Current Events in Asia-Pacific

China Makes Advance Payment for Russia’s S-400 Missile Defense Systems (The Diplomat)

Admiral Says China Outnumbers US in Attack Submarines (DOD Buzz)

How Taiwan Would Defend Against a Chinese Attack (USNI News)

Indian Navy Sea Harriers retired and going to museums from March 2016: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/naval-aviation/2016/03/21/indian-navy-retires-sea-harriers/82070296/

Robert Gates: Pakistan 'Really No Ally At All' (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

Japan doubles the number of F-15J based at Naha, Okinawa, to some 40 planes, near disputed Senkaku islands: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/01/31/national/japan-doubles-number-f-15s-okinawa-amid-senkaku-incursions-china/#.VrXZevnhDIU

Johnston says AWD programme in 'deep, deep trouble' (Jane's)

China hikes defense budget, to spend more on internal security (Reuters)

Russian Pacific Fleet Prepares For Arrival of New Missile Submarines (Federation of American Scientists blog)

Regime Change in North Korea: Be Careful What You Wish For (38 North)

From Flight Global [excerpt]

A Russia-China Alliance Brewing? (The Diplomat)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities (pdf, Congressional Research Service)

New North Korean Helicopter Frigates Spotted (38 North)

Chinese nuclear forces, 2013 (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, pdf)

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

Chinese Fighters Intercept US Spy Plane, Pentagon Confirms (DefenseTech)

Singapore and the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (The Diplomat)

Indonesia Might Purchase Russian Su-35 Fighters (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

From our good friend in the Harpoon world, Chris Carlson: Chinas Eagle Strike-Eight Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles: Designation Confusion and the Family Members from YJ-8 to YJ-8A (Defense Media Network)