The latest reporting from the Japanese Ministry of Defense may suggest that China has increased surveillance patrols beyond China’s exclusive economic zone near Japan’s disputed islands. Over the last week, two different Chinese military aircraft were sent out to patrol near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands. Firstly, on 08 September 2013, a pair of Chinese H-6 […]
In case you missed it, on 24 July 2013, a People’s Liberation Army Navy Y-8J surveillance aircraft flew over international waters between Okinawa and Miyako beyond the “first island chain.” Although not to be sensational, this is the first time open reporting has recorded such an event. With tensions growing in the South China Sea […]
The Philippine military has revived plans to build new air and naval bases at Subic Bay, a former U.S. naval base that American forces could use to counter China’s presence in the South China Sea, Manila-based Manuel Mogato reported in June. The proposed bases in the Philippines, a close U.S. ally, coincides with a resurgence of U.S. warships, […]
After North Korea threatened to strike South Korea, Hawaii, Guam, and the continental United States, the Department of Defense announced last week that THAAD would be sent to the region in its first reported deployment in an operation. Alpha Battery, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (THAAD), 11th Air Defense Brigade out of Fort Bliss, Texas […]
