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. …
CNO Gilday: Navy Balancing New SSN(X) Attack Submarine Design Against Need For NGAD, DDG(X)
ABOARD THE NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE USS SOUTH DAKOTA – A banner over the sonar operators in the control room of…
Destroyer USS Ralph Johnson Performs Taiwan Strait Transit
A U.S. warship passed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, irking the Chinese government, which called the move “provocative.”…
UPDATED: Australian Leaders Call for Investigation into Chinese Laser Harassment of Surveillance Aircraft; PLA Denies Wrongdoing
This post has been updated with an additional statement from the Australian government. The Chinese military has denied that a…
CNO Gilday: ‘We Need a Naval Force of Over 500 Ships’
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The U.S. Navy needs a fleet of more than 500 ships to meet its commitments to…
PACFLEET CO Paparo: U.S., Japan Joint Naval Operations Key to Pacific Security
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The military alliance with Japan is key to the U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific and is…
First Sea Lord: U.K. Royal Navy Will Keep Persistent Presence in Pacific
The U.K. Royal Navy is returning to its historic persistent presence in the Indo-Pacific while at the same time ensuring…
Japanese MoD Voices Concern Over Russian Naval Exercises
Japan’s defense minister raised concerns about Russia’s recent naval activities in the Sea of Japan, citing the size of the…
Report to Congress on Great Power Competition and National Defense
The following is the Feb. 10, 2022 report, Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense—Issues for Congress.…
Luria: U.S. Needs to Provide ‘Strategic Clarity’ on Defense of Taiwan
The United States must “provide strategic clarity” on what Washington would do if China invaded Taiwan, the vice chair of…
CENTCOM: Iran Wants Nuclear Agreement and To Retain Ballistic Missile Capability
Iran “wants some type of agreement” over its nuclear program as a way to lift sanctions on the regime, but…