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 …
Naval Forces
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 …
Marine Corps Explores AAV Reset Options
U.S. Marine Corps planners are seeking industry assistance in exploring various approaches for a limited reset of the service’s AAVP7A1 …
Singapore’s Formidable-class Frigates
Singapore’s six Formidable-class frigates may be based on the French La Fayette-class designed by DCNS, but RSS Formidable and her …
Details of the X-47B’s First Autonomous Carrier Landing
The U.S. Navy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System – Demonstration (UCAS-D) …
The Navy’s X-47B Flies With Air Force Engine
Few realize that as the X-47B performed touch-and-goes on the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) a week after its …
Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Pilots Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
Despite serving with distinction in Afghanistan since 2009, no Marine pilot of an MV-22 Osprey had ever been awarded the …
U.S. Navy Maintenance and Modernization Suffer Due to Budget Woes
The Navy must systematically conduct maintenance and modernization of its force – not to mention repair ships when they are …
Book Review – Fallujah Awakens: Marines, Sheikhs, and the Battle Against al Qaeda
Fallujah, a city of about 300,000 people located in Anbar province and roughly 43 miles west of Baghdad, brutally thrust …
Marine Corps Explores Future Route Reconnaissance and Clearance (R2C) Capabilities
The United States Marine Corps is exploring a range of future route reconnaissance and road clearance capabilities under a business …