On a per capita basis, South Korea is spending more than twice as much on defense, and its weapons development budget is believed to be triple...
Russia’s “great maritime power” ambition — illegally occupying the Northern Territories and invading Ukraine — is intended to provoke Japan, the US, and Europe.
Coordinating operations, circling Japan and entering contiguous waters, warships of the Chinese and Russian navies are testing Japan’s defenses.
US Navy F35Cs and F/A18s flew over USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Philippine sea as Japan’s FM Hayashi and US Ambassador Emanuel arrived.