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. …
Panel: Japan’s Next Prime Minister Will Continue to Grow Self-Defense Force, Military Ties with U.S.
Japan’s next prime minister is expected to follow Shinzo Abe’s path in tightening Tokyo’s military ties with the United States…
Pentagon Report: China Now Has World’s Largest Navy as Beijing Expands Military Influence
China is bent on creating a world-class military that can conduct joint operations across the globe and already boasts the…
U.S. Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait for Second Time in August
A guided-missile destroyer moved through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the U.S. increases pressure on China over its maritime…
National Security Advisor O’Brien Affirms U.S. Will Maintain Pressure on China
The United States “is not going to back down” in asserting its rights to freedom of navigation, freedom of flight…
Destroyer Conducts South China Sea FONOP Day After Chinese ‘Carrier Killer’ Missile Tests
A guided-missile destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea past the Paracel Island chain on…
Report to Congress on Pentagon’s Joint All Domain Command and Control Plan
The following is the Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).…
No Russian or Chinese Presence at First Week of RIMPAC
The U.S. Navy and partner nations have so far not encountered a Russian or Chinese maritime presence during the Rim…
Report to Congress on Navy Force Structure
The following is the Aug. 13, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues…
Navy Quietly Starts Development of Next-Generation Carrier Fighter; Plans Call for Manned, Long-Range Aircraft
This post has been updated to clarify comments from Bryan Clark. After nearly a decade of fits and starts, the…
Destroyer USS Mustin Transits Taiwan Strait Following Operations with Japanese Warship
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday following an exercise with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces, U.S.…