China and Russia view space as a warfighting domain through which to deny the U.S. information advantage, the U.S. Space ...

For the U.K., AUKUS emerged from “a recognition of the fact that our prosperity was very much reliant on freedom of ...

Manila and Seoul are expanding industrial and security cooperation amid geopolitical uncertainty. The Philippines faces ...

The naval forces of Australia and New Zealand are bolstering joint training, information sharing and operational alignment to ...

A growing network of space situational awareness (SSA) agreements and initiatives is strengthening Indo-Pacific allies’ ...

Sarah Chan Southeast Asian partners are moving beyond routine maritime patrols to an integrated defense of the Malacca and Singapore straits, critical conduits for global trade. Indonesia, Malaysia ...

China’s posture in the Indo-Pacific includes the deployment of research vessels under civilian guise but designed for military exploitation. Increasingly, these vessels collect marine data in the ...

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers fire a domestically developed Type 88 anti-ship missile during Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines in May. REUTERS Defense spending in Asia and Oceania ...

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defense budget exceeding $58 billion for 2026 to fortify the nation’s strike-back capability and coastal defense with long-range cruise missiles and uncrewed ...

The oceans and seas that dominate the Indo-Pacific present a challenge of immense proportions to safeguarding sovereignty and upholding freedom of navigation and commerce — an obstacle that military ...

Philippine Coast Guard personnel salute as a Vietnam Coast Guard ship passes during a joint exercise in the Philippines in 2024. REUTERS Faced with mounting challenges, Indonesia, the Philippines and ...

Philippine and U.S. Soldiers conduct sling-load tactical training during Salaknib 2025 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines. IMAGE CREDIT: SPC. TAYLOR GRAY/U.S. ARMY The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ ...