Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia

摘要

Recent years have not brought any radical changes, and the main trends either continued or even strengthened. No changes in the region should be expected in the near future. The naval domain was prioritised by all Southeast Asian states, even Myanmar, where traditionally the navy had a low priority. With Beijing's more assertive approach and its self-proclaimed "nine-dash line" in the South China Sea, Southeast Asian states have no realistic choice but to upgrade their fleets to enforce their own claims.