This debrief covers the period from Oct 28 - Nov 3, providing summaries of events and developments related to the Department of Defense’s operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
State approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan for three National
Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) medium-range air
defense solutions and AN/TPS-77
and AN/TPS-78 Radar Turnkey Systems. Additionally, a sale has been
approved to Japan
for Subsonic Sea-Skimming Aerial Targets, Follow-On Technical Support,
and related equipment for an estimated cost of $113 million.
Dept of State
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DoD released the FY25
National Defense Industrial Strategy that seeks to identify
adversarial, primarily China, sourcing risks and propose policy
adjustments to further reduce said risk.
The Missile Defense Agency announced an environmental impact study and statement concerning the proposed Enhanced Integrated Air & Missile Defense (EIAMD) that may see the initially planned 35 locations knocked down to 16 due to impact concerns.
U.S. DoD and the Rep. of Korean Ministry of National Defense announced the Regional Cooperation Framework for U.S.-ROK Alliance Contributions to Security in the Indo-Pacific framework that will see further cooperative initiatives with multilateral exercises, information sharing, maritime security, capacity building and defense industrial cooperation.
MDA, DoD News
AIR FORCE
Members of the Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR)
Directorate created a highly
mobile deployable Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System
(JWICS) kit that Pacific Air Forces and transient units can set up
while deployed to austere locations across the Indo-Pacific. The kit
allows Airmen to extend critical ISR data and applications on the most
secure network at the tactical edge.
INDOPACOM
ARMY
The Army has awarded Kraus Hamdani Aerospace with a $20 million contract
that will support the production and delivery of K1000ULE ultra-long distance
UAS to U.S. Army Pacific, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force and Joint
Special Operations Command.
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace
NAVY
Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Japan
and South
Korea to bolster defense cooperation and discuss Indo-Pacific
security issues.
U.S. Pacific Fleet
EXERCISES & ACTIVITIES
Australia - AUKUS partners conducted the Exercise
Autonomous Warrior 2024 for the first time in Jervis Bay, NSW,
Australia where they demonstrated advanced autonomous technologies.
Japan participated as an observer.
Indo-Pacific - Fighter aircraft from the U.S., Japan, and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of a U.S. bomber operating in the Indo-Pacific, Nov. 3, 2024.
Japan - The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is leading a contingent of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 ships, aircraft and personnel participating in exercise Keen Sword 25 from Oct. 23 to Nov. 1, 2024.
Australia Defence, INDOPACOM
NEW REPORTS