The following is the June 29, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Ukrainian Military Performance and Outlook. Read More
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Report to Congress on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine
The following is the June 24, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine. Read More
Biden Administration Basing Two More Destroyers in Rota, Spain
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 1, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo
This story has been updated with additional information about USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) moving to Rota, Spain.
The Biden administration plans to station two more forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in Rota, Spain, the White House announced Tuesday. Read More
Erik Raven Sworn in as Navy Under Secretary
The Honorable Erik K. Raven takes the Oath of Office as the 34th Under Secretary of the Navy April 13, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo
Former Senate staffer Erik Raven was sworn in as the Navy’s number two civilian on Wednesday, the service announced. Read More
Hill Closer to an FY 22 Budget Deal as Navy Warns Against More CRs; White House Sets Pentagon FY 23 Topline at More than $770B
NASA Photo
This post has been updated to correct the status of the latest Continuing Resolution proposal. The third CR for FY22 passed the House last week and is awaiting approval from the Senate.
SAN DIEGO, CALIF., – Congressional appropriators are closer to cementing a deal that would finalize the belated Fiscal Year 2022 defense budget, three legislative sources confirmed to USNI News on Wednesday. Read More
Top Stories 2021: U.S. Navy Acquisition
Submarine construction continues apace in the latest US Navy budget request, which asks for two more Virginia-class submarines and another installment for the missile sub Columbia. Here, the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Montana (SSN-794) is seen just after launch in March 2021 at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding. HII Photo
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2021. Read More
Biden Administration Should Make Guam’s Defense Center of Indo-Pacific Strategy, Expert Says
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) enters Apra Harbor prior to mooring at Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit on June 24, 2020. US Navy Photo
The defense of Guam should be the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s focus on countering threats from China in the Indo-Pacific, an expert on missile defense said Wednesday. Read More
Members of Congress Urge Biden Administration To Proceed with Caution On North Korea Sanctions
Photo of an Oct. 2, 2019 North Korean Pukguksong-3 test. Rodong åSinmun Photo
Two members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week urged the Biden administration to proceed with caution in potentially easing sanctions against North Korea as a way to re-open denuclearization negotiations, particularly as South Korea gears up for presidential elections. Read More
Philippine SECDEF: Mutual Defense Treaty Review Must Assess U.S. Commitment to Philippines
Marine Lance Cpl. David Lancheros shares his knowledge about the engagement process of a FIM-92 stinger missile with Philippine Airman 2nd class Sherwin Faoeranga during a subject matter expert exchange as part of exercise KAMANDAG 3 at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, Philippines on Oct. 9, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo
Topping the list in any review of the 70-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty between Manila and Washington is the need for a precise definition of what the United States’ commitment is to the republic in a crisis, the Philippines’ secretary of defense said today. Read More
White House Seeks Continuing Resolution With $6.4B For Afghan Refugees
Moon over U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13, 2016. NASA Photo
The Biden administration is calling on Congress to pass a stopgap spending measure for the upcoming fiscal year as lawmakers continue the appropriations process. Read More
