US strike kills 11 alleged drug-runners
U.S. forces performed a “precision strike” on a suspected transnational drug boat that killed the 11 people aboard, the Defense Department and President Donald...
Dangerous clashes in South China Sea
As China has again ramped up its aggressive actions against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, the recent collision of a Peoples Liberation...
Three-nation SCS exercise
Australian, Canadian and Philippine warships and fighter jets worked together to defeat simulated air threats on Wednesday near Scarborough Shoal during a first-of-its-kind exercise...
Aims of UK’s Indo-Pacific visit
The Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 2025 (CSG2025) is currently undertaking a three-week visit to Japan, having arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base on 11th...
Value of AUKUS Pillar Two
By Jason Van der Schyff and Courtney Stewart*
Pillar Two of the AUKUS technology-sharing agreement offers more immediate benefits than the parallel, decades-long nuclear-submarine effort—but...
Exercise Alon 25 Underway
Exercise Alon 25 commenced on 15 August at locations around the islands of Palawan and Luzon in the Philippines. It is the largest overseas...
Dramatic video of Chinese vessels colliding
The Philippines has released dramatic footage of a Chinese warship colliding with a vessel from its own coastguard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat...
A niche for UK carriers
By Euan Graham*
Britain has had an aircraft carrier strike group in the Indo-Pacific since May, raising an obvious question: what would its two carriers...
Taiwan’s sea-to-air uncrewed exercise
Taiwan has conducted preliminary tests on launching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from an attack unmanned surface vessel (USV), according to Taiwanese press reports....
Projection of naval power
Aircraft carriers from the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States have gathered in the Northern Philippine Sea in a high-profile demonstration of allied...