Maya Carlin

1 week ago | exbulletin.com | Maya Carlin

Turkeys Kaan Fighter could be on the right track to become a collaborative project. The next fifth generation hunter program may have drawn the attention of a new co-development partner. Indonesian President Prabowo SUBIANTO announcement His nations interested in joining the Kaan combat aircraft after a visit with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week. We are very grateful. Indonesia wants to participate in the joint development of the fifth generation hunter, Jet Kaan.

2 weeks ago | centerforsecuritypolicy.org | Maya Carlin

As U.S. Navy carrier strike groups continue to fend off Houthi-launched missile barrages in the Red Sea, the scope of Iran’s regional capabilities is becoming more evident. Tehran’s proxy affiliates positioned throughout the Middle East have proved to possess the capacity to disrupt the global flow of oil in the Red Sea as frequent missile, drone, and rocket strikes targeting Israel, international shipping, and American warships out at sea have become routine since 2023.

3 weeks ago | centerforsecuritypolicy.org | Maya Carlin

American warships joined their Japanese and Philippine counterparts in the South China Sea over the weekend in an effort to improve crisis readiness. U.S. secretary of defense Pete Hegseth arrived in Manila the same day, reaffirming the White House’s “ironclad” commitment to working collaboratively with the Philippines in terms of defense against the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

3 weeks ago | centerforsecuritypolicy.org | Maya Carlin

Deep within the British Indian Ocean Territory lies a small island that has been strategically used as a joint American-British military base since the Cold War. Diego Garcia, an island of the Chagos Archipelago, will soon receive an exponential increase in U.S. air power as American B-2 bombers are headed to the Indian Ocean in an effort to thwart Iranian aggression. The transfer of these stealth bombers to the island indicates a major move in the White House’s Indo-Pacific strategy.

1 month ago | centerforsecuritypolicy.org | Maya Carlin

Amid an uptick in Houthi-launched airstrikes in the Red Sea, the United States is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Pacific to beef up its defenses. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently directed the U.S. Navy’s USS Carl Vinson, currently operating in the South China Sea, to shift course and head toward the Middle East as tensions continue to flare between the United States and Iranian-linked affiliates in the region.