Austal USA Breaks Ground on New Steel Assembly Facility
Austal USA broke ground on its planned final steel assembly facility Tuesday, the company announced in a statement.…
New Chinese Outpost Riles The Philippines
A new Chinese military outpost located in the South China Sea is again inflaming tensions between Beijing and and its…
Japanese Government Recommends Major Defense Policy Change
A government advisory panel, convened by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, recommended today that Japan make major changes to its…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces
The following is the May 8, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for…
Document: Bob Work’s First Message to DoD Workforce as Pentagon’s Number Two
The following is the text of Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work May 14, 2014 message to the Department of Defense workforce. …
NAVAIR: Final UCLASS Request for Proposal Due in July
Despite a Congressional push to stall the Navy’s next generation carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)…
Can China’s New Destroyer Find U.S. Stealth Fighters?
Can China’s new Type 052D Luyang III destroyers successfully see through the stealth of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II…
China Claims U.S. Is Encouraging ‘Dangerous and Provocative Actions’ in Oilrig Standoff
Chinese officials are claiming the U.S. is stoking international discord over a disputed drilling operation in an area of the…
Iranian Copy of U.S. Unmanned Stealth Aircraft is a Fake
Iran’s purported reverse-engineered copies of the Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned aircraft are nothing but cheap mockups, industry sources told…
The World’s Most Violent Pirates
West Africa is home to the world’s most violent pirates—who are now capable of overwhelming armed guards. Last month pirates…
Opinion: Is There a Frigate in Your Future?
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s recent direction to the Navy to develop proposals for a “capable and lethal small surface…