French Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel L’Adroit Has The Big Picture
A small combatant is making a big impression wherever it goes.
The French Navy offshore patrol vessel (OPV) FS L’Adroit …
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SOCOM Undersea and Land Efforts Seek Industry Collaboration
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) representatives have recently announced opportunities for enhanced industry collaboration to help develop and identify …
Interview with Rear Adm. Tom Carney, COMLOG WESTPAC, and Capt. Jim Hruska, COMMSCFE
Rear Adm. Tom Carney, Commander Logistic Force Western Pacific (COMLOG WESTPAC), along with Capt. Jim Hruska, Commander Military Sealift Command …
Draken International Commercial Air Services (Sponsored)
The market for commercial air services (CAS), alternately known as outsourced flight support, contract adversary support, or commercial Red Air, …
Indian Naval Aviation: Transforming at 60
India’s naval fleet air arm, known formally as Indian Naval Aviation, marked its Diamond Jubilee in May 2013 with two …
What the New U.S. DHS Secretary Needs to Do
With the announced departure of Janet Napolitano as U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, and speculation on potential successors …
Sen. John McCain Blocks Dempsey Nomination
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) has returned to his self-proclaimed roots as a “Maverick McCain” by demanding U.S. military and Central …
The Air-Sea Battle Concept: Antecedents
As noted in the previous post, the Air-Sea Battle Concept had antecedents in the Air-Land Battle Doctrine. Given that the …
Global Trends 2030: Gini Out of the Bottle
In the previous post on Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds we looked at the hopeful Fusion scenario, the most-plausible best-case …
Interview with Rear Adm. Mark A. Vance, Commander, Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC)
Since the first military pilot took off on a live mission some 100 years ago, combat aviation has been both …