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. …
Document: U.S. Navy Force Structure Analysis Methodology
The following is the Feb. 12, 2015 OPNAV Instruction, Force Structure Assessments. The document also includes an enclosure titled, Force…
Makin Island ARG, 11th MEU to Return to San Diego Tomorrow After 7 Month Deployment
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are scheduled to return to…
Indian Navy Set to Accelerate Second Indigenous Carrier as U.K. Built Carrier is Set to Decommission Next Year
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this post, the planned name of India’s indigenous aircraft carrier-II (IAC-II) program was incorrect.…
Japan’s Emerging Defense Export Industry
The recent relaxation of Tokyo’s ban on arms exports has introduced Japan as a budding player in the international arms…
Defense Official: French Carrier Enters Persian Gulf, ISIS Strike Missions Could Start Soon
French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) has entered the Persian Gulf and could soon start strike missions against…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Long-Range Ballistic Missiles and Prompt Global Strike
The following is the Feb. 6, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background…
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Chief: U.S. Next Generation Fighters Need Stealth
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. – Stealth – the technology that masks aircraft and ships from enemy radars – needs to be an…
Love is in the Air, MH-60S Delivers Surprise Engagement
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – As missions go, this one was easy: Fly an MH-60S Knighthawk across San Diego Bay so the…
WEST: NORAD Head Says Russia Increasing Arctic Long Range Air Patrols
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – While Russian military aircraft have stepped up their activity everywhere from the North Sea to the…
USS Iwo Jima Standing by to Evacuate U.S. Citizens from Yemen
The amphibious warship USS Iwo Jima (LHD- 7) is standing by in the event it would need to assist in…