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For the first time, the United States, the Philippines, Japan, and Australia will hold a joint naval drill within the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) today, April 7th. The joint forces performed division tactics, or "Officer of the Watch" maneuvers, communication exercises, and photo exercises. The purpose of this drill is to bolster interoperability between the four nations in a...

The People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Southern Command conducted naval and aerial exercises on the same day as the United States, Australia, Japan, and Philippine naval exercises today, April 7th. The joint exercises between the four nations have been described by Global Times analysts  as a "defiant" and "muscle flexing" move against China, a show of force attempt amid rising tensions...

AUKUS, a trilateral security pact founded in 2021 between the U.S., U.K., and Australia, is currently planning to discuss expanding the agreement to incorporate new nations. One of the main goals of the organization is to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The ministers of the defense alliance are planning to announce on Monday that they will be open...

Japan and the Philippines are considering rotational troop deployments of the Japanese Self-Defense Force troops (JSDF) to the Philippines, according to a statement from the Philippine ambassador to the United States, Jose Manuel Romualdez, made on April 3rd. Romualdez insisted that the Philippines consider Japan a close ally alongside the U.S. Japan also has a mutual defense treaty with the...

At approximately 0330 EST, local Japanese media reported that a US fighter aircraft had an emergency situation which prompted airport emergency services to respond at Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport in Yamaguchi, Japan. By 0345 EST, All Nippon Airways flight NH636 bound for Haneda, Japan was delayed due to the emergency response to the U.S. aircraft mishap. By 0500 EST, three additional...