First F-35B Vertical Takeoff Test
A Lockheed Martin F-35B completed the first-ever vertical takeoff at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on May 10, 2013. …
Programs & Technology
USSOCOM Component Commander Panel
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) component commanders participated in a panel discussion on key special operations forces acquisition, operations, requirements, …
U.S. Navy UAV Developments Accelerate
It’s a matter of historical record that the Royal Navy‘s first aircraft carrier, HMS Argus, was fully operational for more …
SOCOM Seeks TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit)
Few Requests for Information (RFIs) are accompanied by the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Senior Enlisted Advisor, Command Sgt. Maj. …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Operation Burnt Frost
The recent situation in Northeast Asia has been extensively covered by Defense Media Network. Over the past several weeks, international …
National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) at SOFIC
The National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) used the 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) to highlight the use …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Evolution of the Standard Missile
It’s the Missile that Hits the Target
The U.S. Navy has a long and largely successful history of shipboard Aegis …
First X-47B Carrier Catapult Launch
A video of the U.S. Navy‘s Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completing the first ever carrier-based …
First X-47B Carrier Catapult Launch
Tuesday, May 14, 2013, has gone down as an historic day for U.S. naval aviation, with the first launch at …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Aegis Weapon System, Missiles, and Launchers
Previous posts have focused on missile defense writ large and on ballistic missile defense more specifically, especially, as in the …