Current Events in Asia-Pacific

From ABC (Australia) news service: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-08/heritage-honour-for-ships-sunk-in-battle-of-the-coral-sea/105386230?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link

https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-03-07/peoples-liberation-army-navy-vessels-operating-near-australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-23/chinese-warships-australian-coast-live-fire-drills-new-zealand/104970682?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/02/new-zealand-fires-penguin-missile-for-the-first-time/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-29/japan-vows-to-give-australia-first-access-to-mogami-warship/104868658?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Japan pitches 'superior' warships in bid to clinch $10 billion Australian contract

Missiles launched from Bushmaster vehicles could soon be operated by the Australian army

How China Could Quarantine Taiwan, Part 1 of a ChinaPower Series (CSIS, 5 June 2024) How China Could Blockade Taiwan, Part 2 of a ChinaPower Series (CSIS, 22 August 2024)

From australia ABC Chinese and Philippine ships collide again in disputed waters, and the countries are trading blame

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-21/australian-navy-tests-naval-strike-missile-us-hosted-exercises/104124170?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/07/new-light-landing-craft-for-the-royal-australian-navy/ These look good for fishing trips too. Nothing quite like a good fresh seafood banquet when away from home your port. 26 kts full load is pretty impressive.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-30/royal-navy-chief-confident-of-australian-warship-program-success/104155910?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-08/australian-military-to-buy-small-american-made-lethal-drones/104069310 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-03/australian-army-to-operate-local-made-lethal-drone-within-months/103925798

Manfred Meyer (edited by Larry Bond and Chris Carlson), Modern Chinese Maritime Forces, Second Edition (Admiralty Trilogy Group, 1 July 2024).

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/philippine-ship-chinese-vessel-collide-in-south-china-sea-beijing/ar-BB1ol1TV?ocid=U507DHP&pc=U507&cvid=2e2efada942749a6a6dea6be6d3c94f6&ei=63 I think we need 'Ram' as a HC weapon?

These things are pretty cool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K9_Thunder

Improving installations in Yap and other places https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-yap-airfield-upgrades-ace/

Interesting article of an author I read few weeks ago. Sometimes slightly anti-Western comments, but interesting reads: https://www.eurasiantimes.com/salvo-of-chinese-yj-21-hypersonic-missiles-attack-us/

The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan (CSIS, 9 January)