Iranian Navy – North Korea is supply gunboats to Iran.

• Washington Times: N. Korea gunboat shipment helps Iran expand military

Royal Marines – 45 Commando is ready to go.

• Daily Telegraph: ‘Everyone is very excited and feels quite privileged’

Merchant Marine – Lloyds of London declares it will no longer refer to ships as “she.”

• Daily Telegraph: ‘She’ is no longer a ship

Background – Transformation – Chuck Spinney on why transformation is tough – it has to overcome deeply entrenched interests.

• PBS Frontline: The Future of War