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South Korea Is Rebuilding Its Marine Corps. But for Which War?

South Korea Is Rebuilding Its Marine Corps. But for Which War?

American and South Korean marines will spend 12 days conducting live-fire drills, amphibious operations and logistics training across South Korea from 28 July. The exercise, known as KMEP 26.2, is designed to improve their ability to operate together during a crisis. It comes as Seoul reverses Marine Corps

Dark Eagle May Have Deployed to Guam as US Hypersonic Inventory Remains Thin

Dark Eagle May Have Deployed to Guam as US Hypersonic Inventory Remains Thin

New US Army photographs have raised the possibility that America’s longest-range ground-launched weapon trained on Guam during Exercise Valiant Shield, placing mainland China within its publicly declared reach. The images show Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of US Pacific Command, observing soldiers working with the Dark Eagle Long-

Why Japan is Building a Missile Wall Across the Nansei Islands

Why Japan is Building a Missile Wall Across the Nansei Islands

Japan is turning its south-western islands into a missile screen across the routes China’s navy uses to reach the open Pacific. The Nansei chain runs for more than 1,000 kilometres from Kyushu towards Taiwan. It is broken by several navigable gaps, including the Osumi and Miyako straits

Japan and Vietnam Explore Joint Production of High-Speed Landing Craft

Japan and Vietnam Explore Joint Production of High-Speed Landing Craft

Japan and Vietnam will begin talks on the possible joint development and production of high-speed landing craft, moving a defence relationship built largely around training and maritime assistance towards direct industrial cooperation. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phan Van Giang agreed

Papua New Guinea Opens Allied Military Drill Days After Australia Defence Pact Takes Effect

Papua New Guinea Opens Allied Military Drill Days After Australia Defence Pact Takes Effect

Papua New Guinea has formally opened a multinational military exercise with forces from Australia, the United States and New Zealand, days after a new mutual-defence treaty elevated Port Moresby and Canberra to allies committed to integrating their armed forces more closely. Soldiers from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force

How US Missile Deployments Near Taiwan Are Becoming a Fixture in the Philippines

How US Missile Deployments Near Taiwan Are Becoming a Fixture in the Philippines

A chain of Philippine islands stretching south from Taiwan is becoming a recurring operating ground for American and allied missile forces, as temporary exercises evolve into longer rotations designed to defend strategic waters from China. The Hawaii-based 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment spent roughly three months in the Philippines this

US Deepens Guam Submarine Support Amid China Missile Threat

US Deepens Guam Submarine Support Amid China Missile Threat

The US Navy is building Guam into a more capable submarine hub, able to keep its boats ready closer to potential flashpoints in Asia. The arrival of USS Tucson this month—an outwardly routine exchange of one vessel for another—highlights the supporting network behind that effort. USS Tucson, a