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. …
Navy Pitches Cruiser Layup Plan, Again
A previous version of this post incorrectly outlined the Navy’s Two-Four-Six phased modernization plan as part of its Fiscal Year…
Document: Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2016 Briefing Slides
The following are the Feb. 2, 2015 briefing slides for the Department of the Navy’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget…
Navy FY 2016 Budget Request Funds Washington Carrier Refueling, 12th San Antonio
PENTAGON – In its Fiscal Year 2016 budget submission to Congress, the Department of the Navy (DoN) asked for $168 billion, a…
CSBA Predicts Congress will Trim Pentagon Acquisition, Preserve Personnel
In the defense budget to be unveiled Monday, a senior analyst said he didn’t expect Congress to slash manpower in…
Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy
Navies like their ships to be as similar as possible – for good reason. It’s easier to train sailors on…
China Asks Countries to not ‘Create Tension’ in South China Sea
Chinese officials called on foreign countries to neither “create dissension” nor “create tension” in the South China Sea region, according…
Document: Report to Congress on Shift in International Security Environment
The following is the Jan. 21, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications…
Work: 2016 Budget Submission Reverses Five Year Defense Spending Decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon’s number two civilian said the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget submission will reverse a five…
U.S. 7th Fleet CO: Japanese Patrols of South China Sea ‘Makes Sense’
This post has been updated to include a quote from the Singapore’s minister for foreign affairs and law, K. Shanmugam.…
Kendall: U.S. Needs to Get Faster at Developing Revolutionary Weapon Systems
The Pentagon’s top acquisition official told Congress the U.S. defense complex is good at incremental evolutions in technology but has…