The United States Navy said the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) was fired from the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during Dawn Blitz on October 22. HIMARS is a weapons system consists of five-ton chassis vehicle M142 which carries either a launcher pod of six […]
3 US nuclear-powered supercarriers now operating in Asia-Pacific
There are now three United States carrier strike group (CSG) operating in the Asia-Pacific region. The first is CSG 5 led by nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a forward-deployed aircraft carrier homeported at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. The second carrier strike group currently operating in the Asia-Pacific region […]
US supercarrier completes war games with Korea
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group with lead ship nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) completed the Maritime Counter Special Operations Force Exercise (MCSOFEX) 2017 with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy and visited Busan on October 21. According to United States Navy MCSOFEX 2017 focused on increasing the readiness of US and ROK forces and […]
China deploys jets, warships to expel US destroyer
United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Chafee, on October 10, sailed close to Chinese-controlled area of the disputed Paracel Islands in South China Sea. This move by the US Navy was strongly protested by the Chinese government. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying also said that Chinese naval ships and fighter planes […]
US warship sails close to Chinese-controlled features in South China Sea
A United States Navy destroyer sailed close to islands being claimed by China in South China Sea on Tuesday, Reuters said in an exclusive report quoting three US government officials. According to the report, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Chafee sailed near Chinese-controlled features in Paracel Islands but not within the range of […]
Vietnam launches two missile corvettes
Vietnam People’s Navy launched its fifth and sixth home-made Molniya-class missile corvettes on October 9, Vietnamese news outlet Tuổi Trẻ reports. “The ships are the assets of our people. All officers train hard to protect the vessels and defend the national flag,” Vietnam People’s Navy deputy commander Rear Admiral Hoang Hong Ha said during the […]
US Army getting new Maneuver Support Vessels
United States Department of Defense disclosed in a release on September 28 that Vigor Works was awarded by the US Army Contracting Command to build US Army’s Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) MSV(L). The contract, firm-fixed-price contract, amounts to $979,794,011. The contract is expected to be completed September 28, 2027 The MSV(L) will replace US Army’s […]
Trump: Being nice to Rocket Man hasn’t worked in 25 years
“I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man,” United States President Donald Trump said in his Twitter account. Trump was referring to North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un as little rocket man. “Save your energy Rex, we’ll do what has to be […]
South Korea: Return of wartime operational control will scare North
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, during the celebration of Korean Armed Forces Day, reiterated the need to take back wartime operational control (OPCON) of Korean military from United States-led command structure. The transfer of wartime operational control was supposedly turned over to South Korea in 2015. “North Korea will fear us more and the people […]
US bombers, fighter jets fly over waters close to North Korea
B-1B Lancer bombers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron of 28th Bomb Wing, Eighth Air Force of United States Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a flight mission in international airspace over waters east of North Korea on September 23. US Department of Defense Chief Spokeswoman Dana W. White said “this mission is a […]
IPhone X Vs. Note 8
In September Samsung were striving for the title of Phone of 2017 when they launched their heavyweight, the Galaxy Note 8. However, days after the smartphone was made available to the public, Apple stepped into the ring with a heavyweight all of their own, the IPhone X. Both smartphones host larger screens that ever before, […]
Quake kills more than 100 in central Mexico
More than 100 people were killed in a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit central Mexico on Tuesday, and the number of deaths is expected to rise due to the scale of the quake. Some 54 people were killed in the state of Morelos, government secretary Matias Quiroz said, mainly in the towns of Jojutla, Cuernavaca, […]
Trump to UN assembly: Reject threats to sovereignty, from Ukraine to South China Sea
“If we desire to lift up our citizens, if we aspire to the approval of history, then we must fulfill our sovereign duties to the people we faithfully represent,” President Donald Trump said in his remarks to the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, September 19. “We must protect […]
Trump: If forced, US will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea
United States President Donald Trump warned that the US will have no other choice but to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea if forced to defend itself and its allies. He said at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York that “if the righteous many do not confront the wicked few, […]
US deploys warship capable of operating F-35B to Indo-Asia-Pacific
United States Navy Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departed Norfolk, Virginia, USA for Sasebo, Japan on August 30. Replacing USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), she it will assume duties as the forward-deployed flagship of the amphibious force of the US 7th Fleet, the US Navy said. USS Wasp is capable of operating the […]
Kim Jong Un: August 29 missile test ‘prelude to containing Guam’
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, in a report by North Korean state news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), said that the August 29 Hwasong-12 ballistic missile test is the first step of the military operation of the Korean People’s Army in the Pacific and a meaningful prelude to containing Guam. Hwasong-12 is an […]
Japan honing skills against North Korean missile threats
The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) will temporarily deploy Patriot missile batteries (Patriot Advanced Capability 3 – PAC 3) to several United States installations in Japan starting August 29 to practice and refine ability to rapidly respond to North Korean missile threats, the US Forces in Japan said. These US installations are Yokota Air […]
NoKor’s missile attack to US ‘could escalate into war very quickly’
United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the US military will know “within moments” after North Korea launches a missile where will it hit. “We’ll know if it’s going towards Guam within moments,” Mattis said during the Press Gaggle on August 14. “I think if they fire at the United States, it could escalate […]
Japan installs extra missile defense after N Korea threat to Guam
The Japanese Defense Ministry on Saturday finished deploying Patriot missile defense systems in the country’s south in anticipation of North Korea’s possible strike on Guam, the state broadcaster NHK said. North Korea’s military has said it plans to fire four medium- to long-range missiles at the US Pacific territory and is waiting for approval from […]
US bombers with Korea, Japan jets show ready to ‘Fight Tonight’
Two United States Air Force B-1B bombers, on August 7, conducted a 10-hour sequenced bilateral missions with South Korea and Japan showing that they are ready to “Fight Tonight”. The two bombers were joined by Korean and Japanese jets. “After taking off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, the B-1s assigned to the 37th Expeditionary […]
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