F-35B Twilight Operations on the USS Wasp
Lockheed Martin recently released this video of twilight operations aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1) during ship suitability sea trials, also …
Naval Forces
Interview With Mary Lacey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Although there has been a series of similar offices and officials in the past, the current post of Deputy Assistant …
Zycraft Independent Unmanned Surface Vehicle (IUSV)
Singapore-based Zycraft is offering unique high speed remotely-operated independent unmanned surface vehicles (IUSV) for high endurance maritime missions.
James Soon, …
Indian Naval Aviation: Revamping the Helicopters
Around 100 naval helicopters of American, British, French, Indian and Russian provenance are thought to be in service with the …
Indian Naval Aviation: ISR Capabilities Set for a Quantum Leap
The Indian Navy (IN) is well aware of the need for battlespace awareness/maritime domain awareness (MDA) and the crucial role …
The Air-Sea Battle Concept: Naming Names
As we noted in the previous Air-Sea Battle Concept (ASBC) post, while not a criticism of documents issued by the …
Sailors and Marines Operating Aboard LHD 6
A beautifully shot and produced U.S. Navy video depicts the complex dance of flight operations aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD …
The Future COD Aircraft Contenders: The Northrop Grumman C-2A Greyhound
In part two of our series about the two contenders for the U.S. Navy’s future Carrier Onboard Delivery (COB) aircraft, …
The Future COD Aircraft Contenders: The Bell Boeing V-22
As big as an aircraft carrier is, it doesn’t have everything it needs at all times. There’s always a need …
Denmark’s Iver Huitfeldt-class Frigates
Denmark’s Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates may be state-of-the-art combatants. But they share much in common with previous Danish naval ships – …