Mike Yeo

Mike Yeo is the Asia correspondent for Defense News. He wrote his first defense-related magazine article in 1998 before pursuing an aerospace engineering degree at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. Following a stint in engineering, he became a freelance defense reporter in 2013 and has written for several media outlets.

Pentagon warns of China’s progress toward nuclear triad

China is expanding its nuclear force much faster than U.S. officials predicted just a year ago, according to a Pentagon report.

Pentagon chief calls for new regional order in Indo-Pacific

Lloyd Austin was speaking Tuesday in Singapore at the 40th Fullerton Lecture when he outlined his vision of “integrated deterrence.”

China unveils drones, missiles and hypersonic glide vehicle at military parade

China has showcased new types of missiles and unmanned platforms for the first time at a military parade in its capital to mark the 70th anniversary of its founding.

Russian-Chinese air patrol was an attempt to divide allies, says top US Air Force official in Pacific

Is it a conspiracy theory? The head of the U.S. Air Force in the Pacific has suggested that a recent Russian-Chinese air patrol may be an attempt to divide regional partners. The event resulted in warning shots fired by intercepting South Korean jets.

Trump OKs F-16 sale to Taiwan amid China tensions

The Trump administration has informally green lit a potential major arms sale to Taiwan involving dozens of new Lockheed Martin F-16V fighter jets.

Satellite imagery offers clues to China’s intentions in Djibouti

China began construction of the base in March last year after it secured of a 10-year lease for what it had said will be a logistics support base used to resupply ships taking part in peacekeeping and humanitarian missions in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea.

Can North Korea shoot down a US military aircraft?

North Korea has threatened to shoot down U.S. Air Force bombers conducting flights near the Korean Peninsula. But does the Asian nation have such a capability?

China launches its most advanced homegrown class of guided-missile destroyers

China has launched the first of a new class of guided-missile destroyers, the largest and most advanced of its type to be designed and built in the country.

US aircraft in Philippines in battle against ISIS

Local media covering the fighting between troops belonging to the Armed Forces of the Philippines or AFP and militants in the city of Marawi on Mindanao Island have photographed an AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma Unmanned Aerial Vehicle being operated by Western personnel near the battle, as well as a Lockheed-Martin P-3C Orion circling the city on separate occasions.

Pentagon: China ups military capabilities, plans base in Pakistan

China is continuing the rapid development of its military and power projection capabilities, with Pakistan being touted as the likely location of its second overseas base, according to the Pentagon’s newly released report on trends and developments on China’s military.

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