DefenceTalkChina’s defense ministry confirmed that Chinese and Japanese fighter jets had a confrontation over disputed waters in the East China Sea last month, adding to concerns that such close encounters could lead to mishaps that threaten regional stability. The two Chinese jets were only carrying out a routine patrol when two Japanese fighters approached at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-confirms-air-confrontation-with-japan-over-east-china-sea-67776/

DefenceTalkChinese construction on a South China Sea islet claimed by the Philippines would prompt “actions being taken” by the United States and other nations, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned Saturday. Speaking at a security summit in Singapore, Carter said Beijing risks building a “Great Wall of self-isolation” with its military expansion in the contested […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-vows-action-if-china-builds-new-south-china-sea-structures-67601/

DefenceTalkJapan is likely to deploy 500 ground troops of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) equipped with advanced surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles on islands in the western extremities of Okinawa Prefecture, a short distance (170 kilometers) from the uninhabited Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands, which China also claims. The country’s deputy defense minister, Kenji Wakamiya, met on November […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-troops-missiles-near-disputed-islands-65959/

DefenceTalkUkraine’s pro-Russian insurgents said Thursday they had withdrawn all of their smaller weapons from a deadly buffer zone in the ex-Soviet state’s separatist east. The reported pullback was in line with a trust-building September 1 pact that has sharply de-escalated the violence and seen just seven Ukrainian soldiers die from enemy fire — about the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-rebels-complete-small-arms-withdrawal-65779/

DefenceTalkISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Raheel Sharif, while addressing a gathering at Royal United Services Institute in London, said that Kashmir is an unfinished agenda of Indo-Pak partition which needs to be resolved for the sake of peace and stability in the region. According to details of the gathering shared by Director General of the Inter-Services […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kashmir-is-unfinished-agenda-which-hinders-regional-peace-general-raheel-65544/

DefenceTalkRAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Thursday said the continuous ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) is an “unsuccessful attempt” to distract Pakistan from its own anti-terror war. Talking to troops at forward positions on the LoC in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), General Raheel […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-aggression-attempt-to-disrupt-war-on-terror-pak-army-chief-65471/

DefenceTalkWarsaw: Poland’s defence minister said Thursday the United States would deploy heavy weapons to the EU state next year, as regional tensions run high over Russia and the conflict in Ukraine. Washington had said in June it would store battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy weapons for as many as 5,000 American troops […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-deploy-heavy-weapons-to-poland-in-2016-65190/

DefenceTalkManila: America’s Pacific commander held talks with the Philippine military Wednesday on ways to strengthen US capacity in the region to deter conflict and maintain freedom of navigation, a Filipino spokesman said. Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, outlined a freshly drafted Pentagon report highlighting issues in the South China Sea, where […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-philippines-boosting-military-capacity-65171/

DefenceTalkNorth and South Korea wrapped up marathon talks Tuesday with an agreement on a series of measures to defuse a crisis that had pushed the two rivals to the brink of armed conflict. The measures detailed in a joint statement included what amounted to an extremely rare public apology from North Korea, which “expressed regret” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/koreas-agree-to-defuse-crisis-after-marathon-talks-65149/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday that Washington’s pledge to defend the Pacific nation remains “ironclad” and called for an end to land reclamation in the South China Sea, officials said. In talks in Hawaii with Voltaire Gazmin, Philippine secretary of national defense, the Pentagon chief “reaffirmed” the strong ties […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-affirms-ironclad-promise-to-defend-philippines-64343/