Just as India and China began withdrawing troops from the Landakh region on the contested border, American troops have arrived for exercises in India. Exercise Yudh Abhyas began last week… Continue reading "US-India Yudh Abhyas Exercise Now Underway, US-Turkey Black Sea Drill Concluded"
Top intelligence officials in Canada, Norway and the United Kingdom have expressed concerns over Chinese and Russian activity which has been branded a significant threat. Norwegian Intelligence has just released… Continue reading "Top Intelligence Officials Throughout NATO Countries Warn About Chinese and Russian Intelligence Activity"
The Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China has announced that the first batch of new ID tags with QR codes and microchips have been issued to… Continue reading "PLA Issues First Batch of Dogtags with QR Codes and RFID Microchips"
The Marine Corps will be making a strong move towards synthetic training systems like the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer III. The training system supposedly improves live-fire performance and combat readiness.… Continue reading "More Synthetic Training On the Horizon for Marine Corps"
On 3rd February, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab held a videoconference with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. They discussed common… Continue reading "UK and Japan Agree to Strengthen Defense Cooperation"
Currently equipped with Vietnam War-era vehicles such as the LCM-8 and the LARC-V, Australia is planning to modernize its amphibious fleet as part of an $800 million program. One type… Continue reading "Australia Looks to Modernize Amphibious Fleet"
On January 27th, the Congressional Research Service published a report titled “Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense—Issues for Congress”. Over the following week, this was quickly followed up by… Continue reading "New Series of Reports to Congress Concerning Great Power Competition"
Rising from $64.6 to $65.5 billion, India’s military budget increase may initially seem rather limited. In real terms, excluding pensions covered by the budget this represents and increase of $1.6… Continue reading "New Indian Defense Budget Sees Significant Increase in New Capital Expenditure"
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense reports the presence of American reconnaissance aircraft in the Taiwanese Air Defense Identification Zone on 31 January and 1 February. The presence of the… Continue reading "More US Reconnaissance Flights Near Taiwan Following Apparent PLAAF Carrier Strike Drill"
As soon as Joe Biden was inaugurated, China was quick to probe the president’s commitment to the region using both soft and hard power. The PLA Air Force intensified its… Continue reading "Biden Administration Moves to Reaffirm Pacific Commitment"