Royal Navy – England will sink two Type-22 frigates it cannot find buyers for.

• Reuters: Navy to blow up two of its own ships

US Navy – Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, with her F/A-18E squadrons.

• Los Angeles Times: Navy’s New Hornet Carries a Bigger Sting Than Predecessor
  

Background – Iraq – Thomas Ricks on the US military’s reservations over invading Iraq.

• Washington Post: Generals, Officials Are Split Over Iraq

US Navy – More on the Gold Team’s design for the DD(X).

• Sea Power: Gold Team Selected to Build DD(X) Family of Warships