If President Yoon Suk Yeol goes and the more liberal opposition wins, “Japan-Korea relations will go down the drain,” Chun In-bum, former deputy commander of South Korea’s First Army, told Breaking Defense.
By Colin ClarkAnswers at the edge: Where to find solutions that connect the battlespace
When it comes to a common operating picture, not everyone needs the same equipment. What they need is the same situational awareness.
“The idea of driving wedges between” Russia and China, Australia’s director-general of the Office of National Intelligence said, “is fanciful.”
By Ashley Roque
Over the next year, South Korea and the US will stand up a defense science and technology executive committee to explore emerging tech and AUKUS Pillar II cooperation.
By Ashley Roque and Aaron Mehta
“The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security,” said Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.
By Tim Martin
“This is the group that if Kim Jong Un wants something done, something done in-house, ‘Hey, we need a missile program, we need to do this,’ Andariel’s the one to go out and find the blueprints,” Mandiant’s Michael Barnhart told Breaking Defense.
By Carley Welch
“I think we still believe that China … does not create undue areas of friction and tension that can escalate in ways that are unpredictable and dangerous,” Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said.
By Colin Clark
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“We haven’t seen … the arrival of that many different, I would call ecosystems or capabilities, going that fast together in quite some time,” SOCOM Commander Gen. Bryan Fenton said of new technologies changing the nature of warfare.
By Michael Marrow
“Approximately 90 [percent] of our foundational data is unclassified, which helps us share products more broadly with partners and allies across the globe,” a spokesperson for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency told Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens
Pyongyang seeks “direct military assistance from Russia to include fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missiles, armored vehicles and ballistic missile production equipment,” said Mira Rapp Hooper, the White House’s top advisor on the Korean peninsula,
By Colin Clark
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Ankit Panda writes in this op-ed that the proliferation of long-range missiles in the Indo-Pacific may seem like a strategic advantage for different nations, but collectively increases the danger level.
By Ankit Panda The Defense Intelligence Agency previously took the lead on reporting Russia’s use of Iranian weapon systems in Ukraine.
By Lee Ferran
A senior US official said it would be “foolish” to underestimate the number of countries developing defensive or offensive bioprograms.
By Ashley Roque
The United States, in a rare mention of nuclear weapons, “reaffirmed its steadfast alliance commitments to Japan and the ROK backed by the full range of U.S. capabilities, including nuclear.”
By Colin Clark
In this op-ed, Robbin Laird and Harald Malmgren discuss what Putin’s diplomacy with North Korea can mean for the war in Ukraine.
By Robbin Laird and Harald Malmgren