Blue Ridge Command Ship at Yokouska after meeting with Vice Admiral Swift the Commander of the US 7th Fleet

Missile Mini-Interceptor (EAPS) Completes Test Flight

Lockheed Martin conducted a successful controlled vehicle test flight of the missile interceptor effector element of the Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration (EAPS ID) program.  The test was conducted on May 26 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Data collected at this test will support the guided flight tests, against live RAM targets, beginning in the second half of 2012.

New Pacific focus won’t include massive troop influx, Dempsey says

WASHINGTON — The United States’ much vaunted “pivot” toward the Asia-Pacific region doesn’t presage a huge buildup of troops or ships in the region, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said Thursday at the Pentagon.

Pentagon: New Defense Strategy In Asia-Pacific ‘Not Intended To Contain China’

 The Pentagon has made it clear that the United States’ new defense strategy or rebalancing of forces in Asia-Pacific is “not intended to contain China.”

Divisions stalk China-Russia unity: Analysts

BEIJING: China and Russia are presenting a united front against the West to boost their firepower on issues from Syria to Iran, but analysts say their alliance belies deep divisions.

Russia Test-Fires New Topol-M Missile

Russian military have successfully test-fired a new version of the Topol-M series codenamed RS-12M.