China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and US posture in the Pacific.
Typhon has kept a forward presence for more than 30 months and is now stored on Okinawa, while HIMARS crews train from Balabac to Hokkaido. Here is what each weapon does and how far it reaches.
Australia unveiled modular payloads that let Anduril’s Ghost Shark undersea drone lay sea mines, launch Altius drones and drop supply caches, with some being tested at an AUKUS exercise near San Diego.
Australia’s LAND 6504 competition seeks a proven medium-range air and missile defense system, with a winner by 2027 and a test-firing at Talisman Sabre in 2029.
About 57,000 Japanese and U.S. troops began Keen Sword 27 as Japan moved its Type-25 missiles onto an island within sight of Taiwan for the first time.
Hanwha says its Cheongwang laser and a 30-kilowatt vehicle laser downed three drones at a South Korean army exercise. Each shot costs about $1.50.