Royal Navy – Aboard HMS Cardiff, patroling off of Iraq.

• The Guardian: British warship puts the squeeze on Iraq

Royal Navy – Britain, France, and Holland are chartering RoRo ferries to transport vehicles and supplies to the Gulf.

• Daily Telegraph: MoD looks for more ships to ferry tanks

US Marines – James F. Dunnigan on the Marines new anti-tank guided missile, the Javelin.

• StrategyPage: US Troops Get Javelin Anti-Tank Missile

US Navy – A brief summary of the US Navy’s work on laser weapons.

• Jane’s: US Navy sees the ‘light’
  

US Navy – Plans for CVNX move ahead.

• Virginian Pilot: Next-generation aircraft carrier on course for construction in 2007

US Navy – More on the Ohio-class conversions to cruise missile submarines.

• Virginian Pilot: Navy to refurbish old ballistic missile sub

Background – War on Terror – A fascinating essay detailing the new approach to fighting Al Qaeda – selective assasination; and what are the the unintended consequences of beginning a policy of selective assassination???and an interview with the story’s author, Seymour Hersch.

• The New Yorker: Manhunt
• The New Yorker: A Reporter’s Life