Current Events in Asia-Pacific

Japan to Choose Osprey for China Defense? (The Diplomat)

Australia Sells Amphibs for Scrap (DefenseNews)

Guys Just wondering if anyone had thoughts and time to put down some quick notes on Australias Collins Class subs? How have you seen their performance or abilities, good/bad/ugly?

http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2013/06/04/japan-mulls-a-preemptive-strike-capability/ (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

Excellent article. Deleterious Neglect: Will the U.S. Navy Surrender Maritime Asia? (The Diplomat)

First P-8I touches down in India (Flight Global)

Indian Navy Commissions First MiG-29K Fighter Squadron (RIA Novosti)

State Media: China Plans Second, Larger Aircraft Carrier (DefenseNews)

Annual DoD Report Claims Steady Chinese Military Expansion (DefenseNews)

Australias Submarine Folly (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog) Link to the Australian Defence White Paper 2013.

Is China Carelessly Overextending Itself? (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

Planning the unthinkable war: 'AirSea Battle' and its implications for Australia (ASPI)

Chinas Navy Goes Stealth (The Diplomat) Namely, the Type 056 Jiangdao FFL

The DF-21D or Carrier Killer: An Instrument of Deception? (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

China working up first carrier group (Defense Aerospace)

LCS Freedom Arrives in Singapore (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

China Points Finger At U.S. Over Asia-Pacific Tensions (Aviation Week/Reuters)

Taiwans New Source for Submarine Tech? (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

A Russia-China Alliance Brewing? (The Diplomat)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities (pdf, Congressional Research Service)