Interview with Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden: BMD, FFGs, New Weapons and the Fleet
Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden is the director for Surface Warfare on the Chief of Naval Operations Staff (OPNAV N96), and …
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Interview with Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden: LCS and DDG 51 Flight III
Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden is the director for Surface Warfare on the Chief of Naval Operations Staff (OPNAV N96), and …
Interview with Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden: Priorities, and DDG 1000
Rear Adm. Thomas Rowden is the director for Surface Warfare on the Chief of Naval Operations Staff (OPNAV N96), and …
The Air-launched Munitions Market
From the first combat aircraft of World War I to the early days of the Korean War, the most-used and …
F-35C Integrated Direct Lift Control: How It Works
A few months ago NAVAIR issued a press release touting the F-35C’s new Integrated Direct Lift Control (IDLC), highlighting its …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Building and Deploying the U.S. Navy’s Missile Fleet – With Urgency
For anyone younger than those of the baby boomer generation, it is impossible to fully understand the urgency the Cold …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Transition From Guns to Missiles
The U.S. Navy has been in the missile defense business for over six decades. Given such a long history, and …
BAE Systems Developing Next Generation Mk 38 Gun Mount
Even as it continues to improve its successful Mk 38 (Typhoon) gun system with features such as a tactical laser …
Expeditionary Warfare Comes of Age in World War II
The United States entered World War II 27 months after it began officially with Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland in …
P-3 Orion Marks 50th Anniversary
As the P-3 Orion continues to serve in its 50th year it has seen its role but not its importance …