Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in FY 2023 Compared to FY 2022
Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year 2023 compared to FY 2022, according to Japan’s Joint Staff Office. …
GAO Report on Fatigue in U.S. Military
The following is the March 27, 2024, Government Accountability Office report, Military Readiness: Comprehensive Approach Needed to Address Service Member…
Navy Doubles Down on Submarine Industrial Base Funding in Unfunded Request
Money to bolster the submarine industrial base is at the top of the Navy’s $2.24 billion unfunded priorities list for…
Split 15th MEU Deployment Continues as USS Somerset Joins Indian Amphibious Exercise
Elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) embarked on amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD-25) are now conducting…
Navy Buys 17 Super Hornets in $1.1B Deal, Last Planned Contract Secures Technical Data Packages
The Navy this week issued a $1.1 billion contract modification to Boeing for the final 17 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and…
Chinese Warships, Aircraft Operate Near Japan, Taiwan
Several People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships have been sailing near Japan this week, including a pair of frigates that…
Japanese MV-22Bs Could Fly as Soon as Friday, Say Local Officials
Japan’s fleet of MV-22B Ospreys are set to resume flights as early as Friday, according to the mayor of Kisarazu…
North Korea Fires ‘Super-Large’ Rockets in to the Sea of Japan
North Korea on Monday conducted firings of its “super-large multiple rocket launchers” in its western region, overseen by North Korean…
U.S. Wraps 3 Major WESTPAC Exercises
The U.S. wrapped up three major exercises in the Indo-Pacific recently: Exercise Cobra Gold 2024 in Thailand, Exercise Freedom Shield…
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: March 18, 2024
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world…
Indian Navy Commandos Take Control of Pirate Ship in Airborne Raid
Indian warships and naval commandos retook a merchant vessel from Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members in a 40-hour-long…