US clears $2.4B deal with Japan for hundreds of Tomahawk missiles, systems
The announced potential sale to Tokyo comes days after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met military leaders in the Indo-Pacific.
Japanese defense minister seeks deal to speed up Tomahawk buy from US
The new Japanese defense minister admitted he is a "little bit worried" about the new deal being approved by Congress, an ostensible reference to this week's chaos on the Hill.
Anti-Aircraft Missile Sinks Ship: Navy SM-6
The supersonic SM-6 Standard Missile, designed to shoot down incoming aircraft and cruise missiles, has sunk a target ship in a test. The decommissioned frigate Reuben James went down off Hawaii in the January event, just disclosed today. The test was part of the Navy’s effort to rebuild its firepower to destroy enemy fleets, a concept […]
DepSecDef Work Details 2017 Budget: Offset Just Beginning EXCLUSIVE
UPDATED: Adds DepSecDef Explanation For Additional LCS PENTAGON: “We don’t have enough money to do everything we want to do,” Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work told me in an exclusive 85-minute interview in his E-Ring Pentagon office. “So what we’re doing this year, Sydney, is we are trying to prepare as many demonstrations on advanced […]
Robot Subs, Electronic Warfare & Cyber: Navy’s Role In Offset Strategy
ARMY & NAVY CLUB: As the Pentagon prepares to roll out its 2017 budget, one strategically crucial piece is the so-called Third Offset Strategy. That’s the US military’s high-tech, high-stakes plan to keep our edge over Russia, China, and other rapidly advancing rivals. This morning, the Chief of Naval Research outlined some of what the Navy’s […]