US Navy can’t hide its flagging fleet
The US Navy faces shipbuilding delays and setbacks threatening multiple critical capabilities, challenges the service is apparently trying to hide from public view and scrutiny.
Gabriel Honrada in asian news
US to convert oil rigs into floating missile defense sites
The US Navy has unveiled plans to convert surplus oil rigs into mobile missile defense and resupply facilities, a seemingly risky and costly scheme to address rising US vulnerability to rival missile threats in the Pacific.
US facing an amphibious warfare conundrum
Aging ships, emerging threats, rigid mindsets and indecision about investing in numerous but small or a few large amphibious warfare ships – all those factors threaten US force projection and expeditionary warfare capabilities.
Guam’s missile defenses upgrade a start, but enough?
The US is set to upgrade Guam’s formidable missile defenses with a new command and control system to coordinate the strategic island’s disjointed defenses against various emerging threats amid vulnerabilities in US air and missile defense kill chains.
Experts at odds on benefits of Japan’s carriers
Japan is embarking on rebuilding its carrier fleet, a feat not undertaken since the end of World War II. This project involves significant modifications to its Izumo-class “helicopter destroyers,” transforming them into F-35B light carriers, a development that is rapidly gaining momentum.
US stretching out legacy nuclear arsenal
The US is stuck with aging nuclear ballistic missile submarines and intercontinental ballistic missiles in a less-than-ideal nuclear posture amid great power rivalry and nuclear uncertainty.
Per Ukraine, Taiwan boosts maritime drone production
Taking a page from Ukraine’s naval warfare playbook, Taiwan aims to ramp up the production of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to fend off a possible Chinese invasion.
North Korea-Japan enmity going hypersonic
Japan and North Korea have stepped up their arms race to another level, a tit-for-tat escalation with big implications for regional security and stability.