Jay Stefany to Lead Navy’s New Maritime Industrial Base Program Office
The Navy is standing up a new maritime industrial base program office and has tapped one of its career civil servants to take the helm.…
Opinion: Cowboys and Iranians
By cutting through some of the noise surrounding the most recent debate over Iran — spurred by Benjamin Netanyahu’s pending…
Indian Navy Set to Accelerate Second Indigenous Carrier as U.K. Built Carrier is Set to Decommission Next Year
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this post, the planned name of India’s indigenous aircraft carrier-II (IAC-II) program was incorrect.…
Navy to Compete LHA-8 and 6 Oilers to HII, NASSCO
The Navy plans to open a limited competition between General Dynamics NASSCO and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding for…
Japan’s Emerging Defense Export Industry
The recent relaxation of Tokyo’s ban on arms exports has introduced Japan as a budding player in the international arms…
The Iconic Image from Iwo Jima: The Most Reproduced and Parodied Photo in History?
This post has been updated to include additional images. Photographer Joe Rosenthal admitted that when he took a shot of…
Defense Official: French Carrier Enters Persian Gulf, ISIS Strike Missions Could Start Soon
French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) has entered the Persian Gulf and could soon start strike missions against…
U.K Ministry of Defence Awards BAE Systems $1.32 Billion for New Royal Navy Ship Class
The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a $1.32 billion (£859 million) contract to BAE Systems to develop a…
Iwo Jima at 70: To Love a Lost Hero
The following is a remembrance of World War II Medal of Honor recipient Marine 1st Lt. Jack Lummus. The piece…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Long-Range Ballistic Missiles and Prompt Global Strike
The following is the Feb. 6, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background…
Industry: Potential $20 Billion U.S. Naval Sale to Saudi Arabia Picking Up Steam
The $20 billion dollar recapitalization of Saudi Arabia’s eastern fleet is beginning to pick up steam again after several years…