Tag: US Navy
HMS Queen Elizabeth departs for maiden operational tour
The United Kingdom Royal Navy’s (RN’s) new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has departed Portsmouth on 22 May for a seven-month long, 26,000 nautical...
Check Six – 360º Air Engagements
Air-to-air missiles can engage targets beyond visual range and ‘over the shoulder.’
The development of fighter aircraft has largely stalled in recent years, at least...
US Navy Issues Blue Arctic Strategy Blueprint to Guide Operations in Northern Waters
A Blue Arctic is the latest strategic blueprint issued by the US Department of the Navy. It examines regional analysis and planning that will...
Aircraft Carriers and Frigates Fuel Naval Growth Over Next Decade, Says Report
The global naval vessel and surface combatant market is predicted to be worth over $48 billion by 2031, around 48 percent higher than at...
Breaking A2D2 with Long Range Fires
Published in the February/March 2021 Issue - Enhancing the delivery of long range precision fires (LRPF) is being driven largely as a potential response...
US Navy Chief of Ops visits Bahrain; Focus is on Coalition and Readiness
Chief of US Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russ Smith visited the Gulf state of Bahrain...
ESG amphibious capability boosts US, allied Euro-Atlantic presence
Published in the October/November 2020 issue - Rear Admiral Robert Katz, Commander explains how expeditionary strike groups are central to how the United States...
Nowhere to Hide
Published in December 2020/January 2021 issue - Targeting pods have matured and are turning the laser-guided bomb from bludgeon to rapier!
Though guided munitions date...
The New Old Game
General John E. Hyten, vice chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, shares his perspectives on electromagnetic support operations during a recent online...
SIGINT in the Spratlys
A new authoritative report sheds light on China’s electronic warfare posture in the disputed Spratly Islands.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) maintains both fixed...