Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan will buy the Kidd-class destroyers???while the US grows much closer to Taiwan.

• Agence France Presse: Navy to sign Kidd deal, report says
• Washington Post: In Fact and in Tone, U.S. Expresses New Fondness for Taiwan

Canadian Navy – Yet another problem with the Upholder-class submarines???possible cracks in diesel exhaust valves.

• Associated Press: Canada pulls subs bought from Britain from service

German Navy – Germany has assumed command of the naval task force off the Horn of Africa; its ships will make port calls in Pakistan soon.

• Voice of America: Germany to Command Naval Task Force Off the Coast of Africa
  

• Pakistan News Service: German Frigates ships to reach Karachi

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – The US will sell another Aegis installation to Japan; and the US has asked Japan to contribute an Aegis-equipped destroyer and P-3 Orions to the task force in the Arabian Sea.

• Reuters: Possible U.S. sale of Aegis to Japan passes hurdle

US Navy – The role of research and development in the US Navy.

• Sea Power: The Department of the Navy’s
  Science and Technology Strategy