Current Events in Asia-Pacific

Alarm as China issues rules for disputed sea (New York Times)

A short but concise article in Mer et Marine (in French) about the Japanese Navy as fourth world navy, by Bernard Prézelin, editor of Combat Fleets of the World: http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/focus-la-marine-japonaise-la-4eme-place-mondiale

North Korea threatens US bases in the Pacific

Chinese UCAV takes flight (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

Turkey Plans To Build up to 8 Frigates (DefenseNews)

From Flight Global [excerpt]

Russia sells new subs to China (Kommersant, via DefenseNews' Intercepts blog)

Sea MiGs: The Next Generation of Indian and Russian Naval Aviation (Defense Media Network)

DPRK Resumes Construction at Tonghae Missile Site (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

Chinas Future Bomber Requirements Murky (DefenseNews)

PM Says Bangladesh To Buy 1st Submarines (DefenseNews)

Planning for the Future: Conditions of Combined ROK-U.S. Military Intervention in Potential DPRK Contingencies (PDF) (DefenseNews' Intercepts blog)

US Poised To Release Perry Warships to Taiwan (DefenseNews)

Is China Buying Russia's Su-35 Fighter? (DefenseNews)

Is January Chinese ASAT testing month? (All Things Nuclear, Union of Concerned Scientists)

Chinas Increasingly Good Mock Air Battles Prep Pilots for Real War (Wired, Danger Room blog)

Japan pitches 'superior' warships in bid to clinch $10 billion Australian contract

https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-03-07/peoples-liberation-army-navy-vessels-operating-near-australia

It hit its target over 300 kilometres away in four minutes and three seconds, reaching speeds of roughly 4,050 kilometres per hour — more than three times the speed of sound https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/australia-army-tests-precision-strike-missile-in-mount-bundey-nt/105576916?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other