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Just one of a few specific examples of the risks that the Pentagon is taking by betting on Reconciliation to carry the FY26 defence budget. And we're not even into a discussion about sustaining future years' spending... navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

The Chinese navy said on Monday that its two aircraft carriers—CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong—repeatedly encountered foreign warships and aircraft while operating simultaneously in the broader western Pacific. newsweek.com/china-news-upd…

At MADEX 2025, Hanwha Aerospace unveiled a new Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) designed for naval vessels. The company also re-introduced the Unmanned Amphibious Rocket Launcher (UARL) 🇰🇷 Story by Mason ヨンハク navalnews.com/event-news/mad…

🇯🇵 🚁 🇦🇺 HMAS Sydney has been conducting flying ops with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force while on the second Regional Presence Deployment for 2025.

Good example of why matching US/NATO defence equipment standards might be a good idea for Japan, as would working with the regional P-8 enterprise that seems to be taking shape under the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR). japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defen…

EXCLUSIVE Wang Yi told Kaja Kallas that China cannot afford for Russia to lose the war in Ukraine, otherwise the US will divert its full focus to Beijing scmp.com/news/china/dip…

Looking forward to contributing to this AUKUS pulse check for Foreign Policy Research Institute on July 24. Register through the link below 👇

If only there were a body within the US government that could coordinate between different Departments and Agencies on matters of national security...

Several Pentagon officials said it was not clear Wednesday, more than a week after a pause in aid to Ukraine was first reported, whether any aid was actually withheld, and for how long.

Strong Fox News vibes, but some important substance in this. - Big expansion of 🇺🇸 unmanned systems production. - Emphasis on "prioritising 'Buy American'" - not great for allies. - Overcoming "bureaucratic risk aversion in budgeting, weaponing, weaponeering, and training."

"When I hear ... that perhaps the United States or the world might be distracted by events in other parts of the planet, I would say distraction is impossible." 🤔 reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

More from me on US-Australia tensions on CNBC #SquawkBoxAsia. Implicit US linkage between Australia's defense spend and whether/how the US meets its AUKUS commitments is unhelpful and combustible in Canberra. The US is misreading Australian politics. cnbc.com/video/2025/07/…

Is "Reco" the new OCO? BLUF: I don't think it is, which makes the FY26 budget a real gamble for DoD. Link to my commentary and interactive charts in the reply.

The U.S. plans to fund and build a facility capable of hosting watercraft and assault boats on the western coast of Palawan in support of Manila’s operations into the disputed waters of the South China Sea. news.usni.org/2025/07/14/u-s…

Positive signs for FY26 notwithstanding, DOD faces "a potential fiscal cliff in FY27. If another reconciliation package doesn’t materialize, it will leave the Defense Department with a shortfall in excess of $100 billion and no easy way to fill it." aei.org/foreign-and-de…

Some bipartisan Congressional pushback on Reciprocal Defence Procurement Agreements, which exempt signatory allies from 'Buy American' restrictions for many Pentagon contracts. More tension between allied integration versus 'buy national' imperatives. breakingdefense.com/2025/07/signif…

Surely the biggest talking point from Stage 12 🧦🧦🧦