Current Events in Asia-Pacific

U.S. says Chinese warship nearly struck Navy cruiser (Navy Times) China paper: Cowpens harassed China fleet during drill (Navy Times) USS Cowpens: Why China forced a confrontation at sea with US Navy (Christian Science Monitor)

Panel: China Will Likely Continue Aggressive Naval Expansion (USNI News)

Exploits of the RQ-170 Sentinel in 2009. Stealth Drones Secret Pacific Missions (War is Boring)

South Korea to Expand Its Air Defense Identification Zone (The Diplomat) S. Korea nears finalization of expanded air defense zone (Yonhap) Possible scenarios for the expansion:

Anti-access lessons from the past (USNI, Proceedings)

Indian Minesweeper Catches Fire at Dock (DefenseNews) More bad news for the IN.

China's Carrier-Based J-15 Begins Mass Production, Delivery (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

China imposes restrictions on airspace over Senkaku islands (The Diplomat, Pacific Realist) Fact Sheet: China's Air Defense -Zone (DefenseNews) Here's what the ADIZ looks like on a map, the blue line being the existing Japanese ADIZ limit:

Singapore Contracts for 2 New German Subs (DefenseNews)

DPRK Resumes Construction at Tonghae Missile Site (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

How China Plans to Use the Su-35 (The Diplomat) Why China Wants the Su-35 (China Brief, Jamestown Foundation)

China's Carrier Killer: Threat and Theatrics (Air Force Magazine, December 2013 issue)

Clash for naval power in the Asia-Pacific (USNI News)

Chinese UCAV takes flight (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

US Poised To Release Perry Warships to Taiwan (DefenseNews)

China details performance of 'carrier killer' missile for JF-17 (Flight Global)

Indian Army Successfully Tests BrahMos Block-III Deep Penetration Variant (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

China To Buy Russian Fighters, Subs (DefenseNews) 24 Su-35s and four Lada SSK.

Indian Carrier Sails From Russia for Final Sea Trials (RIA Novosti)

Satellite imagery reveals mystery 'supergun' in Chinese desert (Jane's)