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March 21, 2023
US, Philippines Break Ground on $25 Million Runway Rehabilitation Project
By Sebastian Strangio
The upgrade at Manila's Basa Air Base is part of $82 million in U.S.-funded infrastructure upgrades at military bases included under a 2014 defense pact.

March 20, 2023
Japan Commissions Second Taigei-Class Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine
By Takahashi Kosuke
The JS Hakugei, like others of its class, is equipped with lithium-ion batteries.

March 17, 2023
Will Korea Aerospace Industries Be Privatized?
By Chris H. Park
The debate surrounding the possible privatization of KAI represents fundamental questions about the future of “K-Defense.”

March 17, 2023
Indonesia Close to Closing Deal for BrahMos Weapons System: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
A deal would make Indonesia the second Southeast Asian nation after the Philippines to acquire the potent supersonic missile.

March 17, 2023
Military Chief Says US Will Defend Indo-Pacific Freedoms
By Associated Press
U.S. doesn’t seek conflict or to contain China INDOPACOM chief Aquilino said, but would take action to support the region against bullying.

March 15, 2023
Leaping Into the Unknown: AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Submarines
By Richard Maude
The plan announced on Monday is ambitious, massively expensive, and laden with risk far exceeding anything Australia has attempted before.

March 14, 2023
The EU’s Maritime Ambitions in the Indo-Pacific
By Eva Pejsova
What does the EU's new Maritime Security Strategy have to say about the Indo-Pacific?

March 14, 2023
UK Boosts Defense Spending in Response to Russia and China
By Jill Lawless
U.K. intelligence agencies have expressed growing concern about China's military might, covert activities, and economic muscle.

March 14, 2023
Stop Talking About a ‘Chinese Way of War’
By Rick Chersicla
Sun Tzu and Mao Zedong’s teachings do not embody the theoretical underpinnings of a unique Chinese way of war, but rather demonstrate widely held general principles.

March 11, 2023
Is Australia’s Defense Strategy Based on a Mistaken Assumption?
By Marigold Black and Austin Wyatt
Australia can only achieve “impactful projection” if it can be sure of its neighbors' responses to any conflict scenario.

March 09, 2023
Setting Indonesia’s Navy on a Course Beyond 2024
By Gilang Kembara
The Minimum Essential Force modernization program ends next year. Does TNI-AL have a plan for what to do next?

March 07, 2023
Poll: Japanese Support for Self-Defense Forces Rises to Record High
By Takahashi Kosuke
A government poll found that interest in Japan’s security environment – and support for its defense force – is higher than ever.
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