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Camel’s (United States) ‘head’ is in South Asia tent: US-Maldives military pact By Daya Gamage Asian Tribune US National Correspondent Washington, D.C. The United States strategy finally worked; the super power has been, for a considerably long time, pounding on the Republic of Maldives, an archipelago below Sri Lanka in South Asia in the Indian Ocean, for its alleged violation of democracy, rule of law Read More …
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. AOL Defense CAPITOL HILL: Navy Secretary Ray Mabus talked up the controversial Littoral Combat Ship days before departing for Asia to visit the first LCS, USS Freedom, which recently arrived in Singapore (sporting a sniffy camo paint job). Freedom has been bedeviled by cost overruns, delays, and manufacturing defects, with a new problem, seawater contamination in lubricant fluid, arising on Read More …
Philippines mans its western seaboard that faces the South China Sea By Barbara Mae Dacanay, Bureau Chief Gulf News Manila: The Philippine government will spend P18 billion (Dh1.5 billion) for two new frigates to man its western seaboard that faces the South China Sea, a sea-lane contested by five more claimants, a local paper said. After a thorough study, the department of defence realised it Read More …
Singapore is no bigger than Clark Base in the Philippines but its air force and navy are much bigger than the Philippine air force and navy. — PERRY DIAZ The Singapore Sling Strategy Page April 27, 2013: Singapore has ordered another 20 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder and 100 AIM-120C7 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for its 98 American F-15 and F-16 fighters. The AIM-9X-2 is the latest Read More …
Making life worth living By Ellen Tordesillas Malaya Click HERE to view 8-minute video of Jonas’ wife Yesterday April 28 marked the 6th year that farmer-activist Jonas Burgos disappeared. The Burgos family marked the day with renewed hope after new information surfaced early this month which strengthen the accusation that the military was behind the abduction of Jonas. The information, which apparently came from the Read More …
By Reuters The United States’ top military officer on Monday defended the re-orientation of U.S. foreign policy towards Asia in front of his Chinese counterpart, a week after Beijing criticised Washington for ramping up its military presence in the region. China is uneasy with what the United States has called the “rebalancing” of forces as Washington winds down the war in Afghanistan and renews its Read More …
By Peter E. Greene The Windsor Star It was interesting to read Tom Phillips’ opinion column on China’s expanding military might. The article mentions a report by Xinhua, a Chinese state-run news agency that states China’s commitment to a doctrine of peaceful development and that China will never seek hegemony or behave in a hegemonic manner, nor engage in military expansion. Those countries that believe Read More …
U.S. vs China Expansionism on Collision Course By Bernie Lopez China recently criticized the White House for strengthening military forces and alliances in Asia under the so-called ‘pivot’ to Asia policy, which China said was destabilizing the Asia Pacific Region (APR). The protest cited specifically four US allies – Vietnam, Philippines, and South Korea, and Japan. Ironically, Vietnam was a former ally of China during Read More …
By David Wroe Defence correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald A US military strategy being mapped out to deal with the growing power of China in the western Pacific – a plan that would inevitably ensnare Australia – could escalate into a nuclear war, experts warn. In a new paper the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says the fashionable ”AirSea Battle” concept – which Washington strategists are Read More …
President inspects South Sea fleet and makes rallying call in latest display of military strength amid territorial disputes By Teddy Ng South China Morning Post President Xi Jinping inspected the navy’s South Sea fleet in Sanya in the latest display of his consolidation of power over the army and China’s military strength. Xi urged soldiers to be better prepared for military struggle in the inspection Read More …