Taiwanese Navy – Negotiations over submarines being supplied to Taiwan get down to brass tacks.

• Ha’aretz: Israel could take part in U.S.-Taiwan submarine deal
• Taipei Times: Navy wraps up week-long sub talks

Royal Navy – HMS Cumberland will be exercising with the Pakistani Navy.

• The News International: Pakistan keen to buy second-hand warships: UK

Canadian Navy – Canada will exercise in the Arctic for the first time in 13 years, in Exercise Narwhal Ranger, to assert its sovereignty over the region.

• Halifax Herald: Navy to show flag in Arctic

Background – Iraq – Is the US considering a third-generation warfare plan for attacking Iraq?

• New York Times: U.S. Exploring Baghdad Strike as Iraq Option

US Marines – An update on the MV-22 Osprey flight test program.

• Sea Power: Everything Will Be Evaluated