Philippine Navy Struggles With Modernization Plans
The second 378-foot, 2,300-ton former U.S. Coast Guard cutter for the Philippines, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF 16) (ex-U.S. CGC Dallas) …
International Militaries
Aegis BMD Sea-Based Elements: At Sea Today and Tomorrow
Strategic Underpinnings of Aegis BMD at Sea
The most recent U.S. national level strategic guidance is the January 2012 Department …
First F-35A In-Flight Missile Launch
In this video released by Lockheed Martin, an F-35A makes the first in-flight missile launch, of an AIM-120 AMRAAM, from …
Book Review – X.1: The Royal Navy’s Mystery Submarine
In 1901, a British admiral reportedly denounced submarines as “underhand, unfair and damned un-English.” At the 1921 Washington Naval Conference, …
Israel Shipyard Ltd. Shows Off Its New Saar S-72 Concept at IMDEX
Some two years after initiating design work, Haifa based Israel Shipyard Ltd. (ISL) used the recent IMDEX Asia 2013 exhibition …
Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death, Arrives at Auschwitz
On May 24, 1943, an SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) formerly of the Waffen-SS and medically unfit for combat as the result of …
Moog Third-Gen Stores Management System (SMS)
Moog Inc. used the recent 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) to highlight its new Third Generation (G3) Stores …
Former Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis Transferred to Growing Bangladesh Navy
The Bangladesh navy (BN) took possession of its largest warship on May 23, 2013 in Alameda, Calif., with the “hot …
The Bouncing Bombs of Barnes Wallis
When World War II started, Barnes Neville Wallis was assistant chief designer of aircraft at Vickers-Armstrong and respected for his …
Book Review – French Cruisers: 1922-1956
Between the world wars, France built a series of beautiful but tragic warships. It may seem strange to call warships …