The following is the Dec. 4, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). Read More

The following is the Dec. 4, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). Read More
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) deploys from Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 14, 2023. US Navy Photo
This post was updated with a Pentagon statement confirming USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean.
Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers deployed this week, with four carrier strike groups currently deployed across the globe, USNI News has learned. Read More
BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 12, 2023) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea, for a routine port visit Oct. 12. U.S. Navy Photo
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group arrived in South Korea on Thursday for a port visit after wrapping up drills with the Republic of Korea Navy ROKN and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force earlier this week. Meanwhile, a P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, with China issuing a protest on the flight. Read More
A member of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), observes flight operations from vultures row aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a tri-lateral summit, Oct. 8. U.S. Navy Photo
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is heading to the Busan Naval Base in South Korea after wrapping up a trilateral exercise in the East China Sea on Tuesday. Read More
A fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the PLA Air Force soars into the sky during a high-intensity flight training exercise in early Feb. 2023. PLA Photo
President Xi Jinping’s timelines for military modernization “are very different from timelines for aggression,” the Pentagon’s senior official for Indo-Pacific security said Thursday. Read More
The following is the Oct. 3, 2023 report, Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense— Issues for Congress. Read More
Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Sept. 22, 2023. Image via Telegram
A string of Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in September have likely pushed Russia into a more reactive position, while potentially taking out Russian leaders, the British Ministry of Defence said in a series of social media posts Tuesday morning. Read More
The following is the Sept. 19, 2023, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Taiwan: Defense Military Issues. Read More
Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Sept. 22, 2023. Image via Telegram
Ukrainian forces attacked Sevastapol, Crimea, Friday, damaging the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the Kyiv Independent reported. Read More
The following is the Sept. 14, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Russia’s War in Ukraine: Military and Intelligence Aspects. Read More