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. …
2017 Supplemental Funding Request Invests In Aircraft Procurement; May Be Too Late For Some Maintenance Needs
THE PENTAGON – The White House released its Fiscal Year 2017 supplemental funding request today, which had been touted as…
International F-35 Symposium Gathers Operators To Plan Future Collaboration in Pacific
This post has been updated to include information from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific. Current and future F-35 Joint Strike…
Russia Reported to Start Syrian Naval Base Expansion this Spring
Russia will start construction on a planned five-year expansion of its naval base in Syria this spring, officials said in…
House Hearing Sets Up Debate on Current Navy Platforms in Future Fight
A panel of lawmakers heard a preview of the debate the Navy will soon face, regarding whether its future fleet…
Lawmaker Worries Marine Corps Investing Too Heavily In Aviation Over Ground Vehicles
The Marine Corps’ top financial officer told lawmakers that the service considers its modernization programs properly balanced between aviation and…
STRATCOM: Pentagon ‘Going Too Slow’ to Counter Commercial Drone Threats to Nuclear Sites
The military is moving too slowly to protect U.S. nuclear sites from the threat of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles, or…
Selva: Command and Control Improvements Top Priority in Nuclear Modernization Program
The number one priority of the nation’s nuclear modernization program is command and control of the strategic forces, the vice…
Video: THAAD Ballistic Missile Defense System Arrives in South Korea
The following is U.S. Forces Korea video of the U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense (BMD)…
VIDEO: Navy Tests Anti-Swarm Boat Missile on Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post had the incorrect size of the LCS main deck gun. Both variants field…
Document: Pentagon 2016 Freedom of Navigation Report
The followings is the Fiscal Year 2016 summary of the Department of Defense freedom of navigation operations.…