The following is the July 16, 2021, Congressional Research Service report, Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Category Archives: China
SECDEF Austin Headed to Southeast Asia as Tensions Flare in South China Sea
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley speak during a press conference held in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2021. DoD Photo
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Southeast Asia later this week, as China increased protests of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific and enflamed territorial disputes with nations bordering the South China Sea.
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Lawmakers Say Latest Shipbuilding Plan Doesn’t do Enough to Counter China
USS Makin Island (LHD-8), back, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) transit the South China Sea on April 9, 2021. US Navy Photo
The Biden administration’s budget request, which would decommission ships while ramping up Navy investments for 2045 fails to counter China now, two key lawmakers said Wednesday. Read More
Philippines Considering Addendum to U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement
USS Wasp (LHD-1) makes a port visit to Subic Bay, the Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019 on April 1, 2019. US Navy Photo
MANILA — The U.S. and the Philippines are set to reinforce a contentious agreement allowing U.S. troops to operate from the island nation as tensions with China remain high, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said during a pre-State of the Nation Address forum on Wednesday. Read More
Milley: NATO in Forefront of Change of ‘How We Fight’
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers remarks at the Joint Force Command Norfolk Full Operational Capability ceremony. Joint Force Command Norfolk declared Full Operational Capability during a ceremony on board USS Kearsarge on July 15, 2021. US Navy Photo
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said this week that the United States and NATO are “right in the middle” of a technological revolution – from ubiquitous surveillance to fielding long-range precision munitions – that will fundamentally change “how we fight.” Read More
Report on U.S.-China Competition in East, South China Sea
The following is the July 13, 2021 Congressional Research Service report U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
2021 Defense of Japan Report
The following is the Japanese Ministry of Defense 2021 White Paper Defense of Japan released this week. Read More
Navy Denies Chinese Forces Chased Away Destroyer During FONOP
USS Benfold (DDG-65) in the South China Sea US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy has denied China’s claim that its military chased an American warship out of the South China Sea. Read More
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Med After 3 Months in the Middle East
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) transiting the Suez Canal on July 1, 2021. US Navy Photo
The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is in the Mediterranean Sea, heading home after three months in the Middle East, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News. Read More
Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
The following is the July 1, 2021 Congressional Research Service Report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
