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 …
Naval Forces
National Security Cutters Demonstrate Capabilities
With the delivery of the planned eight national security cutters (NSCs) to the U.S. Coast Guard almost half complete, the …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Air-Sea Battle Concept and Aegis BMD
In an article in Foreign Policy in October 2012, “100% Right 0% of the Time,” Micah Zenko quoted Secretary of …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Strategic Framework for Aegis BMD
As noted in previous posts of this series, the nation’s early ballistic missile defense efforts were understandably focused on protecting …
U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS) Will Deploy to Arabian Gulf
The U.S. Navy’s solid-state laser program is heating up. The research effort has resulted in recent successful tests with a …
Aegis Air Defense System at Thirty
It has been 30 years since the missile cruiser Ticonderoga first took the Aegis system to sea. In 1982, Aegis …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Responding to the Evolving Iranian Ballistic Missile Threat
The previous post examined Iran as a threat, while this post explores U.S. and regional responses to Iran’s rapidly evolving …
The P-8A Poseidon Adventure: Training, Transition, and Deployment
The P-8A Poseidon’s debut deployment will be to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa with detachments all over the western Pacific. …
Worldwide Missile Market: Land-Based Theater Missile Defense
Since the days of German V-2 missiles hitting London with impunity during World War II, nations have sought ways to …
The P-8A Poseidon Adventure: Flying and Fighting the Poseidon
While walking around the P-8A Poseidon on the ramp at Andrews, we asked VP-16 commanding officer Cmdr. Molly Boron how …