Sino-Russian bomber patrol reignites concerns over China’s nuclear commitments
China and Russia conducted their ninth combined strategic bomber patrol in the Indo-Pacific. The sorties differed from the others. It was China’s first use of
The Latticework: Indo-Pacific Security Moves Beyond US Naval Primacy
The responses of key U.S. allies – Japan, Australia, and the Philippines – to Washington’s maritime capability-commitment gap reflect the future of Indo-Pacific security. The
US envoy urges Japan to ‘push back’ against China
The new US ambassador to Japan says Washington and Tokyo must do more to align their defense forces to counter an increasingly assertive China. Beijing
US to ‘move on’ if peace is not reached
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the US would decide “in a matter of days” whether a ceasefire deal was possible or not.
ASEAN maritime cooperation can’t just be a response to China threat
The ASEAN flag is placed alongside the flags of its member countries ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia, on Jan. 17,
Trump spurs doubts over Australia’s $234bn nuclear submarine plan
The unexpected voyage of a Chinese naval task force around Australia in February and March, marked by live-fire drills that disrupted airline flights to and
Indo-Pacific Senior Defense Officials and Defense Attachés Convene at USINDOPACOM for a Symposium
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted a Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache Symposium at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith,
Blount Island Command Lays Backbone to Balikatan
As thousands of troops prepare for Balikatan 25, the largest-ever iteration of the U.S.-Philippines bilateral exercise, Blount Island Command arrived in mid-March as a critical
3d MLR Deploys NMESIS to Philippines for Exercise Balikatan 25
Philippines — Following the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his visit to Manila on March 28, U.S. Marines with 3d Marine
Airmen, aircraft deploy in support of first Bomber Task Force mission to Japan
A Bomber Task Force deployment of U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at Misawa Air