Republicans Say White House Budget Proposal Amounts to a Cut in Defense Spending
Republican lawmakers are calling the White House’s defense budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year an overall cut to the military following Friday’s release…
USS Nimitz Wraps Drills in Philippine Sea, USS Miguel Keith Completes Overhaul in Japan
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group concluded drills in the Philippine Sea with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer on Apr. 28, according to…
Report to Congress on Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon
The following is the April 24, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon: Dark Eagle.…
Bollinger Approved to Start Full Construction of First Polar Security Cutter
The Coast Guard has given a Mississippi shipyard the green light to start full production of the first heavy U.S. icebreaker in almost 50…
Philippines, U.S. and Australian Forces Simulate Amphibious Invasion in Balikatan
A combined force of Philippine, American and Australian troops in Palawan defeated a simulated amphibious invasion during Balikatan 2025’s coastal defense drill on the…
Navy Saw Small Increase in Sexual Assault Reports in FY 2024, According to DoD Report
The Navy received 2,027 reports of sexual assault in Fiscal Year 2024, an increase of 4.4 percent over the previous year, according to the…
Navy Awards Up to $ 18.5B in Contracts for 2 Virginia-class Attack Subs, Workforce Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After almost two years of negotiations, the Navy has awarded contracts worth up to $18.5 billion to General Dynamics and HII…
Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
The following is the April 24, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress.…
Kim Jong Un Wants More Nuclear Weapons on North Korean Warships
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating the nuclear weapon capability of the Korean People’s Army Navy as he saw the first…
‘Make American Ships Again:’ On Heels of Shipbuilding EO, Lawmakers Re-Introduce SHIPS Act
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is hoping an executive order signed earlier this month will give oxygen to a sprawling bill intended to revitalize…
Chinese Drones, Surveillance Aircraft Step Up Patrols Near Taiwan, Philippine Sea
Chinese surveillance aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles have been conducting reconnaissance flights around the Philippine Sea and off the coast of Taiwan over the…
Reconciliation Bill Calls for $14.6B in Coast Guard Cutters, New Arctic Icebreakers
The Coast Guard could see $14.6 billion in new cutters as part of a massive supplemental that could almost double the service’s Fiscal Year…