Royal Navy of Oman Prepares for a New Flagship
The Royal Navy of Oman traces its lineage back to the seafarers who plied their trade on the Tigris, Euphrates, …
Programs & Technology
Airborne C4ISR Aircraft Survey
During World War II, as Nazi Germany’s Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor long-range reconnaissance bombers threatened the safety of vital naval …
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA): Port and Coastal Security for the Homeland Is Evolving
Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Bob Papp said people usually think of the Navy and Marine Corps when they …
Littoral Combat Ship LCS 5 and LCS 6 Launches Mark Beginning of Serial Production
As the first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), returned from deployment to the Western Pacific, two more were …
Beyond Immersive Training? From Virtual Reality to Augmented Reality
As noted in the first part of this article, training system examples like the Army’s Joint Fires and Effects Training …
Mikhail Kalashnikov’s Legacy
Lt. Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer and developer of the ubiquitous AK-series of combat rifles, passed away in Russia at …
The Coast Guard’s International Training Division (ITD)
The U.S. Navy is the world’s largest, with the only global blue-water fleet, with multiple nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, …
Beyond Immersive Training? Services Embrace Immersive Training
One of the underlying concepts emerging from this month’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2013 involved the optimum …
The Army Network Readies for the Battlefield
It’s one level of complexity for the U.S. Army and its tactical partners to plan and integrate an evolving battlefield …
Book Review – Fighting Hitler’s Jets: The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat the Luftwaffe and Defeated Nazi Germany
This new book, from the prolific expert Robert F. Dorr, offers an informed view of the opportunities and the difficulties …