Current Events in Asia-Pacific

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

China's Main Mission: South China Sea, Not Syria (The National Interest)

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

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

How China Plans to Use the Su-35 (The Diplomat) Why China Wants the Su-35 (China Brief, Jamestown Foundation)

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/

A Russia-China Alliance Brewing? (The Diplomat)

Indonesia selects Su-35 to meet air combat requirement (Jane's)

From Flight Global [excerpt]

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)

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

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

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

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

https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/what-a-19-year-old-study-tells-us-about-chinas-j-20/ https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thediplomat_2022-02-14-191931.pdf

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

Chinese Beidou satnav system fully operational (Aviation Week)

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

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