2019 NDAA Amendments Question Carrier Long-Range Strike, Future of ASW Helos
The House Armed Services Committee added to its annual defense bill provisions allowing the military to buy more F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters…
Services Demo Melding Marines and Machines to Maintain Maneuver Advantage in the Littorals
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A 10-day exercise in experimentation that wrapped up Friday was all about speed – namely, getting advanced technologies into the hands of…
Ongoing Italian Legal Spat Over MUOS Network Puts Africa, Middle East Coverage at Risk
A local legal battle over a U.S. Navy communications outpost in Sicily risks muting vast swaths of high-speed satellite communications coverage for U.S. forces…
Bonhomme Richard ARG Deploys After Two-Month Break
The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group deployed out of its homeport in Sasebo, Japan, earlier this week after just two months rest at home.…
Document: Trilateral Agreement to Share Information on North Korean Missile and Nuclear Programs
The following is the trilateral information sharing arrangement concerning the nuclear and missile threats posed by North Korea between the Ministry of National Defense…
Opinion: Why Saudi Arabia and Israel Have Teamed Up Against Iran
As negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland work out the final details for an agreement that will allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to Iran’s…
Document: Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans
From the Nov. 8, 2013 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress. The Navy’s proposed FY2014 budget…
Lockheed Conducts Successful LRASM Test
Lockheed Martin’s bid to create a new ship-to-ship missile had successful flight test, according to a statement from the company.…
New Tomahawks Inbound
Raytheon Missile Systems, prime contractor for the ship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk land-attack missile, is moving into production of a new order of Block IV…
Defense Chief: U.K. Needs to Develop ‘Capability and Deterrence’ in the High North
Keeping the Atlantic open so European allies can remain in the loop with the United States and Canada during a crisis has “always been…
Report to Congress on U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan
The following is the March. 25, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy In Brief.…
Crews of USS San Diego, USS Philippine Sea Get COVID Vaccine After 40 Positive Cases
Two ships in the Middle East that recently discovered COVID-19 cases among the crew have finished testing all personnel and begun vaccinating those who…