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USS Mason Shoots Down Houthi Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile
USS Mason (DDG-87) shot down an anti-ship missile and a drone fired by the Houthis Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced via X, the social media...
12/29/23Read it on USNI NewsHow the Iran War Compounded the U.S. Navy’s Maintenance Crisis
According to former Naval Commander Bryan Clark, maintenance times for Navy combat ships involved in the Iran War could double because of long,...
17mins agoRead it on The National InterestBAE’s New Launcher Lets Warships Deploy and Replenish Missiles at Sea
BAE Systems has completed the first live-fire test of a new deck-mounted missile launcher designed to give U.S. Navy ships another way to deploy and...
17mins agoRead it on NextGenDefenseWhy Is the Navy Spending $19 Billion on ‘Flying Gas Stations’?
The military flies ever closer to getting a carrier-based drone to refuel its carrier-based warplanes...
17mins agoRead it on Responsible StatecraftWhen Your Navy is too Small, the Bill Comes Due Bigly
...there is always a hangover after the party......
2d agoRead it on CDR SalamanderLong Deployments to Be Navy Standard For Next Couple Years
It will take a couple years before deployment lengths shift from the extended 10-11 months back to the normal seven...
3d agoRead it on USNI NewsOld & Busted: Loyal Wingman - New Hotness: Loyal Escort
...a moral response to an immoral fleet design......
5d agoRead it on CDR SalamanderTwo U.S. Navy Carriers Ready to Operate New MQ-25A Tankers
The U.S. Navy now has two aircraft carriers equipped with the command infrastructure needed to operate its future MQ-25A Stingray tanker drone, after...
5d agoRead it on Global Defense NewsU.S. Navy’s CHAOS Program
CoAspire’s CHAOS weapon is a ground-launched version of its Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile-Extended Range, or RAACM-ER,...
5d agoRead it on Defence BlogU.S. Navy To Install AI Vessel Detection System on Five Destroyers
Applied Intuition has received a US Navy contract to install an AI system that helps sailors detect and track nearby vessels, starting with five...
5d agoRead it on The Defense PostNavy Sees 10-year High For Class A Aviation, Afloat Mishaps
The Navy saw the most Class A aviation and afloat mishaps in at least in a decade, according to Fiscal Year 2026 data recently released by the Navy...
5d agoRead it on USNI News
Beyond Hormuz: What Washington Should Expect from a Frontline Ally
By Daewon Cho • RealClearDefense
Putin, Plague, and the America’s Biodefense Gap
By Ryan Kane • RealClearDefense
Patriot Delays Force a New Air Defense Doctrine on NATO’s Eastern Flank
By Jan K. Varga • RealClearDefense
How the Army Can Turn Plans into Combat Power
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Is It Déjà vu All Over Again: The 2012 Report on Global Zero
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
U.S. Marine Corps Attack Helicopters Set for Major Upgrade
By C. Jones, Defence Blog
How the Iran War Compounded the U.S. Navy’s Maintenance Crisis
By Hartung, NatInt
Fielding Forces for Full Mobilization
By Jon Hoffman, Proceedings
BAE’s New Launcher Lets Warships Deploy and Replenish Missiles at Sea
By NextGenD
Why Is the Navy Spending $19 Billion on ‘Flying Gas Stations’?
By Mark Thompson, RS