USS Boxer Repairs Complete, Marines Preparing to Return on Deployment
Rudder repairs to USS Boxer (LHD-4) are complete and the crew has left to test the fixes at sea, Navy officials have told USNI…
Report to Congress on Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles
The following is the June 27, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Chinese Ship Suspected of Raiding World War II Wrecks Detained
The Chinese dredger suspected of plundering two World War II Royal Navy shipwrecks last year has been detained by Malaysian maritime authorities.…
Report to Congress on Navy Distributed Maritime Operations
The following is the July 3, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Defense Primer: Navy Distributed Maritime Operations Concept.…
Erik Raven to Step Down as Navy Under Secretary
Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven will step down in August, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Wednesday.…
Marines Want to Shut Down Sea Lines of Communication in a Pacific Fight, CMC Smith Says
A key Marine Corps role is to “serve as the inside force” in the first island chain – from the Ryukyus to Australia –…
Report to Congress on Navy Shipboard Lasers
The following is the July 3, 2024, Congressional Research Service, Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Navy Cleaning Two Red Hill Fuel Tanks, Testing for Petroleum Residue
The Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill began cleaning out sludge from fuel tanks seven and eight last week, the service announced Thursday.…
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sails Near the Philippines, Chinese Warships Continue Operations Near Japan
China sailed its aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) into the South China Sea, as close as 230 miles from the Philippine main island of…
‘Hellscape’ Swarms Could Be a Cost-Effective Taiwan Defense, Says Report
A new report from the Center for New American Security calls for push for a low-cost drones that would provide an autonomous, lethal shield…
Summary of China’s Political System
The following is the July 1, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, China Primer: China’s Political System.…
USS Theodore Roosevelt Wraps Freedom Edge, ACVs Come to Okinawa
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group on Saturday wrapped up its participation in Freedom Edge – the inaugural, trilateral, multidomain exercise between the U.S.,…