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 …
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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 …
SOF Seeks Innovative Load Carriage Products
At the same time that the U.S. Army is exploring new concepts of carrying tactical equipment on the battlefield, the …
Submarines and Their Future
Do submarines have a future? They are the oldest stealthy vehicles. It is often argued (recently by the chief of …
Citizen-soldier to Warrior Ethos: Let’s Reverse the Trend
I’ve just marked my 55th year writing for publication about the armed forces, with emphasis on the Air Force. For …
Danish Navy’s Knud Rasmussen-class Patrol Ships Are Built for Icy Greenland Waters
It takes a special kind of patrol vessel to protect Denmark’s 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the rugged …
Project Manager Towed Artillery Systems Gains an Expanded Portfolio
Reminiscent of how recent program growth has brought strength and synergies to the PEO Land Systems structure, the former lightweight …
How Does the Election Result Affect U.S. Defense?
Some observers in Washington say U. S. defense policy probably wouldn’t have changed much regardless of which candidate won the …
Absalon Class Littoral Support Ships
Denmark’s two flexible support ships carry a lot of combat capability, and a lot of room for imagination. The Absalon …
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 …