Steven Stashwick
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Growing Naval Imbalance Between Expanding Chinese and Aging US Fleets
A Pentagon report projects a 460-ship Chinese fleet by the 2030s. → Read More
Japan’s Kono Says He Supports Building Nuclear Submarines
The leading candidate to succeed Prime Minister Suga announced his support for building nuclear-powered subs, but acknowledged the challenges. → Read More
Week of Tit-for-Tat Missile Tests on Korean Peninsula
North and South Korea both test new missiles, including a new South Korean submarine-launched missile. → Read More
In a First, US Jets Will Fly Off a Japanese Warship This Fall
Marine Corps F-35B fighters will operate off Japan’s modified “helicopter destroyers.” → Read More
Japan Confirms New Missile Deployments to Ryukyu Islands
Anti-air and anti-ship missiles will be sent to Ishigaki-jima in 2022. → Read More
US Navy Unveils Strategy for Autonomous Vehicles
AI-controlled unmanned craft can supplement flagging numbers in the U.S. fleet. → Read More
Britain to Keep 2 Warships Permanently in East Asia
The announcement comes as a U.K. strike group heads to region. → Read More
US Navy to Deploy 6 Littoral Combat Ships by Year End
The deployment will be a record for the long-troubled ship class. → Read More
Pentagon Completes China Policy Review
The internal assessment will inform ongoing strategy development. → Read More
Pentagon’s 2022 Budget Cuts Ships to Modernize
The U.S. Navy proposes to build fewer vessels and make more cuts in order to recapitalize the fleet. → Read More
US Army Tests New Missile with Pacific Threat in Mind
The Precision Strike Missile will give the U.S. Army a long-range anti-ship weapon. → Read More
US Navy to Put Hypersonic Missiles on Zumwalt Destroyers by 2025
Announcement is a reversal from earlier plans to deploy weapons on aging missile submarines first. → Read More
Chinese Militia Vessels Departing Contested South China Sea Reef
Over 200 Chinese ships occupied Whitsun Reef for several weeks. Only a handful remain. → Read More
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Conducts ‘Routine’ Drills Near Taiwan
Six warships pass through the Ryukyus to exercise east of Taiwan. → Read More
U.S. to Host Japan, South Korea in Security Talks
The national security advisors of the three countries will meet at the U.S. Naval Academy. → Read More
Taiwan Mass Producing New Long-Range Missile
The announcement followed January tests and included news of three more missiles in development. → Read More
Australia to Boost its Naval Arsenal to Counter China
Government announces $1 billion investment in new missiles, mine sweepers. → Read More
PLA No-Shows US-China Maritime Safety Talks
Chinese officials skipped a virtual session of the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement. → Read More
US Air Force to Test New Hypersonic Missile
The Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon will go into production next year. → Read More
US Destroyer Conducts FONOP Against Russian Claims in Sea of Japan
The Russian Navy claims that it expelled USS John S. McCain from Peter the Great Bay. → Read More