“Not only will this allow the Philippines access to higher capabilities and big-ticket items from the United States, it will also open opportunities to pursue similar agreements with like-minded nations,” Philippine Defense spokesman Arsenio Andolong said according to local media.
By Colin ClarkDisplay screens are the eyes for maneuver forces needing to command and control
The Army is upfitting vehicles with big 24 or 32-inch displays that present multiple sources of data for a full operational picture.
The commander of US Coast Guard Indo-Pacific operations, Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, told regional reporters that he will “work very closely with those nations to ensure that we’re operating in the correct place, the correct time, and actually exercising the correct things.
By Colin Clark
For the first time,” experts surveyed for the Asia Power Index judged that China is better able to deploy rapidly and for a sustained period in the event of an interstate conflict in Asia.”
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“Politically, it is unclear to me their long-term goals and objectives other than to counter what the United States and allies and partners are doing,” said Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider.
By Michael Marrow
While the incident is in dispute, Jennifer Parker, a naval expert at the Australian National University in Canberra, told Breaking Defense, “China is known to employ dangerous and aggressive manuevering as a tactic.”
By Colin Clark
Collin Joh, an analyst at the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies of Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, noted that this effort is part of a “progression from just bilateral to trilateral, and now quadrilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) formats” in the region.
By Colin Clark
“This is really designed to support the modernization of Filipino forces and Coast Guard as they transition to focus on external defense,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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The connected warrior will have a common operating picture even when contested
Mobile, distributed command and control requires a common operating picture even in contested environments.
In addition, the US announced it would restart CV-22 flights from Yokota.
By Michael Marrow
Several US allies in the region have launched new subs this year, and others are making plans to buy them, reflecting a long-standing focus on undersea warfare that is only intensifying.
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“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
“Anyone who dares to separate Taiwan from China will only end up in self-destruction,” Adm. Dong Jun, China’s defense minister, said here in remarks liberally sprinkled with aggressive imagery and threats.
By Colin Clark
Asked by a Chinese military official if he’s talking about a Pacific NATO, Austin emphasized the network is a group of countries “with similar values and a common vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
By Colin Clark
“This is a significant step in our partnership with the Philippines, our oldest treaty ally in the region,” said Brig. Gen. Bernard Harrington, commanding general of the 1st MDTF.
By Ashley Roque
“Japan is basically signaling both to the Philippines and the US, and beyond that, [to] Southeast Asia and others in the region, that they should look to Japan as a leader in this space,” John Blaxland, of the Australian National University, told Breaking Defense.
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