DefenceTalkAfter months of hard training and expectation, the rubber finally hit the road in Turkey for the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. With a formal transfer of authority in the southeastern Turkey city of Gaziantep, Dec. 13, the formidable responsibilities of safeguarding civilians from airborne threats […]https://www.defencetalk.com/5-7-air-defense-artillery-soldiers-assume-responsibilities-in-turkey-49985/

DefenceTalkRaytheon’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System test fired nine Patriot missiles at McGregor Range, N.M., during its annual Field Surveillance Program (FSP), successfully engaging inbound and outbound unmanned air breathing targets. This was the first FSP conducted with the PAC-2 missiles, using the recently launched Post Deployment Build-7 (PDB-7) software and the modernized radar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patriot-missiles-demonstrate-field-readiness-49949/

DefenceTalkPacifist Japan will adopt new defence guidelines next week paving the way for its military to respond more quickly and forcefully to perceived threats from China and North Korea, officials said Thursday. The government of conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will approve rules intended to help air, land and sea forces work together more effectively […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-boost-military-amid-row-with-china-49925/

DefenceTalkThe United States has strenuously objected to China’s new air zone over islands managed by Japan, but experts say its best hope is to contain rather than end tensions. After Beijing last month declared an Air Defense Identification Zone in the area of the East China Sea, asking foreign planes to identify themselves, the United […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-looks-to-manage-not-end-china-air-rift-49867/

DefenceTalkThe US Navy has deployed sophisticated surveillance aircraft to Japan, officials said Monday, amid rising tension over China’s territorial claims in the region. Two P-8A Poseidon patrol jets departed Jacksonville, Florida on Friday and arrived later at Kadena air base in Okinawa, in a move that was planned before Beijing declared an air defense zone […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-deploys-new-surveillance-aircraft-to-japan-49793/

DefenceTalkTwo US B-52 bombers flew over a disputed area of the East China Sea without informing Beijing, US officials said Tuesday, challenging China’s bid to create an expanded “air defense zone.” The unarmed aircraft took off from Guam on Monday and the flight was previously scheduled as part of a routine exercise in the area, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-flies-b-52-bombers-in-chinas-air-defense-zone-49759/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the Royal Thai Air Force to supply additional AN/TPS-78 air defense and surveillance radar systems. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will begin supplying equipment to the Royal Thai Air Force in 2015. The company will also provide training, spares and logistics support. “With this award, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-to-supply-air-defense-radar-systems-to-royal-thai-air-force-49752/

DefenceTalkFor more than a decade, the Chinese government has been pursuing a deliberate, yet indirect strategy to establish de facto control over the waters and airspace adjacent to its mainland. This program has a number of facets: historical, political, economic and military. The focus of much of this program is Beijing’s assertion of claims to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-air-defense-zone-strategy-east-asia-49750/

DefenceTalkThe United States on Monday joined ally Japan in vowing not to recognize China’s declaration of an air defense zone over much of the East China Sea, a move that has sharply escalated tensions. China and Japan each summoned the other’s ambassador after Beijing said Saturday it had established an Air Defense Identification Zone — […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-backs-japan-as-china-tensions-soar-on-air-zone-49739/

DefenceTalkDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel issued the following statement today on China’s announcement that it is establishing an Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea: “The United States is deeply concerned by the People’s Republic of China announcement today that it is establishing an air defense identification zone in the East China Sea. We […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hagel-issues-statement-on-east-china-sea-air-defense-id-zone-49732/