This is necessarily a highly selective tour of world naval developments, covering only a few navies. At least for Western …

On Dec. 19, 2009, shortly after the U.S. Senate had passed the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act of 2010 …

The U.S. Navy, now in its 235th year, was present and engaged on the world’s oceans during 2009, earning the …

Although Haiti has faded from the headlines, the humanitarian relief effort that began immediately after the island nation was rocked …

United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) has just released its “Joint Operating Environment” (JOE) for 2010, containing a number of …

Lockheed Martin has released a video of F-35B BF-1’s first “free air” hover on March 17, 2010. An accompanying press …

During the Cold War when the West was concerned about the Soviet Union’s undersea fleet, McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC), which …

Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. military and NASA were two of the world’s primary technology drivers. Many of the …

On Feb. 16, 2010, the USS Freedom (LCS 1) left Mayport, Fla., for her first operational deployment, fully two years …

Piracy has been a fact of life at sea since the first merchant ship set sail millennia ago, although, until …