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. …
Littoral Combat Ship Montgomery Completes 2-Phase Builders Trials
The fourth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship completed a two-phased builders trials on April 21, paving the way for acceptance trials…
Essay: Navy, Air Force Reviving Offensive Mining with New Quickstrikes
Consumed with long-running irregular warfare challenges, the Pentagon took its eye off the ball with respect to maritime warfare, particularly…
Document: Pentagon 2015 Freedom of Navigation Report
The followings is the Fiscal Year 2015 summary of the Department of Defense freedom of navigation operations.…
Document: Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Programs
The following is the April 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Zumwalt Departs Bath Iron Works for U.S. Navy Acceptance Trials
The guided missile destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) left the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard for its acceptance trials ahead of…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Program
The following is the April 15, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for…
LPD John Murtha Completes Acceptance Trials As Navy, Congress Mull Program’s Future
The tenth San Antonio-class amphibious warship (LPD-17) successfully completed its acceptance trials last week, while on Tuesday the House Armed…
Marine Ospreys, Air Force C-130s in Southern Japan for Earthquake Relief
Eight Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys have been tasked in assist relief efforts following two severe earthquakes that struck southern Japan…
The Philippines at Forefront of New Pentagon Maritime Security Initiative
The Pentagon recently began funding maritime security projects with countries in the South China Sea aimed at giving them the…
Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook Highlights International Tension in the Baltics
The fly-by of the USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) in the Baltic Sea by Russian Sukhoi Su-24 Fencers on two separate…