“China serves as the instrumental element in Asia-Pacific defence market growth ... Duncan Evans is a reporter for News Corp’s NewsWire service, based in Adelaide. Before NewsWire, he worked ...

The potential sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines has drawn pushback from China, which views the deal as ...

The United States will enhance its military alliance with the Philippines as it aims to “reestablish deterrence” to counter “China’s aggression” in the Indo-Pacific region, US Defense ...

Military planners have vowed to inject a greater degree of realism into military training, as China readies new tactics for a ...

Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand operate the F-16, while the Philippines has placed an order for the fighter aircraft.

America’s allies and partners in the Pacific are important to the Trump administration as it pursues “peace through strength,” Defense Secretary ... whose remarks at the Asia-Pacific Center ...

Pete Hegseth’s predecessor as defense secretary ... but their focus will be in Asia-Pacific or in the Pacific,” Mr. Umerov said. “They’re still participating in U.D.C.G. They are providing ...

The United States will enhance its military alliance with the Philippines as it aims to “reestablish deterrence” to counter “China’s aggression” in the Indo-Pacific region, US Defense Secretary Pete ...

Hegseth made the remarks as he opened his first visit to Asia as defense chief – an important ... would “truly prioritize a shift” to the Indo-Pacific with the “recognition that for ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines ...