Chinese Navy – Chinese Navy ships will not be visiting the US this year, as a protest over the visit of the Taiwanese defense minister to the US.

• CNN: China’s navy rules out U.S. visit

Canadian Navy – Canada is considering the purchase of a reconnaisance satellite to track ship and aircraft movement in the Arctic to help it enforce its sovereignty.

• Ottawa Citizen: Canada plans $600M ‘Polar Star’ spy satellite

US Navy – Is the DDX class of ships a production project or a R&D project?

• Copley News Service: Navy needs ships but Pentagon calls DDX ‘research’

US Navy – Is the US Navy already considering cutting its purchase of F/A-18 E/Fs and JSFs?

• Washington Post: Navy, Marine Study Seeks Cuts in Fighter Purchases