Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces
The following is the May 8, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress.…
Can China’s New Destroyer Find U.S. Stealth Fighters?
Can China’s new Type 052D Luyang III destroyers successfully see through the stealth of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter? Maybe.…
Document: Bob Work’s First Message to DoD Workforce as Pentagon’s Number Two
The following is the text of Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work May 14, 2014 message to the Department of Defense workforce. …
NAVAIR: Final UCLASS Request for Proposal Due in July
Despite a Congressional push to stall the Navy’s next generation carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) plans to issue a…
Opinion: Will Germany and Russia Decide Ukraine’s Fate?
The referenda held Sunday in Ukrainian regions Donetsk and Luhansk have been denounced by many—but deserve cold, rational consideration. This is the prequel to the…
Document: Congressional Report on Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles
The following is the May 5, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues.…
China Claims U.S. Is Encouraging ‘Dangerous and Provocative Actions’ in Oilrig Standoff
Chinese officials are claiming the U.S. is stoking international discord over a disputed drilling operation in an area of the South China Sea in…
Iranian Copy of U.S. Unmanned Stealth Aircraft is a Fake
Iran’s purported reverse-engineered copies of the Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned aircraft are nothing but cheap mockups, industry sources told USNI News.…
Last U.S. Surface Ship Leaves the Black Sea
The frigate assigned to operations in the Black Sea as part of a U.S. show of support to allies in the region has left,…
Opinion: Is There a Frigate in Your Future?
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s recent direction to the Navy to develop proposals for a “capable and lethal small surface combatant, generally consistent with…
The World’s Most Violent Pirates
West Africa is home to the world’s most violent pirates—who are now capable of overwhelming armed guards. Last month pirates killed a crewmember during…
Fire Breaks Out On Indian Frigate
Three were injured after a fire broke out aboard guided missile frigate INS Ganga undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Mumbai on Friday, according…