Chinese Navy – A look at the Chinese Navy’s new fast attack craft.

• StrategyPage: New Chinese Stealthy Fast Attack Craft

US Navy – James F. Dunnigan explains what went wrong about the USS John F. Kennedy.

• StrategyPage: Why The Chiefs Run the Ships

US Navy – The latest naval news from around the fleet.

• Sea Power: Northrop Grumman Jamming System to Equip EA-18G EW Jet

Background – History – On Christmas Day 1914, an audacious British air attack on a Zeppelin base in northern Germany caught the Germans with their defenses down.

• Aviation History: Britain’s Bold Strike From the Sea

Background – History – From politics to intoxication, naval terminology has filtered into every area of modern discourse. The nautical roots of such common phrases as ìclear the deck,î ìtook the wind out of my sailsî and ìwhen my ship comes inî are obvious. However, the impact of naval life runs far deeper than a few salty terms.

• Sea Power: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea — How Naval History Helped Shape the English Language

Background – Terrorism – Another look at terrorism’s origins.

• US Army War College Parameters: The Origins of the New Terrorism