Swedish Navy – The Swedish Navy is testing out a new ship which is believed to be the most “invisible” yet. The Royal Navy and the US Navy both have plans of their own for similarly futuristic “stealth” ships.

• BBC: Stealth ships steam ahead

Royal Navy – A large naval exercise is occuring in the Atlantic.

• Virginian Pilot: U.S., British ships collide during a joint exercise

US Marines – William Lind says the Marines are dividing into two camps – the fighting troops and the Beltway Bandits, and it will eventually lead to the end of the Marines.

• Defense and the National Interest: Two Marine Corps

US Navy – The two top contenders for a novel Navy program to buy robotic planes for ocean surveillance are offering substantially different aircraft ó and operating philosophies ó to earn a larger stake in the militaryís market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

• Sea Power: Aircraft Manufacturers Bring Different Capabilities to BAMS Starting Line

US Marines – An interview with the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.

• Leatherneck: The 15th Man

Background – Empire – Niall Ferguson reviews Why Globalization Works by Martin Wolf.

• Daily Telegraph: Liberty, equality, globalisation