US Navy – How US Navy ships can be defended against unconventional threats.

• US Naval Institute Proceedings: Kamikazes, Q-Ships & Carrier Defense
  

US Navy – A ship-based anti-ballistic missile system successfully completed a test firing.

• Associated Press: Interceptor Hits Target In Navy Anti-Missile Test
• CNN: U.S. military tests ship-based missile

Background – Afghanistan – James F Dunnigan on how the drug trade is more important that hunting al Qaeda members to many Pushtuns.

• Strategy Page: The Drug Gangs of Afghanistan
  

US Coast Guard – The US Coast Guard needs faster patrol boats to keep up with its foes.

• US Naval Institute Proceedings: The Need for Big Speed
  

US Navy – The operations of the US Navy attack submarine force will again move into the black world.

• Virginian Pilot: Submarines will run even more silent on operations

Royal Air Force – Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft conversion work continues forward at a glacial pace.

• Jane’s: RAF Nimrod MRA.4 ‘powers-up’ for ground tests