercise Joint-Sea 2015. Sputnik Photo
China and Russia are growing closer militarily through a series of increasingly complex military exercises and sales of advanced arms that could create more security headaches for the U.S. and its allies, according to a new government report released Monday. Read More
Report: Japan’s Largest Warship Heading to South China Sea, Will Train With U.S., Indian Navies
An undated photo of JS Izumo (DDH-183) underway. The ship commissioned on March 25, 2015. JMSDF Photo
Video: THAAD Ballistic Missile Defense System Arrives in South Korea
The following is U.S. Forces Korea video of the U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system arriving in South Korea on March 6, 2017. Read More
Panel: Shift in South Korean Government Could Alter Relationship with Beijing, Pyongyang
North Korean Infantry parade in Pyongyang. Korean Central News Agency Photo
The political turmoil over the impeachment of the South Korean president raises troubling questions about Seoul’s direction when it comes to security relations with the United States, Japan, China and its northern neighbor. Read More
Iron Fist 2017: Japan Under Time Crunch to Establish New Amphibious Unit
A Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldier gives orders to bound after exiting an Assault Amphibious Vehicle, during Exercise Iron Fist 2017, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 25, 2017. US Marine Corps
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – While rough seas and queasy stomachs tested some 350 Japanese soldiers and command staffs who took to sea aboard Navy ships for exercise Iron Fist, time might be their greatest obstacle. Read More
UPDATED: Financier Philip Bilden Withdraws From SECNAV Nomination
Philip Bilden
This post has been updated to include a statement from Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Philip Bilden.
Financier Philip Bilden has withdrawn himself from consideration to be the next Secretary of the Navy, he said in a Sunday statement. Read More
Dunford: Plan to Defeat Islamic State Needs Input from DoD, Intel Community, Treasury
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Brookings Institute Feb. 23, 2017 in Washington, D.C. DoD Photo
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in developing the latest plan to defeat the Islamic State needs to avoid options, “that would solve one problem only to create another.” Read More
PACOM Commander Harris Wants the Army to Sink Ships, Expand Battle Networks
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The commander of U.S. military forces in the Pacific called for tighter integration of joint forces, to include Army units tapping into Navy battle networks to help go after complex targets. Read More
