Botched warship launch points to North Korean military vulnerabilities
The failed launch and potential ruin of North Korea’s 5,000-ton warship highlighted the Kim Jong Un regime’s difficulty meeting its defense modernization pledges. Pyongyang’s leader
North Korea-Russia military deals flagrantly violate U.N. sanctions, 11-nation group says
North Korea enabled Russia to increase missile attacks against critical Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and supplied more than 20,000 containers of munitions, according to Australia, Japan,
U.S. defense chief calls China’s Indo-Pacific threat real, seeks peace through strength
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, the Indo-Pacific’s premier annual gathering of defense leaders in Singapore, United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated the U.S.’s commitment
Scramjet test another milestone in India’s hypersonic weapons development
India has taken another decisive step in hypersonic weapons development with the successful ground test of an active-cooled, scramjet subscale combustor. The test was conducted
USS Tripoli forward deploys to Japan
“The Tripoli is ready to defend U.S. interests abroad and strengthen our long-standing partnership with Japan,” said Capt. Eddie Park, commanding officer of the Tripoli.
Trump says ‘extremely hard’ to make a deal with China’s Xi as trade stalemate fuels calls for leaders to talk
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it was “extremely hard” to make a deal with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, at a time when the White House
China warns US pressure tactics, coercion won’t work for trade talks to happen
Beijing urged Washington to “respect facts, stop spreading disinformation, and correct its wrong practices” to create conditions for meaningful dialogue amid a dispute between the
World won’t forget Tiananmen Square, US and Taiwan say on 36th anniversary of massacre
The world will never forget the Tiananmen Square massacre, the US secretary of state and Taiwan president have said on the 36th anniversary of the crackdown,
PLA escalates ‘gray zone’ tactics near island chain
China’s unusually large naval operations around the first island chain are not only intended to demonstrate military power and assert regional control, but also to
Papua New Guinea hosts Indo-Pacific health security alliance event
Papua New Guinea (PNG) hosted a key Indo-Pacific health security alliance (IPhsa) event with co-chairs the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the United States Indo-Pacific