In an era of renewed great power competition, China’s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, has become the top focus of U.S. defense planning and budgeting. China’s navy, which China has been steadily modernizing for more than 25 years, since the early to mid-1990s…

From January 5 to February 3, 2022, the Air and Space Force (AAE) is deploying a tactical air defense detachment in the East African zone as part of the Shikra mission.

The power projection mission called Shikra includes Operation Marathon to Detachment 181 in Reunion, Operation Minotaur to Djibo…

to deepen pragmatic cooperation among the navies of the three countries, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Thursday.

China sent the Type 052D guided missile destroyer Urumqi, the Type 903A replenishment ship Taihu, vessel-borne helicopters and 40 marines to attend the drill held b…

As the Defence Department’s deputy secretary for strategy between 2009 and 2012, I asked US counterparts on three occasions about the likelihood they would share submarine nuclear-propulsion technology.

The answer was the same each time: there was no way the US Navy or Department of Energy would …

The revolving door is commonplace at the Pentagon, where many government officials tasked with overseeing the purchase of weapons systems and equipment go on to work for companies in the private sector — the same companies that design and build this equipment for our armed forces.

In a review of…

After a year of refit and upgrade (RMV), the crew of the La Fayette type frigate (FLF) ‘Courbet’ has just completed its recovery phase. The upgrade notably served to modernize the combat system, improve the vessel’s stability, strengthen its structures and renews the propulsion and auxiliary control…