The Heritage Foundation hosts a panel discussion on “Naval Statecraft and Power in the 21st Century” on May 16. Director of Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense Tom Spoehr moderates a conversation with 77th Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite and Brent Sadler, senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation and author of “U.S. Naval…

A unique behind-the-scenes perspective of the U.S. Navy’s support in making the Top Gun sequel. Two senior naval officers are sent by the Navy to advise the director and producers of “Top Gun: Maverick,” ensuring naval aviation is portrayed correctly. …

TOKYO—Japan said on Monday it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships over the past two weeks to keep tabs on China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier and five warships that conducted naval manoeuvres and flight operations in the Pacific. Japan monitored the operations after the Chinese naval group, which included missile destroyers, sailed between the…

MOSCOW—Russia and China have completed naval drills in the East China Sea, after a week of joint exercises which included practicing how to capture an enemy submarine with depth charges and firing artillery at a warship, Russia’s defense ministry said. The Dec. 21–27 exercises, entitled “Maritime Interaction-2022”, included Russia’s Pacific Fleet and were carried out…

International demand for commercial ships is fueling the growth of the Chinese navy, according to a new report, which found that billions of dollars in foreign shipbuilding contracts could be being used by Beijing to fund new combat vessels. The new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a security-focused think tank, found…