U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Responding to the Evolving Iranian Ballistic Missile Threat
The previous post examined Iran as a threat, while this post explores U.S. and regional responses to Iran’s rapidly evolving …
Missile Defense
Worldwide Missile Market: Land-Based Theater Missile Defense
Since the days of German V-2 missiles hitting London with impunity during World War II, nations have sought ways to …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Evolving Iranian Ballistic Missile Threat
The widely discussed U.S. “pivot” to Asia is one of the strategic themes that will likely dominate at least the …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Responding to the Chinese Ballistic Missile Threat
As noted in earlier posts of this series on U.S. Navy missile defense, dealing with just the multi-headed hydra of …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Evolving Chinese Ballistic Missile Threat
Volumes have been written about the evolving strategic relationship between the United States and China, and much of that informed …
C-5A Galaxy Missile Launcher Coming to Air Mobility Museum
A huge C-5A Galaxy strategic airlifter with an unusual achievement under its belt will soon be on display at the …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Continuing Evolution
How the Threat has Evolved
In an earlier post, we described how the worldwide ballistic missile threat has evolved. We …
China’s Eagle Strike-Eight Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles: The YJ-83, C803, and the Family Tree
With the growth of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), and growing Chinese assertiveness over territorial claims as well as …
China’s Eagle Strike-Eight Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles: YJ-81, YJ-82, and C802
With the growth of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the first carrier landings aboard the Liaoning (China’s first aircraft …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Vision Realized
While the story of Aegis writ large has been touched upon earlier – and told more extensively in many fora, …