Current Events in Asia-Pacific

China Welcomes Its Newest Armed Force: The Coast Guard (War on the Rocks)

On the presence of both UK and Chinese carriers in the zone: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41752/british-and-chinese-aircraft-carriers-both-underway-in-the-tense-south-china-sea To follow the steaming of USS Tulsa LCS-16, apparently armed with only 1xNSM and perhaps "something" in the combat module after the gun: https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/2713202/uss-tulsa-lcs-16-sails-in-the-philippine-sea/ https://www.facebook.com/TulsaBlue/ Just here: https://scontent.fvlc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/201997926_1132684547227946_3551401952423554092_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=KNsC5f80kWIAX_thJHI&_nc_ht=sc…

North Korea's Nuclear Futures: Technology and Strategy (pdf, 38 North)

China’s Artificial Islands Are Bigger (And a Bigger Deal) Than You Think (War on the Rocks) Great article if you're considering a South China Sea scenario!

China Reclaimed Land for South China Sea Anti-Submarine Helicopter Base Near Vietnam (USNI News)

The Week (Indian newspaper)

How far can China’s long-range missiles reach in the South China Sea? (DefenseNews)

Multiple Spaces Flooded on Stranded U.S. Minesweeper (DefenseNews)

North Korea Missile Test Database (NTI)

From DefenseNews [excerpt]

North Korea's Most Important Submarine Base (The Diplomat) With great imagery.

DF-26 IRBM may have ASM variant, China reveals at 3 September parade (Jane's) Interesting development, especially as it was touted as a 'Guam killer'. Now it might be both? (keeping in mind that the ASBM concept still has some gaping holes)

Suspected to be a nuclear submarine shipyard, in the analysis is more probably a merchant ship module mounting installation: Original article in The National Interest: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-everyone-wrong-about-chinas-next-gen-submarines-21631 Expanded article (24 pages) in The Admiral Trilogy website: http://www.admiraltytrilogy.com/pdf/Bohai.pdf

North Korea’s Musudan Missile: A Performance Assessment (38 North)

I know radar ranges are ever contested, and usually don't write about it to avoid irresoluble feuds. But the last week discovered one or some Korean Wikipedia editors have detailed some radar ranges compilations and number of T/R modules (From OSINT) on many radar types entries on Korean Wikipedia: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/SPY-1 And here Chinese radar ranges (Obviously South Koreans are very interested on it!): https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/346%EC%8B%9D_%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%EB%8D%94

PLAN Type 901 integrated supply ship (Admiralty Trilogy, pdf)

Very interesting pictures and comparison: http://errymath.blogspot.com/2015/04/y-8-y-9-aircraft-have-19-different.html#.VgrfYjahdjo

Full Article Looks like the second Azmat class units was added, the Paks NOB.

This Is Not The ICBM You Are Looking For; Detailed Analysis Of North Korean Missile (Breaking Defense)

Revealed: China's Nuclear-Capable Air-Launched Ballistic Missile (The Diplomat)