BRYAN MCGRATH The U.S. Navy is deterred from making a more robust argument for the utility of the aircraft carrier by charges of stoking inter-service rivalry and antagonizing China. This … More »
Marcus Weisgerber Did the Chinese theft of data on the US fighter jet and other weapons shrink the Pentagon’s technical superiority? New technical specs about China’s new J-31 fighter, a … More »
By Wyatt Olson Faced with China’s growing anti-surface ship capacity, the United States should decrease its emphasis on large aircraft carriers in the Pacific and spend more on submarines, space … More »
Dave Majumdar Recently, there has been much debate about how well or how poorly Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) would fair against other fighters—particularly against high-end Russian and … More »
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Updated 6:34 PM ET, Tue September 8, 2015 Sizing up the U.S. Navy Sizing up the U.S. Navy 02:05 Story highlights Some presidential candidates are warning … More »
BRYAN MCGRATH SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 Don’t look back to 2014, 2010, or 1916 for cues on how big the U.S. Navy should be. Read why American navalists should focus on … More »
AUGUST 31, 2015 BY DAVE NYCZEPIR This port city is racing to figure out how to deal with harsher storms and elevated sea levels — and it’s not alone. NORFOLK, Va. … More »
By USN-NC Capt. Faye Pyles (ret.) ews of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier gap in the Persian Gulf has raised concerns about our nation’s ability to respond to crises in … More »