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 …
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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 …
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 …
From the P-3C Orion to the P-8A Poseidon
Here’s what “bittersweet” means:
A promising new naval aircraft is taking its place on guard in the Western Pacific but …
Operation Martillo: The Hammer Hasn’t Fallen – Yet
When Operation Martillo (Spanish for “hammer”) was launched in mid-January of 2012, it didn’t take long for the initiative – …
I Killed Osama bin Laden
There are several stories about the assault on the Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound that resulted in the death of Osama bin …
X-47B Completes First Shore-Based Arrested Landing
In a video released today by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completes …
Cybersecurity and Sequestration
When sequestration hit on March 1, it couldn’t have happened at a worse time for federal employees charged with protecting …
Adm. Sir Max Horton and Western Approaches Command
Of all the battles fought in World War II, none was more critical than the Battle of the Atlantic. For …
The 2014 Defense Budget Request: Another Whack at Personnel Costs
On April 10, when the Department of Defense (DoD) finally released its 2014 Defense budget request, there was one thing …