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"
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"
While operating detached from CSG21, HMS Richmond (F239) executed a southbound transit of the Taiwan Strait, marking the second transit of the strait by a Royal Navy vessel in recent… Continue reading "HMS Richmond Transits Taiwan Strait"
The Biden administration has approved its first Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan. This move continues in the footsteps of the Trump administration, which approved a record amount of arms sales… Continue reading "Biden Administration Approves M109A6 Howitzer Sale To Taiwan"
Between 19 and 29 July, RAND published three reports focusing on foreign disinformation campaigns. Two of these were focused on social media with one report focusing on Chinese social media… Continue reading "New RAND Studies Tackle Foreign Disinformation in the United States"
On Monday, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso spoke at a fundraising party where he discussed the issue of conflict over Taiwan. In his speech, he noted that an escalation… Continue reading "Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Implies Japan Could Fight to Defend Taiwan"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense revealed on 17 June that it has signed contracts for the purchase of M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems (HCDS).… Continue reading "Contracts Signed For Taiwanese Missile Deals, Doubled Range For Indigenous MLRS Rockets"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported an incursion by 28 People’s Liberation Air Force aircraft of various types into its southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone on June 15. Tuesday’s incursion… Continue reading "China Denies It Poses “Systemic Challenges” As It Mounts Record Intrusion Into Taiwanese ADIZ"
This year, China had intensified its activities in the South China Sea leading to rising tensions with both Malaysia and the Philippines. Beginning in March, the Whitsun Reef incident saw… Continue reading "China and ASEAN Agree to Avoid Escalatory Actions in the South China Sea"
In a statement made last week during an interview with Nikkei Asia, Japanese Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi revealed that Japan will likely eliminate the 1% GDP cap which had… Continue reading "Japan Likely to Eliminate 1% GDP Military Spending Cap"