WASHINGTON( BLOOMBERG)-The Pentagon is looking for new ways to deter American adversaries including China as it grapples with" increasingly acute" challenges from Beijing, a top US defence official said. Defence officials will focus on" integrated deterrence" against national security threats from countries such as China and Russia, Ms Mara Karlin, assistant secretary of defence for strategies, plans, and capabilities, said on Thursday( Dec 9) at an event previewing the Biden administration's Na

By Yimou Lee3 Min ReadTAIPEI( Reuters)-China’s armed forces can “ paralyse ” Taiwan’s defences and are able to fully monitor its deployments, the island’s defence ministry said, offering a stark assessment of the rising threat posed by its giant neighbour. FILE PHOTO: A Taiwan domestically-built Indigenous Defense Fighter( IDF) releases flares during annual Han Kuang military drill simulating the China's People's Liberation Army( PLA) invading the island, in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan Augu

QUESHAN, CHINA( REUTERS)-China's armed forces concluded their first multinational peacekeeping exercise on Wednesday( Sept 15), showing off their combat prowess with drones and mine-clearing robots while seeking to project a more benign image.As the Asian giant modernises and beefs up its military by pumping hundreds of billions of dollars annually into its defence budget, it has also strived to assure other countries that its military is a force for good, not a threat. About 1, 000 troops from

TAIPEI( REUTERS)-Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday( Sept 17) to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a US$ 9 billion( S$ 12 billion) boost to military spending to counter the threat from China. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by China's air force near the democratically governed island, often in the southwestern part of its air defence zone close to th

An ability to groom talented officials, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, once said, “ largely determines the rise and fall, as well as the survival or demise" of political parties and countries.... The swiftness of their apparent downfalls has been striking.... The questions they raise about China’s politics are big. There is no sign that this is an existential moment for the Communist Party, or Mr Xi’s rule....

Military spending under Budget 2024 is approximately 1% of GDP compared to 0.98% of GDP under Budget 2023.... StarPicks ENERGISING MALAYSIAN HOCKEY For context, former chief of navy Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Reza Mohd Sany says the government should raise defence spending as a percentage of GDP from 1% to 1.5% to ensure that the armed forces can prepare and adapt to the region’s changing security scenario.... The RMAF is underequipped, having retired all its MiG-29 and F5-E Tiger II fighter jets si

DEFENCE chiefs have been blasted for splashing out ￡70million on undies and other military clothing from China. Figures show orders for thousands of pairs of “ anti-microbial pelvic protection drawers ” for troops. Sign up for The SunnewsletterSign up Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy 2 Defence chiefs have been blasted for splashing out ￡70million on undies and other military clothing from China Credit: Getty 2 Col Richard Kemp says Britain's Armed Forces should not be

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Churail Sarwat(@ sarwatg) According to the military's media wing, the COAS highlighted the importance of air defence and said the induction of high-tech systems would make Pakistan’s air defence" impenetrable in the emerging threat scenario".... He added that the exemplary synergy between the Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Army Air Defence had made the country’s air defence impregnable.... During the visit, Lieutenant General Hamooduz Zaman Khan, c

China claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has mounted repeated air force missions into Taiwan's air defence identification zone( ADIZ) over the past year, provoking anger in Taipei.... China sent around 150 aircraft into the zone over a four-day period beginning on October 1 in a further heightening of tension between Beijing and Taipei that has sparked concern internationally.... Republican strategist John Ullyot said these incursions are also to test whether Joe Biden

TOKYO-Japan's defence ministry on Tuesday( Aug 31) sought an all-time high budget of 5.48 trillion yen( S$ 67 billion) for the next fiscal year starting April 1, a clear sign of the regional arms race gathering pace.In a 56-page budget report, the ministry laid out plans to boost its capabilities in emerging security dimensions such as outer space, cyber and electromagnetic weapons, while also fortifying its arsenal of traditional hardware. Japan has, since last year, seen China as its top secur