GBAD in Asia-Pacific
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought the need to protect their forces with ground based air defence into sharp perspective
The importance of ground-based...
US approves M109A6 Paladin SPH sale to Taiwan
The US State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Taiwan of 40 155 mm M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and...
David versus Goliath
The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF), as part of that country’s armed forces, faces a nearly impossible primary mission on paper, to defend...
Taiwan commences indigenous submarine construction
Taiwan has formally started construction of the first indigenous diesel-electric submarine (SSK) for the Republic of China Navy (RoCN) following a launch ceremony at...
Sweeping the Skies
Guarding economic zones and watching for incursions, either temporary or as part of a deliberate strategy, has raised the need for wide area and...
Taiwan unveils first locally built submarine
Taiwan has unveiled its first indigenously developed submarine, which has been built by local shipbuilder CSBC Corporation and will eventually enter service with the...
Dual-use ports give PRC proximity to vital shipping lanes
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is building and acquiring interests in ports throughout the world with an eye toward using them for commercial...
Strength in Numbers a Counter to Terrorism
Multi-lateral cooperation keep strong as regional terrorism persists.
As the war in Ukraine rolls into its third year, strategic competition across the vast maritime expanses...
Fighting Talk
The Asia-Pacific has, in recent years, seen significant activity in the acquisition and fielding of new IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) as a consequence of...
Raining Lead
Still master of the battlefield for well over a century, no infantry formation today would wish go into a conflict without the latest machine...