MK 45 5-Inch Gun
While the possibilities of railguns on U.S Navy ships tantalize, the MK 45 5-inch gun continues to soldier on. BAE …
Surface Ships
The LPD 17-class and the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)
A primary structure for rapid United States power projection from the sea is the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), typically comprising …
Littoral Operations Center Workshops Examine Littoral Operations
Naval experts are meeting in Monterey, Calif., this week to discuss something the Swedish armed forces know quite well: naval …
Littoral Operations Center (LOC) at Naval Postgraduate School Will Focus on the Global Littorals
Naval warfare in littoral waters is very different from open ocean operations. The U.S. Navy is dominant in “blue water” …
U.S. Navy Joins Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
As the efforts intensified this weekend to find Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and the 227 passengers and 12 crew onboard, …
The Ukraine’s Military | Photos
The tense situation in the Crimea, which appears to include an occupation by Russian military forces, has tested the Ukraine …
AN-2 Unveiled: Swiftships and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Collaboration Bears Fruit
The collaboration between Swiftships Shipbuilders LLC and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to develop an autonomously navigable military boat …
Invested in Carriers
This seems to be a boom time for carriers. The first Chinese carrier, the Liaoning, is running operational trials and …
Coast Guard History in the High Arctic
When U.S. Secretary of State William Seward purchased the Alaska Territory from the Russian imperial government in 1867, he added …
USS Taylor Runs Aground While Supporting Olympic Security
Almost two months into its final deployment and in the Black Sea supporting security during the XXII Olympic Winter Games …