Back in Business
Iran is coming in from the cold. The lifting of sanctions regarding that country’s clandestine nuclear weapons programme has implications for the Asia-Pacific as...
Hong Kong shows Taiwan its Future under China
The extensive protests by the people of Hong Kong reveal a deep concern about the increasing rate at which the Chinese government is taking...
Pakistan’s Navy Launches New Oiler
Pakistan’s state-owned Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) on 19 August launched a 17000 tonne oiler for the Pakistan Navy (PN); the country’s largest-ever...
Japan First Export US-2 Deal With India Delayed Once More
Japan and India’s Defence Ministry were supposed to finally sign the sale of twelve ShinMaywa Industries’ US-2 amphibious aircraft in a deal worth between...
Fast and Furious
In a region where traditional and non-traditional threats are constantly changing littoral security needs, the demand for Fast Attack Craft (FAC) which provide speed...
China flexes Maritime Muscle to warn Taiwan and Regional Rivals
The South China Sea has witnessed growing Chinese naval presence, but the People’s Liberal Army Navy (PLA-N) parade on 12 April was of another...
More Thoughts on Singapore’s F-35B
There have been more developments in Singapore’s F-35B Lightning II acquisition. Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen recently said that the city-state was in...
Big In Japan
Raising concerns over the strategic assertiveness of the People’s Republic of China in the East and South China Seas, as well as on the...
Aspiring to Fifth Generation Fighters
David Oliver - The latest generation of fighters is not only coming to Asia-Pacific, but is being also developed within the region.
In April 1991...
SOCPAC Keen to Share Joint Doctrine and Training
The return of Great Power competition means that US SOCPAC is more than ever seeking joint training opportunities with regional special forces.
Special Operations Forces...
