US Navy – The LPD-17 San Antonio-class ships will be key to the US Navy’s expeditionary warfare capabilities.

• Jane’s: LPD-17 – the key to transformed expeditions

US Navy – Dominance of the seas today requires dominance of space???

• MSNBC: Forward, march ??? into space

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Japan is tired of being bullied by China. The bullying includes sending spy ships into the waters around Japan and China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea which are important trade routes for Japan.

• International Herald Tribune: China’s Bullying of Japan Is Bound to Backfire