China’s military mystery can spill into Taiwan strategy
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China
Maritime Technology Competition
Strategic investments by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in naval technical expertise supported by military-civil fusion (MCF) programs and military public-private partnerships (PPP) are driving
Australia-Vietnam defense training reflects expanding partnership
The largest-ever contingent of Vietnamese military personnel training with Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Sailors for at-sea combat survivability exemplifies the nations’ expanding defense relations. Seventeen
Indonesia, South Korea reaffirm defense industry ties with focus on aerospace development
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United States Pacific Fleet executed the first major joint mining exercise (MINEX) in 50 years
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Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability
The Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability (PMTEC) program strives to rapidly enhance and enable joint and coalition interoperability across the Indo-Pacific. Funded and resourced
Sharing Environmental Intelligence
Kiribati’s plans for an improved pier on Kanton Island were at a standstill. Australia had committed to completing the project, but outdated information about the
Australia, Philippines, and U.S. Conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
The combined armed and defense forces of Australia, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in
322nd CA Soldiers Strengthen Ties at Tontouta Air Base
Soldiers from the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade’s functional specialty team, part of the crisis response team for Exercise Croix du Sud 2025, toured Tontouta Air
Balikatan 25 | 3d MLR Participates in Integrated Air and Missile Defense
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