미국이 필리핀에 배치된 타이폰 시스템에서 토마호크 미사일을 최초로 실사격했다. 이번 발사에 대해 베이징은 중대한 도발이라며 강하게 비판했다.
미 육군은 루손섬에서 지상 발사형 미사일 시스템인 타이폰의 시험 발사를 실시했다. 토마호크 순항미사일은 북쪽 대만 해협 방향으로 비행했다. 록히드마틴이 제조한 타이폰 시스템은 2024년 필리핀에 도착했다. 병력들은 현지 환경에서 발사대 이동 훈련을 수행해 왔으나, 이번 시험 전까지는 실사격 훈련을 진행하지 않았다. 베이징은 2년 전 시스템이 배치된 이후 줄곧 반대 입장을 밝혀왔다. 중국 당국은 사거리 500~2,000km의 미사일을 발사할 수 있는 이 시스템이 지역 안보를 불안정하게 만든다고 주장한다. 군사 분석가 쑹중핑은 북쪽으로 향한 궤적이 대만 해협을 겨냥한 것이 분명하다고 분석했다. 중국 내 관측통들은 이에 대응해 강력한 조치를 취할 것을 촉구하고 있다.
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U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has relocated some Patriot missile defense batteries to Osan Air Base, sparking speculation about a potential deployment to the Middle East. The move comes amid escalating tensions following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, with both Korean and U.S. officials maintaining ambiguity on the matter.
China's military conducted live-fire exercises in waters east of the Philippines' Luzon Island, as stated on Friday. The drills coincide with the annual Balikatan exercises hosted by Manila and Washington, extending into disputed South China Sea areas. Japan is joining with combat troops for the first time amid strains with Beijing.
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The People's Liberation Army Navy's social media account China Military Bugle posted a video on Sunday showing naval strike tests at sea, including multiple YJ-20 missile launches. The release comes as the US and allies conduct Balikatan 2026 drills in the South China Sea, with Japan taking its first-ever operational role.
A US senator has warned that President Donald Trump's war in Iran is weakening the United States military's ability to deter China in the South China Sea. Senator Tammy Duckworth stated that such a conflict west of the Philippines could endanger over 750,000 Americans living there and disrupt one-third of global maritime trade. She argued that proper crisis planning is impossible while the US is focused on the Middle East conflict.
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The Philippine Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducted their first combined live-fire drills on May 1 and 2 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Tarlac. Over 200 soldiers participated as part of Exercise Salaknib. Japan joined the annual exercise for the first time.
People's Liberation Army warships transited sensitive international waterways off southwestern Japan twice this week, a rare move seen as a warning to Tokyo over its recent Taiwan-related actions. The transits marked the start and end of western Pacific exercises, outbound through the Yokoate Channel on Sunday and returning via the Yonaguni-Iriomote Waterway on Wednesday. The Eastern Theatre Command said it tested troops' long-range operational capabilities.
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Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles to Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture by fiscal 2030. The island is just 110 kilometers east of Taiwan, and the timing could shift based on facility improvements.