USS Mason (DDG-87) sails in the Atlantic Ocean June 27, 2023. US Navy Photo
THE PENTAGON – An attack on a commercial shipping vessel, sailing under a Liberian flag but linked to an Israel businessman, was likely conducted by Somali pirates, the Pentagon press secretary told reporters Monday. Read More
Staff Sgt. Gary Likiak approaches the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19), via boat, prior to its departure from Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, after the Pacific Partnership 2024-1 on Nov. 14, 2023. US Army Photo
Territorial tensions in the South China Sea, as well as strategic competition between the United States and China in the western Pacific, are the tableau against which the U.S. Navy has been conducting its ongoing humanitarian mission, Pacific Partnership 2023. Read More
CNS Shandong.JMSDF Photo
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force and Navy drilled with the Shandong Carrier Strike Group near Taiwan on Tuesday, according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND). In other developments, the Carl Vinson CSG, along with Australian and Canadian forces, will participate in drills for 12 days with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) as part of the JMSDF Annual Exercise 2023. Read More
CNS Shandong (17) underway on Sept. 10, 2023. JMSDF Photo
The People’s Liberation Army Navy carrier CNS Shandong (17) on Thursday deployed into the western Pacific for the third time this year while, on the same day, the U.S. accused China of conducting an unsafe intercept and released a video of the incident. China has also claimed a U.S. destroyer acted unprofessionally during an encounter around the Paracel Islands in August. Read More
The following is the Oct. 19, 2023 Congressional Research Service report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
The following is the Oct. 19, 2023, Department of Defense report to Congress, Military and Security Developments Involving the
People’s Republic of China. Read More
The following is the Oct. 5, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Guided-missile destroyer CNS Dalian (105) attached to the PLA Southern Theater Command sails during a far-sea joint training drill in early April, 2023. Chinese MoD Photo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – While the Chinese Navy has made progress operating at sea, institutional issues between its military and political leadership could pose problems in a wartime scenario, a panel of experts said Wednesday. Read More
The following is the Sept. 14, 2023, Congressional Research Service report U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
CNS Shandong (17). JMSDF Photo
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Shandong Carrier Strike Group returned to the South China Sea on Friday, according to a release by the Japanese Ministry of Defense. At the same time, five of the eight PLAN surface ships that had entered the Philippine Sea Monday via the Miyako Strait returned to the East China Sea Friday by the same route. Meanwhile, Western media outlets are reporting that Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is under investigation for corruption and will likely be removed from office. Read More
