National Security Cutters Demonstrate Capabilities
With the delivery of the planned eight national security cutters (NSCs) to the U.S. Coast Guard almost half complete, the …
Programs & Technology
U.S. Army Opens NIE 14.2 to Foreign Vendors
As part of its evolving semi-annual Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) process, the U.S. Army has announced plans to open next …
SOCOM Seeks New Wall Breaching System
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) elements are exploring the possibilities of procuring a new shoulder-fired, disposable wall breaching system. …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Air-Sea Battle Concept and Aegis BMD
In an article in Foreign Policy in October 2012, “100% Right 0% of the Time,” Micah Zenko quoted Secretary of …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Strategic Framework for Aegis BMD
As noted in previous posts of this series, the nation’s early ballistic missile defense efforts were understandably focused on protecting …
XM1156 Precision Guidance Kit Heads to Afghanistan
U.S. Army representatives have highlighted the delivery of a new combat capability into Afghanistan in time for that theater’s traditional …
Book Review – Project Terminated: Famous Military Aircraft Cancellations of the Cold War and What Might Have Been
Two huge, sleek, breathtaking Avro CF-105 Arrow interceptors are on the prowl over the western United States. One is a …
The 2014 Defense Budget Request Invites a New Round of Head-scratching
When the Obama Administration finally released its 2014 budget proposal on April 10 – more then two months later than …
U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS) Will Deploy to Arabian Gulf
The U.S. Navy’s solid-state laser program is heating up. The research effort has resulted in recent successful tests with a …
Aegis Air Defense System at Thirty
It has been 30 years since the missile cruiser Ticonderoga first took the Aegis system to sea. In 1982, Aegis …