Report to Congress on Great Power Competition
The following is the Jan. 10, 2024 report, Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense— Issues for Congress.…
Turkey to Block U.K. Minesweepers on Loan to Ukraine from Black Sea
Turkey will not let minesweepers loaned to Ukraine by the United Kingdom into the Black Sea, the Turkish president’s directorate…
Top Stories 2023: International Acquisition
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2023. …
New Pact Gives U.S. Military Access to 15 Bases in Finland
The Defense Cooperation Agreement signed Monday between Washington and Helsinki will give the American forces access to 15 installations —…
Joint Russia-China Military Flights Prompt Japanese, South Korean Fighter Scrambles
Russia and China conducted a joint bomber flight over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Thursday,…
Report to Congress on Army Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon
The following is the Dec. 4, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW).…
Carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carl Vinson Deploy; Ike Will Join Carrier Ford in Eastern Med
This post was updated with a Pentagon statement confirming USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean. Two…
USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in South Korea for Port Visit; China Protests Navy P-8A Flight Through Taiwan Strait
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group arrived in South Korea on Thursday for a port visit after wrapping up drills…
USS Ronald Reagan Heading to Busan After Trilateral Exercise with South Korea, Japan
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is heading to the Busan Naval Base in South Korea after wrapping up a trilateral exercise…
Beijing Continues to Use Military for South China Sea Coercion, Says Pentagon Official
President Xi Jinping’s timelines for military modernization “are very different from timelines for aggression,” the Pentagon’s senior official for Indo-Pacific…