U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Evolving Iranian Ballistic Missile Threat
The widely discussed U.S. “pivot” to Asia is one of the strategic themes that will likely dominate at least the …
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Cancelled U.S. Aircraft Programs
Aviation is one of the most competitive industries in history. Competitive fly-offs – head-to-head battles like that of the recent …
U.S. Navy 2012: Year in Review
As 2012 drew to a close, the numbers of the U.S. Navy’s largest warships – the aircraft carrier – had …
E-2D Hawkeye Is Ready for Full-rate Production
In early February the latest version of the U.S Navy’s venerable E-2 Hawkeye was declared “suitable and effective” by Air …
Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom Deploys With New Warpaint
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) recently received a new paint scheme that she will take with her …
Off the Cliff: Aerospace Developments 2012
Nothing in 2012 consumed defense planners in the United States and abroad like America’s looming budget crisis. Programmed cuts to …
The Civil War Ironclad Monitor’s Unknown Sailors Are Remembered and Honored at Arlington
While the guns of the USS Monitor went quiet 151 years ago, the final rifle volleys fired into the brisk …
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Time-lapse Entering Dry Dock
This video by Chuck Oldham (Editor) is about the, "USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Time-lapse Entering Dry Dock."
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Responding to the Chinese Ballistic Missile Threat
As noted in earlier posts of this series on U.S. Navy missile defense, dealing with just the multi-headed hydra of …
Interview With U.S. 3rd Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman
Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman assumed command of the U.S. 3rd Fleet, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., in April 2011. …