Current Events in Asia-Pacific

From Naval War College Review, Winter 2012 The ROK's Counter-Asymmetric Strategy: Lessons from ROKS Cheonan and Yeonpyeong Island (PDF)

Annual DoD Report Claims Steady Chinese Military Expansion (DefenseNews)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/09/28/navy-vessel-catches-fire-banyuwangi.html Their newest missile boat as well...

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

From The Diplomat [excerpt]

India To Get Soviet-era Aircraft Carrier in 2013 (DefenseNews) Maybe.

From Flight Global [excerpt]

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

Looks Like Chinas Building a Giant New Warship (War is Boring blog) First Iran and their wooden aircraft carrier. Now China and its 'son of Kirov'? Colour me skeptical.

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

Russia Announces a Naval Buildup in the Pacific (The Diplomat)

Carrier-capable version of LCA

ADIZ Update: Enforcement in the East China Sea, Prospects for the South China Sea, and Implications for the United States (US China Commission, pdf)

Indias Missile Defense: Is the Game Worth the Candle? (The Diplomat)

Satellite imagery reveals mystery 'supergun' in Chinese desert (Jane's)

From Jane's [excerpt]

From http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/09/camp-bastion-attack-shocks-isa.html [excerpt]

China Making Some Missiles More Powerful (New York Times)

Indias New Carrier is Operational (USNI News)

From Aviation Week [excerpt]