By placing an MDTF in Japan, South Korea, or the Philippines, the Army could bolster deterrence in the Western Pacific and ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The US and Japan agreed to build up deterrence against regional Chinese aggression following US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s meeting with Japan Defense Minister Nakatani ...

The United States is sending military personnel to its ally Thailand and monetary assistance to Myanmar to help the neighboring countries recover from a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that ...

TOKYO — During a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense Department has started phase one of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a ...

The Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) made its first deployment to the Western Pacific for 2025 and was a major unit ...

China test US commitments to Taiwan and other Pacific partners as they conduct joint exercises around the autonomous island.

Hegseth also stopped short of publicly calling on Tokyo to hike military spending, saying in Japan he trusted the close US ally to "make the correct determination of what capabilities are needed".

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth concluded a high-stakes visit to Japan this weekend, commemorating the 80th ...

Europe must agree a “road map” with the US to shift the burden of defending the continent away from Washington, Finland’s defence minister has said, and at the same time avoid a disjointed switch that ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Incoming Chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff John D. Caine pledged to continue American support for Taiwan’s defense capabilities during his Senate confirmation hearing on ...

The US will ensure “robust, ready and credible deterrence” across the Taiwan Strait, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said yesterday, calling China “aggressive and coercive.” “America is committed ...

Tokyo (AFP) – The United States will ensure "robust, ready and credible deterrence" across the Taiwan Strait, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday, calling China "aggressive and coercive".