Interview with Rear Adm. Massimo Annati, Marina Militare (Ret.), Chairman, European Working Group on Non-Lethal Weapons
Rear Adm. Massimo Annati is a retired officer of the Italian navy. He is currently chairman of the European Working …
Naval Forces
Battle of Midway: Repairing the Yorktown After the Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea had barely concluded when Task Force 17 under the command of Rear Adm. Frank …
The Future of Mine Countermeasures
This year, the Navy commissions its third and fourth littoral combat ships, or LCS, a revolutionary new warship design that …
Saab Invites Sea Giraffe Naval Radar User Feedback at San Diego Workshop
Operators, maintainers and supporters of the Sea Giraffe naval radar system will meet in San Diego for the Sea Giraffe …
Checkmates Super Hornets Aboard the USS Enterprise
The Fighting Checkmates of VFA-211 wring out their Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets during flight operations in this Boeing Company video …
Marine Corps Aviation Centennial: A Century of Innovation
First Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham became the first Marine to enter the world of aeronautics when he arrived at the …
Both LCS Variants at Sea Together
The first two littoral combat ship (LCS) variants were under way together for the first time recently off Southern California. …
EU NAVFOR Helicopters Attack Somali Pirates Ashore
Just about everyone agrees the solution to the scourge of Somali pirates has been ashore in Somalia, not at sea. …
USS Ponce Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) Will Provide Combat Capability for Fifth Fleet
In order to fulfill a long standing U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of operations (AOR) request for an Afloat Forward …
UK F-35B Decision Reversed
The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced May 10, 2012, that the Royal Navy’s (RN) new carriers Queen Elizabeth and …