Turkey eyes further defense industry collaboration with Indonesia
Turkey and Indonesia are deepening their defense ties, with a recent bilateral meeting highlighting the progress in their collaboration in various areas, including Jakarta’s potential
Top U.S., Indonesian diplomats discuss tariffs, defense in meeting
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed tariffs and ways to deepen defense and security cooperation with Indonesia in a meeting with the Indonesian foreign
Tamiok Strike 2025 Begins With Opening Ceremony
More than 200 U.S. Soldiers and Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldiers gather on Murray Barracks Parade Field to officially start exercise Tamiok Strike 2025
U.S and ROK Navy Divers Conclude Successful SALVEX Korea 2025
U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 and their counterparts from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) successfully concluded Salvage Exercise
U.S. Navy, ROK Navy Complete Combined Mine Warfare Exercise
The exercise ran from April. 7-16 off the southeastern coast of the Republic of Korea. It is part of an annual series of exercises between
Blue Ridge Conducts Port Call in Cairns, Australia
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Cairns, Australia for a routine port visit April 16, 2025. U.S. 7th Fleet staff,
China and Philippines trade accusations after tense Scarborough Shoal encounter
China and the Philippines accused each other on Tuesday of provocative actions near the contested Scarborough Shoal, after a tense encounter between two coastguard vessels. The Chinese
Taiwan’s Biggest Problem in Steeling Itself for War with China is Cultural
General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly wants to prepare China for a war over Taiwan. The measures he is taking to ready its people, economy, legal system, and especially its military are clear
Archipelagic defense doctrine anchors Philippines
The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) ongoing implementation of its Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC) marks a strategic shift from counterinsurgency operations, which were
Taiwan the sponge that soaks up Chinese power
Taiwan has an inadvertent, rarely acknowledged role in global affairs: it’s a kind of sponge, soaking up much of China’s political, military and diplomatic efforts.