As Sino-American competition intensifies, South Korea has proven to not be as willing as some of America’s other regional allies to confront China. Unlike most developed democracies in the region,… Continue reading "Editorial: South Korea’s Noncommitment in the Sino-American Rivalry"
Last week Taiwan’s state media confirmed the passage of the 3,600 ton Marine Nationale Auxiliary, General Intelligence vessel Dupuy-de-Lôme through the Taiwan Strait. The French announcement of the strait transit… Continue reading "French Intelligence Vessel Transits The Taiwan Strait"
The HMS Queen Elizabeth hosted Singaporean Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean and the Singaporean Ministry of Defence’s Deputy Secretary (Policy) Teo Eng Dih, among other visitors, during a two-day port… Continue reading "HMS Queen Elizabeth Hosts Singaporean & British Officials During Singaporean Port Visit"
Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Tuesday that the Malaysian government stood by its concerns that the formation of the trilateral AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom… Continue reading "Defense Minister: Malaysia Still Concerned Over AUKUS"
Welcome back to the Weekend Briefing our regular round up of the week’s defense news. This week saw Japan’s Izumo undertake historic F-35B trials, USS Connecticut was involved in an… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (4-8 October)"
Taiwan’s Military News Agency has released a brief video of the Republic of China Air Force’s F-16Vs participating in rehearsals for National Day celebrations on October 10, with Sunday marking… Continue reading "Taiwan’s F-16Vs Prepare For National Day Celebrations"
On 7 October, the US army made confirmed that the 17th Field Artillery Brigade of the US V Corps received the first prototypes of America’s ground-based hypersonic missile launcher. The… Continue reading "First US Mobile Hypersonic Launcher Prototypes Deployed"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reports that four People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-16 multirole aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone in the evening of October 4. The… Continue reading "PLAAF Increases Taiwan Strait Activity Over PRC National Day Weekend"
On 26 September, Philippine Navy (PN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships conducted drills part of Exercise Lumbas 2021 off Cabra Island in the West Philippine Sea. For Australia, the… Continue reading "Philippine Naval Modernization Comes Into Focus During Exercises with Australia"
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and Baykar Defense signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the construction of a training and test center for the maintenance, repair, and modernization of… Continue reading "Baykar Defense To Build A UAV Training And Testing Center In Ukraine"