Philippines, US, Japanese coast guards to boost cooperation after Quad meet

Philippines, US, Japanese coast guards to boost cooperation after Quad meet
Philippines, US, Japanese coast guards to boost cooperation after Quad meet

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.

China Indo-Pac military power trumps US, but US remains more influential: Lowy Institute

China Indo-Pac military power trumps US, but US remains more influential: Lowy Institute
China Indo-Pac military power trumps US, but US remains more influential: Lowy Institute

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.”

Malabar exercise brings India to the Pacific – along with Aussie F-35s, P-8s

Malabar exercise brings India to the Pacific – along with Aussie F-35s, P-8s
Malabar exercise brings India to the Pacific – along with Aussie F-35s, P-8s

The 10-day exercise brought Vice Adm. Dinesh Tripathi of the Indian Navy from India’s western coast to Papua New Guinea, via the Solomon Islands and on to Sydney, a rare outing for the Indian admiral who had only visited the Pacific once in 2018.

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.

Aussie election: Labor win not likely to mean big defense changes

Aussie election: Labor win not likely to mean big defense changes
Aussie election: Labor win not likely to mean big defense changes

“What I have said, and we maintain, is that the relationship with China will remain a difficult one,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at his swearing in. “It is China that has changed, not Australia.”

VP Harris to chair first National Space Council meeting Dec. 1

VP Harris to chair first National Space Council meeting Dec. 1
VP Harris to chair first National Space Council meeting Dec. 1

Harris will visit NASA Goddard to promote the criticality of space capabilities to climate change mediation.

Quad Pushes Chip Supply Security, 5G ‘Diversification,’ Cybersecurity

Quad Pushes Chip Supply Security, 5G ‘Diversification,’ Cybersecurity
Quad Pushes Chip Supply Security, 5G ‘Diversification,’ Cybersecurity

  WASHINGTON: The first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the so-called Quad — Australia, India, Japan and the United States — has spawned several initiatives designed to help moderate or crack the hold China has on certain technologies, including semiconductor chips and 5G networks. It also includes a new civil space initiative and an…