Current Events in Asia-Pacific

New North Korean Helicopter Frigates Spotted (38 North)

New Chinese Outpost Riles The Philippines (USNI News)

Indias New Carrier is Operational (USNI News)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for US Navy CapabilitiesBackground and Issues for Congress (CRS, pdf)

US House approves frigate sale to Taiwan (The Diplomat, China Power)

Looks Like Chinas Building a Giant New Warship (War is Boring blog) First Iran and their wooden aircraft carrier. Now China and its 'son of Kirov'? Colour me skeptical.

China S-400 deal moves forward (Jane's)

North Korea Tests Longest Range Missiles Since 2012 (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

How Taiwan Would Defend Against a Chinese Attack (USNI News)

North Korea: China is a Turncoat and our Enemy (The Diplomat)

China Commissions New Guided-Missile Destroyer (The Diplomat, Flashpoints) PLAN commissions first Type 052D DDG, puts second on sea trials (Jane's)

Through a glass, darkly: Chinese, American, and Russian anti-satellite testing in space (Space Review) PDF version of the above article China Secretly Tested an Anti-Satellite Missile (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

China's activities surrounding Japan's airspace (Japan Ministry of Defense)

The Future of Chinas Expeditionary Operations (CIMSEC)

INS Sindhuratna tragedy: Two feared lost, seven injured (India Today)

Modified J-20 seen being prepared for maiden test flight (Jane's)

PLA Officer: China Must Establish South China Sea ADIZ (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

Australia signs up for Poseidon (Jane's)

India's Indigenous Nuclear Submarine, Agni-V ICBM Set To Launch In 2015 (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

Deterring the Dragon ... From (Under) the Sea (Proceedings, February 2014)