Asia Defense

Closer defense ties have addressed divergent but overlapping interests between the two nations.

The strong strategic and political foundation as well as the trust between India and France provide for accelerated defense and security ties in the coming years.

Another Yuan Wang class vessel is stoking concern among India's defense analysts.

Xi Jinping’s drive to reform Chinese defense science and technology institutes has stagnated.

If the country wants to expand its domestic defense manufacturing sector, it needs to make itself a more attractive market for foreign arms contractors.

North Korea seems to have purposefully launched an obsolete, low-value missile into waters close to South Korea.

Strengthening deterrence isn’t all about concrete realities and advanced capabilities. It’s just as much – if not more – about perception.

From strong representation among Asian navies to a “coincidence” involving a U.S. aircraft carrier.

PLAN vessels have entered Japanese territorial waters eight times since 2004 – and five of those have occurred since October 2021.

Defense Minister Richard Marles said “everyone needs to take a deep breath” after China condemned U.S. plans to deploy up to six of the long-range bombers in Australia.

The kind of Iranian drones Tajikistan has an agreement to manufacture are not those seen in the sky over Ukraine.