Pentagon Denies Russian Sub Patrolled in Gulf of Mexico
The Pentagon and the Navy have denied it, but this month’s report that a Russian attack submarine prowled near the U.S. without being detected…
Rise of The Asian Cyber Armies
States are increasingly standing up military and intelligence organizations for computer network operations. While countries everywhere perceive a need to attack and defend in…
New Tomahawks Inbound
Raytheon Missile Systems, prime contractor for the ship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk land-attack missile, is moving into production of a new order of Block IV…
The Future of the Carrier Air Wing
What should the carrier air wing of the future look like? The topic has taken on new significance as a consequence of an article…
Russian Bases in Vietnam or Cuba? Don’t Panic
The sprawling Russian defense apparatus has some of the world’s biggest braggarts. You don’t need to look very hard to find examples in the…
The Farming of the Sea
Fishing is one of mankind’s oldest organized activities. From the time our earliest ancestors first sorted through tidal pools to the present day, we…
ROKN the Boat: South Korea Expands its Naval Bases
Living next to a touchy neighbor can be trying. When that neighbor has enough emplaced artillery pieces in range to level your capital city,…
Pigeon Holes or Paradigm Shift: How the Navy Can Get the Most of its Unmanned Vehicles
Proceedings, July 2012 The U.S. Navy must combine innovation with tested ideas to make the most of its unmanned aerial vehicles. The process of…
Searching for Nelson’s Quote
Rising young U.S. Navy officer Stephen Decatur earned famous praise for ‘the most bold and daring act of the age’—or did he? Late in…
Joint and Coalition Tactical Networking: There’s an App for That!
Proceedings, July 2012 Downloading application software from online stores created by companies such as Apple has radically transformed the market for goods and services…
Code of Conduct in the South China Sea Undermined by ASEAN Disarray
For government officials and regional analysts following the security dialogues in Phnom Penh last week (9–13 July) there was good news and bad news.…
America’s Small Stick Diplomacy
We might rephrase Theodore Roosevelt’s famous saying about “big stick” diplomacy thusly: Speak softly and carry a small stick, and you will go far—provided…