Current Events in Asia-Pacific

Nuclear versus diesel-electric: the case for conventional submarines for the RAN (The Strategist, ASPI)

Lots of details on the Type 052D China Destroyer Consolidates Innovations, Other Ship Advances (Signal)

China Displays Worlds Largest Conventional Submarine (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

New Chinese Outpost Riles The Philippines (USNI News)

Is this China's second aircraft carrier? (War is Boring blog)

Annual DoD Report Claims Steady Chinese Military Expansion (DefenseNews)

From Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists [excerpt]

U.S. says Chinese warship nearly struck Navy cruiser (Navy Times) China paper: Cowpens harassed China fleet during drill (Navy Times) USS Cowpens: Why China forced a confrontation at sea with US Navy (Christian Science Monitor)

From Naval Today Ah, this is likely to give the ChiCom navy planning staff a Maalox moment, for which they richly deserve. With the Vietnamese submarine program underway, things in the SCS may look a little differently - or it will be like kicking over a hornet's nest. What says the forum?

From DOD Buzz [excerpt]

China Shows Off Futuristic Ships at IDEX (DefenseNews' Intercepts blog)

North Korea: The Case for War (Real Clear Defense)

From Defense Aerospace [excerpt]

Chinese attack helicopter's secret Russian roots (Aviation Week, Ares blog)

China S-400 deal moves forward (Jane's)

Chinese Submarine Stalked U.S. Aircraft Carrier (Free Beacon)

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

Is North Korea Working Toward a 'Carrier-Killer' Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile? (The Diplomat)

From DefenseNews [excerpt]

What to Expect From a North Korean Nuclear Test (Foreign Policy)