Australian, Filipino, US Forces Practice Retaking an Island in a Drill Near...
1,200 Australians, 560 Filipinos, and 120 U.S. Marines took part in mock beach landings, assaults, and helicopter insertion of forces.
View Article8 US Marines Remain in Hospital After Fiery Aircraft Crash Killed 3 During...
The Osprey that crashed was one of two that flew from Darwin to Melville on Sunday as part of Exercise Predators Run.
View ArticleIndonesia, US Open Military Drills Amid South China Sea Tension
The 2023 Super Garuda Shield exercise will involve 24 nations as participants or observers, including several for the first time.
View ArticleJapan’s Defense Ministry Requests Largest Ever Budget for Fiscal Year 2024
Japan's defense build-up, including pursuit of a counter-strike capability, continues to require record-setting funds.
View ArticleWill Regulatory Poison Pills Render AUKUS Dead on Arrival?
It’s time to consider novel, creative solutions to longstanding regulatory and bureaucratic hurdles that could, left unaddressed, doom AUKUS.
View ArticleThe Philippines’ Latest National Security Policy: Cautious Yet Clear-Cut
Despite favorable comparisons to its predecessor, the Marcos administration's security policy can only be measured against its own benchmark going forward.
View ArticleJapan’s Defense Ministry Plans to Launch Permanent Joint Headquarters in...
The new HQ will oversee all three services – the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces – to ensure effective joint operations.
View ArticleHow South Korea’s AS21 Redback IFV Won out in Australia
Parsing Seoul’s multi-billion dollar arms sale to Australia, and what it tells us about South Korea’s defense industry.
View ArticleChina’s Navy in Pacific Island Ports
Examining the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Oceania port visits.
View ArticleChina Flies 103 Military Planes Toward Taiwan
40 of the planes crossed the symbolic median line between mainland China and Taiwan.
View ArticleASEAN Kicks off Joint Military Exercise Near Batam Island
The ASEAN Solidarity Exercise, which runs until September 23, is the first joint military drill that the Southeast Asian bloc has conducted on its own.
View ArticleWhat to Make of Pakistan’s Renewal of CISMOA With the US
The renewal of the agreement raises the prospects of reinvigorated defense cooperation between Pakistan and the United States. However, hopes shouldn’t rise too high.
View ArticleCanada and New Zealand Need to Consider Joining Pillar 2 of AUKUS
Joining Pillar Two of the security pact will not fundamentally change how Chinese policymakers view the two nations.
View ArticleRealizing a South Korea-US Defense Partnership in Space
The allies’ wide-ranging level of military cooperation has not typically extended to space. That may be about to change.
View ArticleIndia, Singapore Kick off SIMBEX Military Exercise
The naval drill, now in its 30th edition, has grown more complex and robust as India and Singapore's shared concerns about China deepen.
View ArticleChina’s Baselines Around the Offshore Archipelago
Baselines are the starting point for China’s attempts to claim sea areas.
View ArticleIndia’s Balancing Act Viewed Through Recent Military Exercises
India dabbles in opposing camps, for example, engaging in simultaneous military exercises with both the U.S. and Russia in an effort to balance its strategic interests.
View ArticleWhat’s Keeping the USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka?
The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has missed a scheduled departure date for the seventh time in a row. What’s going on?
View ArticleTaiwan’s New Submarines Will Be a Mixed Blessing
Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, the Hai Kun, is a significant technical achievement, but will only modestly contribute to the island’s defense.
View ArticleLessons From the Korean War for Ukraine
Russia can’t achieve total victory in Ukraine today for the same reason why the U.S. was unable to defeat the Korean communists decisively in the 1950s: rational and self-imposed restraint.
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