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Three Decades After Subic Bay Withdrawal, U.S. Military Returns to the Philippines With a New Model to Check China
When both Subic Bay Naval Base and Clark Air Base were closed as active American military facilities in the early 1990s, the Philippines was...
Asia Pacific
China’s “Military-to-Military” Proposal Fizzles as Australia & Timor-Leste Sign Defense Cooperation Framework
Australia and East Timor (Timor-Leste), ASEAN's eleventh member state, have signed a defense framework to boost cyber and maritime security as Canberra attempts to...
Americas
China’s J-20 Fleet Hits 500 While H-20 Stealth Bomber, Billed as Rival to B-21 Raider, Goes Missing From Spotlight
China’s J-20 stealth fighter fleet is estimated to have reached 500 aircraft, according to open-source assessments by analysts tracking serial numbers and unit deployments....
Asia Pacific
Tsunami, Then Nuclear Disaster: World’s Biggest Earthquake Alarm Revives 2011 Memories in Japan
In a bizarre incident, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a warning about what could have been the world's worst earthquake ever. The agency retracted...
Americas
U.S. F-16 ‘Viper’ Jets Create New Problems For Taiwan — Aircraft Arrive, But Trained Fighter Pilots Are Quitting
After years of delays and missed timelines, Taiwan recently received its first two F-16V (Viper) fighter jets from the US. Despite the arrival of...
