China’s rapidly improving military capability and its increasingly aggressive effort to keep U.S. military forces out of striking range are …

Anyone familiar with the history of Cold War-era airpower knows about the impressive reputation of Russian surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems …

Dramatic surface fleet changes are under way as the U.S. Navy moves to boost the numbers of multimission Aegis cruisers …

Sometimes the U.S. Navy says that its role is often to “kick in the door” – to gain access to …

This is necessarily a highly selective tour of world naval developments, covering only a few navies. At least for Western …

Warships do not just spring to life: They have to be designed and built for the crews that will sail …

U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers equipped with Aegis Combat Systems provide the mainstay for the nation’s sea-based missile defense. Following …