The U.S. Navy ships mentioned by the three authors in the “Unclassified, Approved for Public Release” report cover the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD)
Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the outline of the FY2022 defense budget on December 24, 2021.
South Korea has begun construction on the second KSS-III Batch-II submarine. The boat, built by local shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), will be completed by 2026 and delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) in 2028 after undergoing sea trials.
