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Japan’s air force will join the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the Royal Thai Air Force, and the Vietnam Air Defense Air Force flying T-6s in the Indo-Pacific.
By Colin Clark
Poland has announced over $16 billion in weapon buys from South Korean firms since 2022. There are a number of ways those deals could be impacted by the uncertainty around South Korea’s government.
By Bartosz Głowacki
The first deliveries are expected later this year as part of a multi-year deal for what Shield AI says is the first ship-launched intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform for the Japanese navy.
By Michael Marrow
The Goldwater-Nichols Act has resulted in “a pervasive pattern within the military of neglect of long-term defense procurement strategies and requirements,” the Mitchell Institute argues in a new policy paper.
By Theresa Hitchens
The buy from South Korea, maker of the FA-50, binds the Philippines even more closely to another US ally and highlights the costs to China of its bullying tactics.
By Colin Clark
India’s interest in Eurodrone builds off a joint statement signed with Germany in October 2024 to deepen defense cooperation and which includes a “specific focus on technology collaboration, manufacturing/co-production and co-development of defence platforms and equipment.”
By Tim Martin
“The Albanese Government must not continue to treat the Australian public as bystanders in our own security dialogue, and repackaging or dusting off old announcements is borderline offensive,” Elizabeth Buchanan, a senior fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told Breaking Defense.
By Colin Clark
“For both economic and strategic reasons, China may hope to use the opportunity presented by the political transition in the US to stabilize ties with Japan,” Bonnie Glaser, China expert at the German Marshall Fund, told Breaking Defense.
By Colin Clark
The deal is valued at approximately AUD $22.9 million ($14.2 million US), a spokesperson for Australia’s Department of Defence disclosed to Breaking Defense.
By Tim Martin
“As you know, China keeps doing that kind of thing around Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Philippines. We are concerned and trying to know what is their intention,” a Canberra-based diplomat said on condition of anonymity.
By Colin Clark
The service is funneling nearly $30 million into the program to add in Forterra’s AutoDrive system into the JLTV-based launcher.
By Ashley Roque
“Unlimited budgets don’t help the taxpayer and don’t automatically translate into military strength,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks also said today.
By Ashley Roque
The new Bushmasters will provide C2 capabilities for the Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM) or Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile Increment 2, depending on a contract award expected by the end of this year.
By Colin Clark
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America is the “away team” in a Pacific fight. Guam levels the playing field, but it’s in the cross-hairs, writes Randall Schriver.
By Randall Schriver