Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on May 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
A Philippine Air Force Black Hawk helicopter lands on June 29, 2023, on Mavulis Island, which is the Philippines’ northernmost island and is roughly 88 miles from Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
Trailers with launchers for guided missiles of a German Patriot air defense system stand on a snow-covered field in southeastern Poland on April 3, 2023. (Getty Images)
The emblem of the security conference and the inscription "Munich Security Conference" can be seen on a flag in Munich, Germany, on February 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, January 5, 2026. (Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 5, 2026. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump is welcomed by South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun at Gimhae International Airport on October 29, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. (Getty Images)
A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15E Strike Eagle performs a demonstration during Air Fest 2025 at Misawa Air Base in Japan on September 21, 2025. (US Air Force)
US President Donald Trump greets South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he arrives at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2025. (Saul loab via Getty Images)