With digital tools and drones, Army lab goes high-tech to help navigate tricky littoral logistics

With digital tools and drones, Army lab goes high-tech to help navigate tricky littoral logistics
With digital tools and drones, Army lab goes high-tech to help navigate tricky littoral logistics

“While many of us may typically think of maritime operations as maybe more of the domain of the Navy or the Marine Corps, it’s really the Army that is charged with moving our troops or equipment or supplies across the land-water interface in order to enable early theater entry as well as support and sustain DoD operations,” said senior researcher Kate Brodie.

‘Right time to talk is now:’ SecDef Austin ‘deeply concerned’ China unwilling to talk

‘Right time to talk is now:’ SecDef Austin ‘deeply concerned’ China unwilling to talk
‘Right time to talk is now:’ SecDef Austin ‘deeply concerned’ China unwilling to talk

“To be clear: we do not seek conflict or confrontation,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the Shangri-La Dialogue. “But we will not flinch in the face of bullying or coercion.”

Eye on US-China rivalry, Australia’s PM stresses ‘collective responsibility’ in key speech

Eye on US-China rivalry, Australia’s PM stresses ‘collective responsibility’ in key speech
Eye on US-China rivalry, Australia’s PM stresses ‘collective responsibility’ in key speech

“Doing our part to fulfill the shared responsibility all of us have to preserve peace and security,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. “And making it crystal clear that when it comes to any unilateral attempt to change the status quo by force: be it in Taiwan, the South China Sea, the East China Sea or elsewhere, the risk of conflict will always far outweigh any potential reward.”

Philippine army head sees China threat ‘every day in South China Sea’

Philippine army head sees China threat ‘every day in South China Sea’
Philippine army head sees China threat ‘every day in South China Sea’

“Whenever we fly in our own territorial waters, we are challenged by the Chinese, challenged because they say we are in their territory, when in fact it is our territory,” Lt. Gen. Romeo Browner, commanding general of the Philippine Army said.

US-Philippines discuss ‘roadmap’ for weapon buys, including potential multi-role fighter sale

US-Philippines discuss ‘roadmap’ for weapon buys, including potential multi-role fighter sale
US-Philippines discuss ‘roadmap’ for weapon buys, including potential multi-role fighter sale

Leaders discussed what US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called “a security-sector assistance roadmap to support the delivery of priority defense platforms over the next five to 10 years, including radar, unmanned aerial systems, military transport aircraft and coastal- and air-defense systems.”

South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy broadens focus from northern threat

South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy broadens focus from northern threat
South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy broadens focus from northern threat

South Korea’s strategy says the ROK will “nurture a sounder and more mature relationship as we pursue shared interests (with China) based on mutual respect and reciprocity, guided by international norms and rules.”

PLA exercises after Pelosi Taiwan visit were largely pre-planned

PLA exercises after Pelosi Taiwan visit were largely pre-planned
PLA exercises after Pelosi Taiwan visit were largely pre-planned

Reacting to the PLA’s previous large-scale exercise in the Taiwan straits in 1995-1996, the United States deployed two carrier battlegroups in response. The Chinese undoubtedly noted that this latest exercise, which included missile overflights of the island, led to a far more muted reaction, writes Dean Cheng.

China ‘will fight to the very end’ over Taiwan: Chinese defense minister

China ‘will fight to the very end’ over Taiwan: Chinese defense minister
China ‘will fight to the very end’ over Taiwan: Chinese defense minister

Gen. Wei Fenghe described the US Indo-Pacific strategy as “an attempt to build an exclusive small group in the name of a free and open Indo-Pacific.” It is designed “to create conflict and confrontation, to contain and encircle others.”

Australia protests China after ‘dangerous’ flying by J-16; China warns Aussies off

Australia protests China after ‘dangerous’ flying by J-16; China warns Aussies off
Australia protests China after ‘dangerous’ flying by J-16; China warns Aussies off

“We urge Australia to respect China’s national security interests and major concerns, and to be cautious with its words and deeds so as to avoid a miscalculation that could cause serious consequences,” Chinese Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian said.

Quad’s Indo-Pacific ship tracking ‘fusion’ will be expensive and hard

Quad’s Indo-Pacific ship tracking ‘fusion’ will be expensive and hard
Quad’s Indo-Pacific ship tracking ‘fusion’ will be expensive and hard

“It can be difficult to make these systems work in practice. I expect that it will take quite a bit of money, time and focus to get a system like this actually operating,” said David Brewster, a senior fellow at Australian National University’s National Security College.

Berger calls for ‘deterrence by detection’ in light of Russia-Ukraine tensions

Berger calls for ‘deterrence by detection’ in light of Russia-Ukraine tensions
Berger calls for ‘deterrence by detection’ in light of Russia-Ukraine tensions

“We have to have the capability to illuminate” adversarial actions, Berger said. “Some portion of that is so that we can understand how they’re setting their pieces for battle. And part of it, frankly, is to bring it to international attention and expose it for what it is.”

Managing China, whether through threats or talk: 2022 Preview

Managing China, whether through threats or talk: 2022 Preview
Managing China, whether through threats or talk: 2022 Preview

Expect the political battle over the island nations like Fiji or the Solomons to be a big part of Chinese-American geopolitics in the new year.

Watching the Navy’s words vs its actions in the Indo-Pacific: 2022 Preview

Watching the Navy’s words vs its actions in the Indo-Pacific: 2022 Preview
Watching the Navy’s words vs its actions in the Indo-Pacific: 2022 Preview

The Pentagon has long talked up its pivot to the Indo-Pacific. What does that actually look like?

Hypersonic Space Test Fuels Sino-American Arms Race

Hypersonic Space Test Fuels Sino-American Arms Race
Hypersonic Space Test Fuels Sino-American Arms Race

“We need to recognize that we can no longer operate in the somewhat static ‘spy vs spy’ conditions of the Cold War and that we are dealing with a technologically advanced and ever-adapting adversary who has both the know-how and funding to continually push us on every front,” former Pentagon official Doug Loverro said.