– Virginian Pilot – A futuristic new Navy weapon has achieved a testing milestone during a demonstration at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren.
Monthly Archives: December 2010
US Navy – Navy secretary says moving carrier to Fla. still in plans
– Virginian Pilot – Navy Secretary Ray Mabus minced no words Wednesday when asked for a yes-or-no answer on whether the Navy will drop its plans to shift a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier to Florida.
Piracy – The Big Myth of Somali Pirates
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – They pose little threat. But there is peril in comparing them to Barbary brigands. That muddies the debate – clouding our perspective on what truly is in our national interest.
Chinese Navy – China's Navy: A Turn to Corbett?
– Chinese Navy – China’s Navy: A Turn to Corbett? – Chinese navalists have been mixing some Sir Julian Corbett into their Mahanian cocktails lately. That is wise on their part, and something that bears American scrutiny.
Chinese Navy – Countering the Missile Threat
– Air Force – New generations of enemy missiles, and a willingness to use them, could put air bases under siege like never before.
Geopolitics – Where's the American empire when we need it?
– Washington Post – Robert D. Kaplan mourns the end of the American Empire.
Mexican Navy – DEA intelligence aids Mexican marines in drug war
– Washington Post – The U.S. government is turning to elite units of Mexican marines to go after drug cartel bosses in aggressive “capture or kill” missions, providing intelligence and training to bolster what officials say is Mexico’s most trustworthy and nimble force.
Royal Navy – WikiLeaks: Foreign Office accused of misleading public over Diego Garcia
– Guardian – The Foreign Office stands accused of misleading the public over the plight of thousands of islanders who were expelled from their Indian Ocean homeland to make way for a large US military base.
Royal Navy -HMS Ark Royal returns home after final voyage
– The Guardian – Royal Navy flagship back in Portsmouth for decommissioning after defence spending review.
US Marines – Flexible future
– Armed Forces Journal – The F-35B will give the Marine Corps unprecedented basing options.
Geopolitics / India – Monsoon: Robert Kaplan's new book
– Foreign Policy – An interview with Robert D. Kaplan on his new book Monsoon.
Chinese Navy – Big-War Thinking in a Small-War Era: The Rise of the AirSea Battle Concept
– China Security – Thomas P.M. Barnett takes a look at the Air Sea Battle Concept.
Chinese Navy – From “Curious” to “Concerned”
– Air Force – The unchecked growth of China’s military seems designed to blunt US advantages.
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