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. …
Brookings Institution Expresses Concern Over Trump Views on NATO, Military Spending
Speaking the day after Donald Trump won the presidential election, one of the nation’s leading security and foreign policy experts…
What Trump’s Team Has Said About Maritime Security
THE PENTAGON — Much is still unknown about how President-elect Donald Trump will approach defense and foreign policy issues upon…
Two Marine Hornets Crash In Training Mission; Both Pilots In Stable Condition
Two Marine Corps F-18 Hornets collided mid-air during a training mission today near San Diego, and both pilots are now…
Official: Russians Flying Armed Sorties From Carrier Over Syria; Massive Strikes Likely Soon
THE PENTAGON — Armed Russian fighters have sortied from carrier Admiral Kuznetsov for flights over Syria ahead of an anticipated…
Randy Forbes is the Favorite for Trump’s Secretary of the Navy
THE PENTAGON — An advocate for a 350-ship Navy and $20-billion annual shipbuilding budgets and a vocal opponent of Chinese…
Mabus Names LHA-8 After Bougainville Island Campaign in World War II
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced today that the next amphibious assault ship would be named after Bougainville island in the…
F-35B In Training Squadron Experienced Fire In Weapons Bay; Investigation Ongoing
An F-35B Joint Strike Fighter with the Marine Corps’ training squadron experienced a fire in its weapons bay during a…
BAE Systems Wins $192M Zumwalt Combat System Award
BAE Systems won a $192 million contract to complete the installation and combat system activation for the first two Zumwalt-class…
Navy Planning on Not Buying More LRLAP Rounds for Zumwalt Class
The Navy isn’t planning on buying the rocket assisted guided round designed for a key system in the Zumwalt-class of…
MAWTS-1 Advancing F-35B, Marine Aviation Operations For Future Fight
This article is the second in a two-part series on the future of Marine Corps aviation. To read about how…