DSME DW 3000H Frigate Proposal for Thai Navy Unveiled
Thailand’s government is thought to be interested in equipping the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) with two to three new frigates. …
International Militaries
U.S. Shipbuilders Play Key Role in Iraq’s Maritime Security
American-built naval vessels operated by the fledgling Iraqi navy are playing a crucial role in providing maritime security within Iraq’s …
Interview with Mike Pickup, Product Manager, HESCO Bastion
Mike Pickup is product manager at HESCO Bastion Ltd. During his 18 years of service in the British Army Royal …
Proud Manta Trains the Hunters and the Hunted
NATO naval forces conducted a major undersea exercise, Proud Manta, off Italy in February. The exercise focused on training the …
Stilwell in China: The Worst Command in the War
On Jan.1, 1942, Maj. Gen. Joseph Stilwell was thick in the planning for Operation Gymnast, the original code-name for the …
Royal Navy’s MARS Tankers Will Be Built in South Korea
The U.K. Ministry of Defense has announced the order of four 37,000-ton tankers to support the Royal Navy. The Military …
Arado Ar 234 Blitz Came Too Late to Be a “Wonder Weapon” in World War II
At high altitude east of the Rhine bridgehead at Remagen on March 13, 1945, American fighter pilot 1st Lt. Ed …
Japan F-35 Buy Is No Surprise
As the 1980s German synthpop band Alphaville proclaimed in their hit single, “Things are easy when you’re big in Japan.”…
T-6C+ Texan II Sale to Mexico a Welcome Boost for Planemaker
On Jan. 9, 2012, Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft announced its first sale of T-6C+ Texan II primary trainers to the Mexican …
The Year’s Best Military Photos
Throughout 2011 we posted weekly slide shows of favorite military photos we’d come across in putting together our various publications …