Members of Congress Urge Biden Administration To Proceed with Caution On North Korea Sanctions
Two members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week urged the Biden administration to proceed with caution in potentially…
Philippine SECDEF: Mutual Defense Treaty Review Must Assess U.S. Commitment to Philippines
Topping the list in any review of the 70-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty between Manila and Washington is the need for…
SASC’s FY 22 Defense Bill Boosts DoD Topline by $25B; Adds 2nd Destroyer, More Navy F-35Cs
THE PENTAGON – The Senate Armed Services Committee Fiscal Year 2022 authorization bill adds an additional destroyer, a Spearhead-class Expeditionary…
House Bill Cuts Money for Navy Nuke Cruise Missile, Saves 3 LCS from Decommissioning
House appropriators are cutting development money for the Navy’s ship-launched nuclear cruise missile, preventing the service from decommissioning three Freedom-class…
Analyst Says Pentagon ‘Walked Away From the 500-ship Navy’
The Navy’s modest shipbuilding request as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 budget shows the Pentagon has “walked away from…
UPDATED: Fleet Growth Stymied by Navy Budget Request
This post has been updated with additional details from the Department of the Navy’s FY 2022 budget presentation. The long-delayed…
Milley: China Striving ‘To Be Our Equal’ In Coming Decades
While the Chinese are investing heavily in advanced technology, “they are not our peer or near-peer competitor just” militarily, but…
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…
Biden Administration Seeks $715B Pentagon Budget; Calls for Investment in SSN(X), Shedding Legacy Platforms
This post has been updated to include a statement from Republican senators about the Biden administration’s request and comments from…
Russian and Chinese Nuclear Threats Pose Problem for U.S. Deterrence, Experts Say
Russian and Chinese threats to use nuclear weapons in Europe or across the Taiwan Strait pose “stark real-world problems” in…