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Monday, 20 February 2023

#SecurityScan 31: Increasing violence in Punjab, US Air Force's F-35 to debut at Aero India and more

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Democratic World Countering Chinese High brid war

UK takes a relook at ammunition reserves;  bets big on India

As the UK is taking a relook at its ammunition reserves in light of the long drawn conflict between Ukraine and Russia, a key minister is betting big on involving Indian companies into the weapons supply chain and creating capabilities that can manage existing requirements and future needs

US fighter jets shoot down octagonal object near Canadian border, 4th in a week

Though it did not pose a military threat, the object could have potentially interfered with domestic air traffic as it was traveling at 20,000 feet (6,100 m), and it might have had surveillance activities, the Pentagon said. Read more

How China's balloon sent the US on a hunt for flying objects. The result has been a spate of unprecedented shoot downs of mysterious objects - including on Sunday an octagonal structure downed by an F-16 over Lake Huron.

Taiwan says it reserves right to shoot down Chinese balloons

"The ministry has rules in terms of response and will continue revising the rules in a timely manner to respond to new threats such as balloons," Defence Ministry spokesperson Sun Li-fang said on Monday. "The military will adopt appropriate measures, including shooting threats down, according to the level of concern.

US holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China

The 7th Fleet based in Japan said Sunday that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit have been conducting "integrated expeditionary strike force operations" in the South China Sea.

Philippines says China coast guard used "laser" to disrupt resupply mission

Philippines accuses China of using 'military-grade' laser against its vessels.The president's first visit to Japan since taking office came after he recently granted the United States access to additional military bases in the Philippines under a VFA, a move that China said undermined regional stability and raised tensions. The VFA provides rules for the rotation of thousands of U.S. troops in and out of the Philippines for exercises.

US renews warning it'll defend Philippines after China spat

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said China's "dangerous operational behavior directly threatens regional peace and stability, infringes upon freedom of navigation in the South China Sea as guaranteed under international law and undermines the rules-based international order.

Balloon Warfare

The Chinese balloon that traversed the US was capable of collecting communications signals and was part of a military-led spy program that spanned more than 40 countries, Biden administration officials said.

The Biden administration presented the new evidence in a State Department fact sheet on the balloon’s capabilities and in open hearings and closed briefings on Capitol Hill Thursday, as they sought to counter China’s insistence that it was a harmless weather-monitoring device .

China has operated a fleet of high-altitude balloons, like the one shot down by the Air Force, to carry out surveillance on five continents, the Biden administration said, as it tries to bring international attention to the scope of Beijing’s program.

Administration officials embarked on a series of briefings about the balloon with allies and partners, officials said. Those briefings draw on “what we’ve learned based on our careful observation of the system when it was in our airspace,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

Taiwan

Why the high cost of conflict may be the best hope for peace in the Taiwan Strait

Military and China-US relations experts point to signs that both sides are strengthening their combat readiness.Any potential war sparked by the escalating Taiwan issue risks involving Washington’s allies in the region, US Think tank.


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