ABSTRACT

Countries in the Asia-Pacific have many reasons for acquiring new defense hardware and improving national military capabilities. The region is clearly one of constantly shifting security dynamics, with rising great powers, new threats and security challenges, and new military commitments. All of these require new capabilities for power projection, mobility, firepower, intelligence and surveillance, and joint operations, thereby driving regional military modernisation. Consequently, some of the most modern and most advanced armaments are finding their way into the inventories of Asian militaries. Many regional militaries have experienced a significant, if not unprecedented, build-up in terms of both quantity and quality, over the past several years. Recent acquisitions by regional armed forces constitute something more than mere modernisation; rather, the new types of armaments being procured and deployed promise to significantly expand regional maritime and airborne warfighting capabilities.

摘要

亚太国家有很多理由来获取新的国防硬件和提高国家军事能力。该地区显然是不断变化的安全动态之一，大国崛起、新威胁和安全挑战以及新的军事承诺。所有这些都需要新的力量投射、机动性、火力、情报和监视以及联合作战能力，从而推动地区军事现代化。因此，一些最现代和最先进的武器正在进入亚洲军队的库存中。在过去几年中，许多地区军队在数量和质量方面都经历了显着的（如果不是史无前例的）集结。地区武装部队最近的收购不仅仅是现代化；