Chinese Air Force – The Chinese are outfitting their Su-30 attack aircraft with antiship cruise missiles, thus giving their air force a more potent antiship strike capability.

• Washington Times: Inside the Ring

US Merchant Marine – The Bush administration has admitted there is a huge shortage of US Merchant Marine sailors to man the Ready Reserve Force of merchant ships in time of war.

• Baltimore Sun: Shipping crew deficit called wartime risk

US Marines – The current plans to resume MV-22 Osprey flight testing.

• Virginian Pilot: Pentagon to resume Osprey flight tests