A Chinese Shang-class (Type 093) nuclear attack submarine in the contiguous zone of the Senkaku Islands Japanese Ministry of Defense
Business Insider: China's military is turning its aggressive South China Sea tactics on Japan
* China actively wants to change the status quo in the Pacific and poses a more immediate threat to Japan.
* Russia has also been building up its Pacific fleet to be a formidable force in the region.
* Most of Japan's response has been geared towards Japan's acquisition of more military equipment and systems.
China and Russia are sending aircraft and naval vessels into Japanese territory, and the two countries show no sign of slowing down.
China's aggressive activity in the South China Sea is well documented. It has disputes with five different countries over a number of islands and waters that they claim to control. Comparatively, the East China Sea — where this conflict with Japan has been unfolding — has been much more calm.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 27, 2018
China Might Have a New Radar That Can Spot F-22s and F-35s -- Eugene K. Chow, National Interest
China's PLA publishes new military training outline, highlights combat -- Xinhua
US military chiefs reach out to Asian allies as great power game heats up with China and Russia -- South China Morning Post
Winter Olympics detente does not rule out North Korea military option -- UPI
Mattis wants to keep pressure on N. Korea -- AFP
US Marines Top Dog: US Conducting ‘Prudent’ Planning for War with North Korea -- Sputnik
America's First Jet Fighters Went to War Against North Korea. It Wasn't Pretty. -- Sebastien Roblin, National Interest
Training Quick and Staffing Unfinished, Army Units Brace for Surging Taliban -- New York Times
US military aid to Egypt under scrutiny on uprising’s anniversary -- Al-Monitor
Russia Is Poised to Surprise the US in Battlefield Robotics -- Samuel Bendett Fellow in Russia Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council/Defense One
Hidden Forces: Israeli Ambassador Claims Iran has 82,000-Strong Army in Syria -- Sputnik
Foreign governments are approaching French satellites in orbit, says space commander -- Defense News
Reported sexual harassment up sharply in German military -- Politico
General Dynamics to support U.S., British submarines -- UPI
Raytheon to support Stinger weapon for U.S. and foreign countries -- UPI
Air Force plans to jam aircraft GPS across the western US during massive weeks-long combat training exercise -- Daily Mail
Air Force Wants More Money to Keep A-10 Warthogs Flying -- Yahoo News/Fiscal Times
The Air Force needs a new A-10 mechanic -- Task & Purpose
Lockheed Martin Gets $1.3Bln to Manufacture More THAAD Interceptors -- Sputnik
General Dynamics to pump nearly $2 billion into its shipyards -- Defense News
Boeing’s Harpoon Block II+ Is the Navy's New Ship-Killer Missile -- National Interest
Orbital ATK Gears Up for Launch of 'Hatchet' Smart Munition -- Defense Tech/Military.com
Is the Army ready to transform its missile defense force? -- Defense News
Fuzzy Thinking about Drones -- Jon Askonas and Colby Howard, War On The Rocks
Trump Wants a $716 Billion 'Extremely Aggressive Defense Strategy' to Fend Off Russia and China -- Newsweek
Is the Pentagon getting a raise in FY19? -- Defense News
McCain still 'calls the shots' on Armed Services Committee from Arizona, Inhofe says -- The Hill
Air Force One fleet will get new customized refrigerators costing $24MILLION -- Daily Mail
Why the military's long reckoning with sexual assault can help us now -- Mike Turner and Niki Tsongas, CNN
Closing the gap between the Pentagon and innovators -- Pablo Carrillo, The Hill
The future of war -- The Economist
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