Naval Stories
Nuclear Power for Surface Combatants
By Norman Friedman in Naval under Print Edition with 3 comments
As the price of oil skyrocketed in 2008, some in Congress argued that it was pointless to keep building oil-powered warships. Surely the future lay with a return to the vision of the ...more »
A Missile Shield at Sea: Sea-based defenses track ballistic missiles in all flight regimes, and intercept threats at shorter range
By Clarence A. Robinson Jr. in Naval under Print Edition with no comments
U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers equipped with Aegis Combat Systems provide the mainstay for the nation’s sea-based missile defense. Following a string of successful ballistic missile target intercepts using the Aegis system, the ...more »
Aircraft Carriers Large and Small: Navies deploy aviation ships for a variety of missions
By Edward H. Lundquist in Naval under Print Edition with no comments
The United States Navy has the biggest aircraft carriers and the largest fleet of flattops afloat. Since it recently commissioned its newest “supercarrier,” USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the U.S. Navy has ...more »
Naval Developments: 2008
By Norman Friedman in Naval under Print Edition with no comments
This is neccesarily a highly selective tour of only a few world navies. or the U.S. Navy, perhaps the most important event of 2008 came in February, when a Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) ...more »
Little Ships, Big Jobs: Small combatants and patrol vessels have a large role in global maritime security
By Edward H. Lundquist in Naval under Print Edition with no comments
No matter how you count them, there are a lot more corvettes, offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), and small combatants in the world’s navies and coast guards today than aircraft carriers. When seeking partners ...more »
Unmanned and Under Way: Progress in Unmanned Maritime Systems
By J.R. Wilson in Naval under Print Edition with no comments
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) initially gained credence with the U.S. military during the first Gulf War, continued to prove themselves in the Balkans, and finally came into their own as an indispensable asset ...more »
Naval Lightning: The F-35B and C
By J.R. Wilson in Naval under Print Edition with no comments
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the world’s second fifth-generation fighter (after the F-22 Raptor), is being built in three variants to handle multiservice requirements, including those of some of America’s ...more »
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