US Navy – Carrier's run-in with dhow raises red flags

Virginian Pilot – How could a small boat designed for fishing in the Persian Gulf get so close to a multibillion-dollar American carrier equipped with state-of-the-art radar and armed with its own air force? Thatís the question Navy investigators are still asking after the carrier John F. Kennedy struck and sank the mysterious boat in the Persian Gulf on July 22.
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US Navy – Precision Strike Weapon Advances Create Mythology of Infallibility

Sea Power – Without question a great strength of the U.S. military is its precision strike capability, enabled by costly, high-technology weapon systems and powerful information management tools. That strength has birthed a new mythology in which precision-guided munitions (PGMs) are perceived to be as mighty as Zeusí thunderbolts. But what is the real story about the limitations of these wonder weapons?

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US Navy – Small Bomb Could Vastly Increase Strike Capability of U.S. Aircraft

Sea Power – A small precision bomb being tested by the Pentagon holds out the promise that tactical aircraft of the near future will be able strike three to four times the number of targets assigned to U.S. planes operating over Iraq today. The bombís small size and precision would vastly improve the attack capability of U.S. aircraft simply by increasing the arsenal that could be sent aloft.

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