Royal New Zealand Navy – New Zealand has released a new defense policy. The ANZAC frigates will be retained, the P-3 Orions will be upgraded, and the A-4 Skyhawks will be scrapped.

• New Zealand Herald: Plan gives a sustainable, affordable path forward
  

Background – Undersea weapons – A review of the state-of-the-art in undersea supercavitating weapons, including supercavitating torpedoes such as the Shkval .

• Scientific American: Warp drive underwater

US Navy – The US is rethinking how it goes about enforcing the no-fly zones over Iraq — as the Iraqi’s increase their chances of downing a patroling aircraft.

• Washington Post: Cuts Urged In Patrols Over Iraq
• BBC: US generals urge Iraq patrol cuts