China acquired naval platforms from Russia to rapidly boost its capabilities throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.
The First Island Chain is designed to project force by using U.S.-friendly territories to deter and defend against aggression ...
Global proliferation of more capable air defenses means the era of the Navy 'flying with impunity' is increasingly at an end.
Attack submarines are one of the major weapons the U.S. relies on to counter China’s military threat in the Pacific.
Discussions include ship components, possible frigate construction and easing production bottlenecks facing the US Navy ...
China is encircling Africa with strategic ports that can service its warships as part of its strategy to expand its navy and military presence.
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) claims that its new YJ-18C missile could be the ...
U.S. President Donald Trump is launching “Project Vault,” a $12 billion strategic initiative to create a national critical minerals stockpile aimed at securing America’s supply chains and reducing ...
The U.S. and the Philippines held their first Maritime Cooperative Activity of 2026 near fiercely contested Scarborough Shoal.
A recent Department of Defense report indicated that China would seek to build an additional six aircraft carriers for the People’s Liberation Army Navy over the next decade.
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The US Navy’s SSN(X) Submarine Program Is Slowly Sinking

The US Navy does not have the capacity to build the SSN(X) submarines at scale—but rather than acknowledging this, it has simply attempted to delay their completion dates.
Canada is the only Arctic nation that doesn't arm its coast guard fleet. The United States, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, ...