– Virginian Pilot – The mammoth ship that projected American power during the tensest moment of the Cold War, and decades later launched some of the first air attacks in the war on terror, no longer is in service. But its remarkable legacy – and its iconic name – will live on.
Monthly Archives: December 2012
US Marines – Commandant sets Marines on new course
– San Diego Union Tribune – Q and A with Gen. James Amos on the future of the Corps.
US Navy – X-47B UCAS-D – Off the Cat, On the Deck
– Aviation Week – In the same week, Northrop Grumman’s X-47B combat aircraft system demonstrator has arrived on the aircraft carrier deck — by crane — and made its first catapult launch — on land
Geopolitics – Turning Points
– New York Times – Niall Ferguson reminds us that history does not turn on a dime…
Chinese Navy – China Aircraft Carrier Style! Assessing the First Takeoff and Landing
– Wall Street Journal – Two months after China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning was commissioned, and a year and a half after it began sea trials, an Chinese J-15 fighter became the first known fixed wing aircraft to take off from and land on it…Once again, China has exceeded the expectations of many foreign observers regarding timelines for military capabilities development, though the tremendous publicity the event has received could limit the country’s ability to move with such speed in developing its aircraft carrier going forward.
US Navy – A 'Leap Ahead' for the 21st-Century Navy
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The new Gerald R. Ford -class aircraft carriers may have a hefty pricetag, but many believe the cost is worth it and that the ships will prove to be even more iconic than their predecessors.
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