Indo-Pacific Responses to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Security Focus, Investigations, and Policy Shifts Across Nations

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Across the Indo-Pacific, major powers now treat unidentified aerial phenomena as security threats and are expanding official investigations, with the United States led by Sean Kirkpatrick of AARO tracking sightings, Canada launching Sky Canada after a Yukon incident, Japan moving toward intercept options, China using PLA-led AI-assisted methods with researchers like Chen Li, Russia revisiting historical UAP work after 2022 and with Dmitry Rogozin weighing in, while India has little formal policy but a strong civilian UFO community, and Australia and New Zealand showing varying levels of transparency, all signaling a cautious, security-driven push and potential for international cooperation.