By Brett Daniel Shehadey
Special Correspondent for In Homeland Security
The first successful launch of an underwater drone from a submarine dry deck.
By Brett Daniel Shehadey
Special Correspondent for In Homeland Security
The first successful launch of an underwater drone from a submarine dry deck.
By Brett Daniel Shehadey
Special Contributor for In Homeland Security
The U.S. Navy could have autonomous patrol boats protecting warships through swarming maneuvers or attack incoming small surface threats like that on the U.S.S. Cole within one year.
By Richard Pera
Dean of the School of Security and Global Studies at American Military University
Major news organizations like CNN and Fox News recently reported the story of the venerable aircraft carrier, USS Saratoga (CV-60) (known affectionately as “Sara”), which the U.S. Navy sold to ESCO Marine, a scrap metal and recycling company, for one cent.
Brett Daniel Shehadey Special Contributor for In Homeland Security “Fat Leonard” (Leonard Glenn Francis of Glenn Defense Marine Asia)…
By William Tucker Washington has decided to postpone an intercontinental ballistic missile test at Vandenberg Air Force Base this…
By William Tucker The U.S. has been steadily increasing its military presence on the Korean Peninsula as of late.…
By William Tucker
Pentagon spokesman George Little recently stated that Iranian aircraft recently fired on a U.S. predator drone operating in international waters near the Kuwaiti-Iranian border. The unmanned aircraft came under fire as it was conducting a routine surveillance mission in the crowded area of the northern Persian Gulf by two Su-25 Frogfoot fighter aircraft operated by the Iran Revolutionary Guard Air Force.
By William Tucker
China’s growing naval capabilities have garnered concern in U.S. defense circles – not to mention that of U.S. allies in East Asia – over the past decade and a half as Beijing has sought to expand its influence and territorial control in the waters bordering Southeast Asia. As if to accentuate the concern, China has been aggressively challenging its neighbors over disputed islands in the East and South China Seas.
By William Tucker
Over the past few months the U.S. military has placed numerous assets across the Persian Gulf region. Among the deployments are the regular positioning of two aircraft carriers, a doubling of minesweeping vessels, new missile systems, and now the deployment of F-22 and F-15C fighter aircraft to the Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. The announcement of the F-22 deployment set off a firestorm of speculation.