The US Navy faces a new crisis: Years of delays expected for new warships
The U.S. Navy's ambitious shipbuilding projects, including the Constellation-class frigates, Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, and Virginia Block V submarines,...
Defense
The secret reason the age of the aircraft carrier is over
The U.S. Navy’s carrier strike groups face increasing threats from advanced missile technologies, such as Russia’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal and China’s...
Sinking a US Navy aircraft carrier in combat would be a nightmare
The USS Nautilus, launched in 1954, marked the advent of nuclear-powered submarines, revolutionizing naval operations with extended submerged capabilities. Today,...
Rethinking tanks on the modern battlefield
In 1975, while I was on a trip to Israel for the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, then-defense minister Shimon...
The US Navy has one problem with the Virginia-class submarine
The U.S. Navy can’t build Virginia-class submarines fast enough: While it was already obvious that the U.S. Navy’s newest submarines were...
Japan will prove a worthy collaborator with AUKUS
Japan has wanted into AUKUS – the three-way defense agreement among the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom –...
High time for real US-Japan defense cooperation
The Financial Times recently reported that when US President Joseph Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meet in April they will announce a...
Australia’s Collins-class: Waste of money or dangerous submarine?
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) currently operates six Collins-class diesel-electric submarines based at HMAS Stirling. These ships were expected to retire by...
The US Navy’s A-4 Skyhawk was armed to the teeth
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, a marvel of military engineering introduced in the early 1950s, has etched its name into aviation...
FY25 budget hinders 3 key US Army capabilities for Indo-Pacific region
To build deterrence capacity in the Western Pacific, the U.S. military has to overcome four tyrannies: distance, water, time, and...
Great challenges are ubiquitous but Americans can best them
Wherever one looks, it seems that the U.S. is on the backfoot. In domestic U.S. politics, it seems that there...
US to restructure military command in Japan, report claims
Editor’s Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. U.S. President Joe Biden and...
The Army’s new AbramsX tank won’t have any competition on the battlefield
The Abrams tank, a cornerstone of U.S. Army armored capabilities for over four decades, continues to evolve with its latest...
US Navy unwelcome: Why is Japan making life difficult for its strongest ally?
A US Navy destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta recently went to Japan's Ishigaki island, between Okinawa and Taiwan. It wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms....
China, Iran show agility in Red Sea diplomatic initiatives while US flounders
Nothing is normal or acceptable about what is happening in the Red Sea. The largest war against merchant shipping since...
Ford-class: The US Navy’s last aircraft carriers?
It's unlikely that the Ford-class aircraft carriers will be the last of their kind. Instead, the evolving threat landscape will necessitate...