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Timeline of the Polaris Missile

October 31, 2012 12:33 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 3:10 PM
On late October 1963, USS Andrew Jackson launched first Polaris A-3 missile from a submerged submarine, off Cape Canaveral, Florida.…

Romney’s Navy Plan

October 12, 2012 11:36 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 2:51 PM
This week in a speech in Virginia, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talked about his plan to build a 350-ship…

Russia Delays Indian Carrier Again

October 9, 2012 11:27 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 2:51 PM
The Russian navy was in parlous straits during the 1990s and the early 2000s. Suffering a series of spectacular disasters…

Combat Fleets: China Update

October 8, 2012 11:23 AM - Updated: February 5, 2013 3:38 PM
The ever-growing reach of China’s navy was demonstrated recently when two of its warships sailed through the Turkish Straits and…

New Tomahawks Inbound

August 1, 2012 11:03 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 2:09 PM
Raytheon Missile Systems, prime contractor for the ship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk land-attack missile, is moving into production of a new…

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