The U.S. Navy of 2030
Looking ahead is always daunting; crystal balls are not what they once were. If you were looking 20-odd years ahead …
Naval Aviation
First F-35C Night Flight
Lockheed Martin recently released this video of the F-35C’s first night flight. The very noticeable cutouts in the big wings …
Falklands War l Photos
June 14, 2012, marks the 30th anniversary of the end of hostilities in the Falklands War. Although June 20, 1982, …
Can the Indian Navy Get the New Warships It Wants, When It Wants Them?
The Indian Navy’s ongoing recapitalization program is guided by its 15-year Maritime Capability Perspective Plan (MCPP) which calls for a …
The Battle of Midway: The Sole Survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8
Then-Ensign George Gay, U.S. Navy Reserve, was the pilot of one of the 15 Douglas TBD-1 Devastators of Torpedo Squadron …
Battle of Midway: Black Shoe Admirals in a Brown Shoe Battle
One of the great ironies of the Battle of Midway is that the most pivotal naval air battle in history …
Indian Navy Force Structure Development Is Driven by Blue Water Maritime Strategy
The 96,000 strong Indian Navy (IN) has a fleet of 134 or so commissioned ships – a figure that is …
Battle of Midway: Repairing the Yorktown After the Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea had barely concluded when Task Force 17 under the command of Rear Adm. Frank …
Checkmates Super Hornets Aboard the USS Enterprise
The Fighting Checkmates of VFA-211 wring out their Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets during flight operations in this Boeing Company video …
Marine Corps Aviation Centennial: A Century of Innovation
First Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham became the first Marine to enter the world of aeronautics when he arrived at the …