Current Events in Asia-Pacific

China Launches First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (Financial Times, via RCD)

Taiwan To Provide Emergency Assistance To Chinese Military Planes (Defense World) If you recall the Global Thunder MBX, you will see a scenario here.

The PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century (pdf, ONI)

China's Soar Dragon UAV reappears (DefenseNews' Intercepts blog)

Why North Korea Is Planning Long-Range Missile Flight Tests Over Japan and Toward Guam (The Diplomat)

General characteristics & performance of Shenyang FC-31 (Alert 5)

Some troves in the unspected miscellaneous "Gallery" I and II sections, including construction numbers of the ten J-15 carrier fighters (updated today casually!): http://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.com.es/p/gallery-i.html

Obvious material here ... Japan explores war scenarios with China (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

From Jane's [excerpt]

Thoughts in future H-20 Chinese stealth bomber: https://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.com.es/p/attack-aircraft-ii.html http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/china-confirms-development-of-new-long-range-bomber/ http://china-pla.blogspot.com.es/2016_09_01_archive.html https://tiananmenstremendousachievements.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/china-to-commission-h-20-stealth-long-range-strategic-bomber-by-2020/

Limited liftoff looming: Y-20 transport prepares for first flight (The Diplomat)

India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer (Jane's)

From Washington Times [excerpt]

LCS Freedom Arrives in Singapore (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

Very interesting images of J-31, including 4xAAM on the open weapons bay: http://airforceworld.com/pla/j21-fighter-shenyang-j31-chinese-stealth-jet.htm

Essex amphibious group arrives in Pacific as USN reiterates rights to South China Sea access (Jane's)

A couple of just released reports from the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) on the RAAF F-35A and F/A-18: Management of Australia’s Air Combat Capability—F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Acquisition http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Audit%20Reports/2012%202013/Audit%20Report%206/201213%20Audit%20Report%20No%206%20OCRed.pdf Management of Australia’s Air Combat Capability—F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet Fleet Upgrades and Sustainment http://www.anao.gov.au/~/media/Files/Audit%20Reports/2012%202013/Audit%20Report%205/201213%20Audit%20Report%20No%205%20OCRed.pdf

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

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

From Jane's [excerpt]