Arctic Ocean Opening for Business: Less Ice Means More Access
When experts, scientists, and policy makers met in Washington, D.C., for the 5th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminished …
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The Battle of Lake Erie
When the War of 1812 began, Lake Erie was a vast inland sea in a nearly roadless wilderness. Stretching 241 …
Seventy Years Later, Relics of South Pacific Fighting Still Powerful
As an astronaut in Earth orbit I spent every spare moment I could scrutinizing the lovely face of our planet, …
Sea MiGs: The Next Generation of Indian and Russian Naval Aviation
The Indian Navy and Russian Navy have been testing MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB multirole fighters aboard the carriers Vikramaditya, which is …
Destroyer Zumwalt’s Christening Delayed
The world’s most advanced surface combatant will stay high and dry for the time being, thanks to the government shutdown.…
HMS Duncan Is the Sixth, and Last, Type 45 Destroyer
The Royal Navy welcomed its newest, and last, Type 45 guided-missile destroyer on Sept. 26, 2013. HMS Duncan (D37) was …
The Yom Kippur War: 40th Anniversary in Photos
The war fought between the forces of Egypt and Syria against Israel from Oct. 6 to Oct. 25, 1973 has …
Adm. Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham and His Appointment as First Sea Lord
When Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord, resigned for reasons of health shortly after the Quadrant …
LRASM: Long Range Maritime Strike for Air-Sea Battle
The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy have, for a number of years now, been developing the “Air-Sea Battle” (ASB) …
Aegis Ballistic Missile Test With USS Lake Erie (CG 70)
A video released by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) shows the successful flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense …