China Is ‘Working Furiously’ to Grow Its Fleet Ahead of a 2027 War—And That’s a Clear Threat to America
American intelligence suggests the Chinese Navy is preparing to invade Taiwan by 2027—and defense analysts aren’t so sure the ...
What are Israel and Iran’s attack and defence capabilities?
Meanwhile Iran relies on 312 combat-capable aircraft, which are mainly older Russian Sukhoi and MiG fighter jets. They have ...
Pentagon voices ‘significant concern’ with many NDAA provisions
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has sent lawmakers a letter detailing worries about numerous provisions in the House or ...
USNI1d
HASC Wants Navy Info on Suspected Faulty Welds, Says Letter to SECNAV
Senior members of the House Armed Services Committee are calling on the Navy to detail the problems discovered with welding ...
Canadians stand guard for subs in the Western Pacific as Ottawa brings more naval power to tense waters
As China, the Philippines, Japan and other countries make more assertive claims to the seas, Canada wants more ships to keep ...
Milwaukee Independent1d
Marinette Marine: Labor shortage at Wisconsin shipyard just part of U.S. Navy’s production woes
Lucas Andreini, a welder at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, in Marinette, Wisconsin, is among thousands of young workers who ...
Breaking Defense2d
Navy’s 80 percent surge-readiness target is a ‘stretch goal,’ says CNO
Each community [surface, submarines and aviation] will be looking at, how do they get to that 80 percent right now,” Adm.
Foreign Affairs3d
China Is Ready for War
Indeed, China is rapidly developing and producing weapons systems designed to deter the United States and, if deterrence ...
US sends second aircraft carrier group to Middle East – here are all the military assets in the region
The US ordered its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to remain in the Middle East and a second vessel is en route with Middle ...
Executive Gov3d
GAO Says Navy’s $130B Columbia Submarine Program Plagued by Delays, Cost Overruns
GAO says the U.S. Navy should better manage the risks associated with its acquisition of 12 Columbia class submarines for ...
The National Interest3d
'Country Killer': Columbia-Class Missile Sub Will Be Armed with over 100 Nuclear Warheads
The US Navy is set to replace its aging Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) with the advanced Columbia-class ...
US nuclear submarines are disappearing from the Atlantic. The Royal Navy must step in
In the mid-1990s, shortly after the Cold War ended, the Royal Navy had a dozen nuclear-powered attack submarines. Given the near-total collapse of the Soviet – later Russian – navy during those years, ...