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. …
Biden Administration Seeks $715B Pentagon Budget; Calls for Investment in SSN(X), Shedding Legacy Platforms
This post has been updated to include a statement from Republican senators about the Biden administration’s request and comments from…
Report to Congress on Japan-U.S. Relations
The following is the April 6, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress.…
Russian and Chinese Nuclear Threats Pose Problem for U.S. Deterrence, Experts Say
Russian and Chinese threats to use nuclear weapons in Europe or across the Taiwan Strait pose “stark real-world problems” in…
Destroyer USS John McCain Transits Taiwan Strait as Chinese Carrier Strike Group Drills Nearby
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, days after the Chinese Navy announced a carrier strike group…
Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Now Operating in South China Sea
The Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group is once again operating in the South China Sea, amid a flurry of recent…
CNO: Pentagon Force Posture Review Will Inform Future Carrier Missions, Arctic Presence
The chief of naval operations said an ongoing Global Force Posture Review led by the defense secretary could bring about…
House Lawmakers Want Pentagon to Rethink Global Force Deployments
Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee are urging the Pentagon to reassess how it employs military forces around the…
Army’s Focus on Long-Range Strike Meant to Assist Joint Force
The Army’s new emphasis on long-range strike is designed to offer combatant commanders options in longer campaigns, not take over…
SOCOM Shifting To Great Power Competition Strategy, But Needs More ISR Capabilities, Commander Says
Forty percent of U.S. Special Operations Command is now aligned to meet the challenges of great power competition, a shift…
Report on U.S.-China Competition in East, South China Sea
The following is the March 18, 2020 Congressional Research Service report U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas:…