Sen. John McCain Blocks Dempsey Nomination
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) has returned to his self-proclaimed roots as a “Maverick McCain” by demanding U.S. military and Central …
International Militaries
The Air-Sea Battle Concept: Antecedents
As noted in the previous post, the Air-Sea Battle Concept had antecedents in the Air-Land Battle Doctrine. Given that the …
Boeing Pilot Tests Brand New F/A-18 Super Hornets
Steve “Bull” Schmidt, a Boeing test pilot, shares his experiences about what it is like to be the first to …
Sea Dart Missile: A Parting Salute
In June, the last of the Royal Navy’s Type 42 destroyers, HMS Edinburgh, was retired. With her went the Sea …
Operation Husky: British Gen. Sir Harold Alexander and the Great Boundary Line Dispute
In his July 13, 1943 diary entry, written during Operation Husky, Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., commander of the …
Singapore’s Formidable-class Frigates
Singapore’s six Formidable-class frigates may be based on the French La Fayette-class designed by DCNS, but RSS Formidable and her …
RDECOM Facilitates Q-Net II Test Data Transfer to France
The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) recently transferred test data regarding the Q-Net II RPG-defense system to …
Book Review – The Race for Hitler’s X-Planes: Britain’s 1945 Mission To Capture Secret Luftwaffe Technology
By the time World War II ended in Europe, the Third Reich had introduced into warfare jet- and rocket-propelled combat …
International SOF Year in Review 2012-2013
In the aftermath of Western intervention in 2011’s Arab Spring and the elimination of Osama bin Laden, both with consequences …
National Ballistic Missile Defense
Ballistic missile defense (BMD) – and especially the subcategory of national missile defense (NMD) – has become a topic of …