Man of War
On Oct. 29, 1814 The U.S. Navy launched its first steam powered warship, designed by Robert Fulton. Naval History Magazine,…
Ringside at the Missile Crisis
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W. Anderson Jr. was part of the inner circle of military officers advising President…
‘Mister President, the Navy Will Not Let You Down’
Naval History Magazine October, 2012 From manning quarantine lines to flying reconnaissance missions to preparing for an invasion, the U.S.…
Romney’s Navy Plan
This week in a speech in Virginia, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talked about his plan to build a 350-ship…
World Naval Developments: Royal Navy’s Type 26: One Ship, Many Missions
Proceedings, Oct. 2012 In August, the Royal Navy released details of its next surface combatant, the Type 26, a modular…
Russia Delays Indian Carrier Again
The Russian navy was in parlous straits during the 1990s and the early 2000s. Suffering a series of spectacular disasters…
The Unmanned Iranian Revolution
In an apparent reaction to the recently concluded multinational minesweeping exercise in the Persian Gulf and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s…
MRAPs On the Way Out
On Monday the Pentagon ceased production of the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP), perhaps the most iconic acquisition program of…
Pending Congressional Budget Measure Could Hurt Navy and Marines
The Federal government’s fiscal year comes to an end on September 30, and for the sixth straight time, lawmakers will…
30 Years Later: U.S. and the Falklands War
Reagan Readied U.S. Warship for ’82 Falklands War While publicly claiming neutrality between Argentina and the U.K. during the 1982…