Philippines joins Rimpac naval exercise, biggest in the world
Thirty-eight ships, four submarines, nine national land forces and more than 170 aircraft from 26 countries will participate in the naval exercise.
US sending missile systems to Ukraine, but unclear if they’re a game-changer
The new rockets enable Ukrainians to strike key targets more precisely, however, President Biden said, “we are not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that can strike into…
More seek gun training in Taiwan as Ukraine war drives home China threat
Since the war in Ukraine started, bookings for combat skills training companies have nearly quadrupled in Taiwan, urging them to weigh whether to extend compulsory military…
Nature of war in Asia headed for quantum leap
Aircraft carriers are starting to look obsolete considering the advances being made in defence technology in multiple domains.
Draft of Japan’s economic, fiscal reform policy hints at 2% increase in defense spending
Defense outlays total about ¥5.4 trillion in the fiscal 2022 budget, or about 0.96% of Japan’s GDP. If this were to be raised to 2% of the GDP, it would reach about ¥11…
South Korea sends largest-scale naval fleet to US-led exercise
This will also be the first time South Korea sends a one-star Navy official to the exercise since 1990.
S. Korea reviews ammunition exports to restock Canadian weapons sent to Ukraine
A South Korean official said the government has not yet formally begun procedures for the export but the military is reviewing whether it is capable of supplying the artillery…
Ukraine battle expands as Kyiv launches counteroffensive
Ukraine's push in Kherson came as its forces held off Russia's efforts to conquer and cut off a strategic strip of eastern Ukraine that is central to Moscow's struggling war…
Taiwan jets scramble as China air force enters air defense zone
Taiwan calls China’s repeated nearby military activities “grey zone” warfare, designed to both wear out Taiwan’s forces by making them repeatedly scramble, and also to…
Ukraine receives missiles, howitzers, Zelensky expects good news on arms supplies
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine, working to boost weapons supplies, was approaching the point where it would outnumber the Russians both technologically and in terms of…