Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday has announced plans to procure upgraded Patriot interceptor missiles in a report released for lawmaker review on Wednesday. According to the Ministry, the… Continue reading "Taiwan To Procure Patriot PAC3 Missile Segment Enhancement Interceptor Missiles"
In recent days, tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea flared up over Whitsun reef. The reef, located 175 miles off the coast of the Philippines… Continue reading "Another Flashpoint in the South China Sea: Whitsun Reef"
When former President Trump made the unprecedented decision to release the classified “U.S. Strategic Framework For the Indo-Pacific” in the last days of his presidency, a number of points regarding… Continue reading "The Declassified US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Southeast Asia in the Spotlight"
Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, has died at the age of 97. His passing was announced on Twitter by his wife Victoria who said that:… Continue reading "Legendary Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Chuck Yeager Dies Aged 97"
While embarked on an overseas trip to Indonesia and Vietnam, that is expected to run between 18th and 21st October, the newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his… Continue reading "Japan and Vietnam Reach Agreement on Arms Exports to Vietnam"
Is the US’s position in the Pacific in terminal decline? In the recent months the situation in the East and South China Seas has been very difficult for the US… Continue reading "Pacific Power Play: The Decline of US Dominance In the Pacific"
The commander of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM), Datuk Ahmad Fuad Othman, has said that voters in the Sabah state elections on Saturday need not fear going out to… Continue reading "Malaysian Forces On Alert For Foreign ‘Disruption’ Of Heated State Polls"
The Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte announced that the country’s military is set to received an 11% increase in its budget for 2021 over this year’s spending. Speaking during his budget… Continue reading "Increased Budget for Philippine Military Proposed for 2021"
The US Navy announced on Friday that it was upholding the relief of Captain Brett Crozier, former captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The announcement is a reversal of the… Continue reading "Navy Upholds Removal of, Former USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain, Brett Crozier"
Malaysia has taken delivery of the first six Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 2 maritime surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles and support equipment donated as part of the US Southeast Asia Maritime Security… Continue reading "Malaysia Receives First ScanEagle 2 UAVs"