US Navy – A look at the Seaglider Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

• StrategyPage: The SeaGlider robotic submarine and its components

Background – Piracy – The Strait of Malacca, through which a quarter of the world’s maritime trade passes, makes a tempting target for terrorists and pirates.

• The Economist: Going for the jugular

Malaysian Coast Guard – Malaysia will form its own Coast Guard.

• The Star: New paramilitary unit to guard Straits of Malacca

US Navy – Naval aviation lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom.

• Sea Power: Naval Aviators Detail Iraqi Freedom Triumphs, Travails at Air Symposium

Background – Empire – Niall Ferguson, the author of Colossus, laments the emasculation of American imperialism.

• The Atlantic: Our Imperial Imperative