At the 2024 Sea-Air-Space defense conference hosted by the Navy League from April 8-10, U.S. Navy leadership and major defense contractor executives convened in a setting more somber than it appeared. The gathering at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, just eight miles due south of the U.S. Capitol, was overshadowed by the results of a damning … Read more
It is already an unacceptable reality that China and the United States have taken each other as their largest maritime rivals. China believes the U.S. is intensifying its containment of China at sea: intervening on Taiwan, in the South China Sea, and elsewhere on China’s maritime periphery. Meanwhile, the United States deems that China is … Read more
Asia Defense | Security | East Asia The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has missed a scheduled departure date for the seventh time in a row. What’s going on? Advertisement The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has postponed its planned departure from its homeport of Yokosuka seven times over the past 10 days, according to the city authorities. It is … Read more
Advertisement The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Brent Droste Sadler – senior research fellow for Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology in the Center for National Defense at the Heritage Foundation and author of … Read more
Advertisement There is a concept that has come to be known as “bomber diplomacy,” in which the United States uses its strategic bombers as a broader foreign and security policy tool. It has become a common sight in international skies to see B-52 and B-1 bombers, often flying together with allied jet fighters, sending strategic … Read more