China’s Accelerated Timeline to Take Taiwan Pushing Navy in the Pacific, Says CNO Gilday
Amid concerns that China could try to reunify the mainland with Taiwan faster than previously anticipated, the United States Navy…
Panel: ‘Protracted’ Taiwan Crisis Will ‘Percolate for Months”
China established a new baseline in pressuring Taiwan politically with its most recent exercises, a panel of security experts said Monday.…
China’s Navy Could Have 5 Aircraft Carriers, 10 Ballistic Missile Subs by 2030 Says CSBA Report
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy possesses the resources to field up to five aircraft carriers and 10 nuclear ballistic missile…
Panel: China Planning a ‘Go Big, Go Early’ Strategy Against Taiwan
While it’s unclear what lessons Chinese military planners are learning from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they learned to “go big…
Guam Needs SM-6 Missile for Hypersonic Defense, Navy Admiral Says
Guam “would absolutely need” the Navy’s SM-6 missile for its defense against a hypersonic missile attack, the program executive for…
Japan Making Moves to Deter Chinese Aggression, Panel Says
Japan’s view that its security is “inextricable tied” to Taiwan’s has gone from words to actions, as Tokyo for the…
Milley: China Wants Capability to Take Taiwan by 2027, Sees No Near-term Intent to Invade
China wants the ability to invade and hold Taiwan within the next six years but might not intend to do…
MDA Chief: U.S. Needs Hybrid System to Defend Guam From Missile Threats
The U.S. will likely need to deploy a hybrid system to defend Guam due to its difficult terrain and the…
SASC Chairman: 355-Ship Fleet is ‘Arbitrary’ Goal, Navy Needs To Pursue Autonomous Vehicles
Rather than focusing on the “arbitrary” 355-ship fleet total, the service should concentrate more effort on developing autonomous vehicles, the…
VIDEO: SECDEF Austin, New INDOPACOM Head Affirm U.S. Commitment to Pacific During Change of Command
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command welcomed a new commander as Adm. Phil Davidson handed the leadership to Adm. John Aquilino in a…