East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan Shipbuilder Lays Keel for Navy’s New Air Warfare Frigate
Taiwan’s President, Lai Ching-te, presided over the ceremony, which was accompanied by senior officials and local politicians. Among those in attendance were National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu, Defense Minister Wellington Koo, Navy Chief Admiral […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwanese Air Force scrambles F-16 again to warn off Chinese J-11 jets
Taiwan’s air force has again scrambled F-16 to warn off approaching Chinese J-11 jets and KJ-500 AEW&C, in the latest rise in military tension between Beijing and the island it claims as its own. Taiwan […]
Air-Launched Weapons
GBU-72: The U.S. Air Force’s F-15 Drops Enormous Bunker Buster Bomb
The US Air Force (USAF) has performed the first test drops of its new Boeing Guided Bomb Unit‐ (GBU)-72 Advanced 5K (A5K) Penetrator, releasing the ‘bunker buster’ bomb from a Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle. The […]
