Background – Piracy – A look at how deadly links between pirates and terrorists could be in the Straits of Malacca.

• The Straits Times: Greatest threat at sea? A terrorist-pirate link-up

US Navy – A profound change is occurring in the way the Navy will acquire computer combat systems. In the past, vessels and aircraft were equipped separately with computers designed to perform specific functions, working together ad hoc when required. But as the Navy now wants seamless, networked cooperation among its warships, airplanes, aircraft carriers, and submarines, a new paradigm is required in computer combat systems.

• Sea Power: Navy Plots New Course for Combat Systems Acquisition