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U.S. Navy
Chinese Oceanography Echoes the Contest for Undersea Dominance Against the US
By Steven Stashwick
The military balance between China and the United States will rest largely on which is best able to exploit the ocean depths.
The US Navy's New 30-Year Plan Grows its Fleet Realistically, but Slowly
By Steven Stashwick
Reaching 355 ships is not projected until the 2050s, too slow for expected threats.
The British Royal Navy Will Send a Frigate to the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
A Royal Navy frigate will transit the South China Sea to spotlight freedom of navigation.
In 2017, US Freedom of Navigation Operations Targeted 10 Asian Countries — Not Just China
By Ankit Panda
U.S. freedom of navigation operations aren't just about China and the South China Sea.
What 3 US Supercarriers in the Asia-Pacific Means for North Korea
By Ankit Panda
Three carriers in the 7th Fleet's area of operations is rare, but not unprecedented.
A FONOP Schedule in the South China Sea: What Next?
By Ankit Panda
How can regularized FONOPs benefit U.S. interests in the South China Sea?
US Commissions New 100,000-Ton Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford
By Ankit Panda
The lead ship of the Ford-class is the most expensive warship ever built for the U.S. Navy.
Securing US Bases in the Pacific: A New Era of Instability?
By Robert Farley
The United States and China may be entering a new era of instability in the Pacific.
Is the Focus on FONOPs Muddying Strategic Discourse on the South China Sea?
By Robert Farley
It is proving extremely difficult for Washington to convince Beijing of its seriousness in the South China Sea.
The Big Lesson From the US Victory at the Battle of Midway, 75 Years Later
By Robert Farley
Winning organizations take pains to maintain their flexibility in the face of technological and strategic changes.
A US Navy Blockade in the South China Sea Is Not Sound Strategy
By Robert Farley
Rex Tillerson's South China Sea comments just don't make strategic sense.
US Navy, Cybersecurity, and Distributed Lethality: A Conversation With Adm. Rowden
By Franz-Stefan Gady
An exclusive interview with Vice Admiral Thomas S. Rowden, commander of Naval Surface Forces.