DefenceTalkSenior Indian and Chinese envoys will this week hold talks aimed at resolving a bitter border dispute, the first such discussions since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power. China’s special representative Yang Jiechi will visit New Delhi from Sunday until Tuesday for talks with national security adviser Ajit Doval, the Indian foreign ministry said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-china-to-hold-talks-on-border-row-63615/

DefenceTalkAirbus Defence and Space announced during Satellite 2015 the forthcoming move of its Skynet 5A satellite. The move of Skynet 5A will enable delivery of protected and secure satcom services in the new coverage footprint from mid-2015. Airbus Defence and Space owns and operates the hardened Skynet X-band satellite constellation of 8 satellites and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/skynet-5-move-will-place-military-satcom-over-asia-pacific-region-63559/

DefenceTalkRecent satellite imagery shows no sign of North Korea preparing an imminent nuclear test, despite a rise in military tensions on the Korean peninsula, a US think-tank said Wednesday. North Korea has ramped up the volume on its bellicose rhetoric in recent weeks in response to the launch of annual South Korean-US joint military exercises. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/no-sign-of-imminent-north-korea-nuclear-test-us-think-tank-63458/

DefenceTalkJapan and China plan to resume security talks as early as April after a four-year hiatus amid simmering tensions over territorial disputes, a report said Thursday. A meeting planned for Tokyo, which would be the first since January 2011 in Beijing, will likely focus on maritime issues, Kyodo News reported, citing unnamed diplomatic sources. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-china-to-resume-security-talks-report-63203/

DefenceTalkMyanmar on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in a conflict-torn border region, where ferocious fighting between the army and ethnic rebels has sent thousands fleeing airstrikes and fierce gun battles. Civilians have come under fire in the deadly clashes between the army and Kokang rebels in Shan state, local officials said, in fighting that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/myanmar-declares-emergency-in-war-torn-region-as-fighting-rages-63150/

DefenceTalkFour US warships designed to fight in coastal areas similar to Southeast Asian waters will operate out of Singapore by 2018, a senior US Navy official said Tuesday, further underscoring Washington’s military tilt to Asia. The “rotational deployment” of the vessels, called littoral combat ships (LCS), comes as China continues to flex its muscles in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/four-us-littoral-combat-ships-lcs-operate-singapore-63148/

DefenceTalkU.S. defense spending dropped to 38 percent of the global total in 2014, compared to its 47 percent share in 2010, according to an assessment of global military capabilities published Wednesday in Britain. Analysts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies says the shift comes as military spending in the Middle East and Asia rises […]https://www.defencetalk.com/military-spending-rises-in-asia-middle-east-62946/

DefenceTalkPerturbed by Thailand’s coup, the United States has scaled back a showpiece joint military exercise with its Southeast Asian ally, but analysts say that with China circling for influence, Washington will not push the kingdom’s generals too far. Famed for its jungle bonding sessions where US and Thai soldiers down snake blood, the annual “Cobra […]https://www.defencetalk.com/as-china-circles-us-thai-military-friendship-stumbles-62876/

DefenceTalkChina’s military training this year will focus on “improving fighting capacity” to win “local wars”, the defence ministry said Thursday, with Beijing embroiled in several territorial disputes. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been tasked with improving its ability to “win battles” by President Xi Jinping, its commander-in-chief, who has also pushed a high-profile campaign […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-2015-military-drills-to-focus-on-winning-local-wars-62346/

DefenceTalkRenewing their expansive defense framework for another 10 years, India and the US on Sunday decided to kick off joint manufacturing of four relatively modest military products and explore the development of two more high-end technologies. The two nations agreed to step up joint combat exercises, maritime security endeavors, intelligence-sharing mechanisms, military exchanges and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-us-to-kick-off-joint-production-on-4-defense-projects-62210/