Current Events in Asia-Pacific

Meet the New PLAAF (Air Force Magazine, January 2013)

Russia sells new subs to China (Kommersant, via DefenseNews' Intercepts blog)

China's Arctic Aspirations (SIPRI)

A Special Report on Taiwan Defense (American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei)

The “Long Pole in the Tent”: China’s Military Jet Engines (The Diplomat)

Sri Lanka: War is Over but Tensions Run High (The Diplomat)

Turkey Plans To Build up to 8 Frigates (DefenseNews)

From DefenseNews [excerpt]

Planning for the Future: Conditions of Combined ROK-U.S. Military Intervention in Potential DPRK Contingencies (PDF) (DefenseNews' Intercepts blog)

Alarm as China issues rules for disputed sea (New York Times)

China's first ARM breaks cover (Jane's)

Long march ahead for Chinese naval airpower (Flight Global)

Is China Buying Russia's Su-35 Fighter? (DefenseNews)

From Flight Global [excerpt]

From Flight Global [excerpt]

From Flight Global [excerpt]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19861583 (rmks: This is in violation of the admittedly voluntary Missile Technology Control Regime. In addition, were the US to deploy these missiles in their own service, it would violate the 1987 INF Treaty signed with the USSR and continuing in force with the Russian Federation)

From Carnegie Endowment (pdf) [excerpt]

From Vikramaditya prepares for sea trials [excerpt]

http://alert5.com/2012/09/25/breaking-varyag-is-named-liaoning-officially-inducts-into-plan/