Ship classification terminologies have always been in flux thanks to the constantly-evolving nature of naval warfare. The word “frigate” originally carried a connotation of speed and...
Updated 8/12/2018 to reflect Mexico’s purchase of Evolved SeaSparrow missiles for the Sigma 10514s. Despite Mexico’s sizeable population and economy, its navy has long suffered from...
Over the past few decades, China’s economy has grown at a startling pace — by some estimates, Chinese GDP is larger than that of the United...
While military programs rarely capture the attention of the mainstream public, North Korea’s recent string of missile tests helped bring American homeland ballistic missile defense (BMD)...
From released internal memos and after-action reports to detailed doctrine manuals to capstone strategy papers, a deluge of written material emanates from the American defense establishment....
Two years ago, missile defense expert George Lewis of mostlymissiledefense penned an article on the prospect of employing Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptors against intercontinental ballistic...
In 1980, the first M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) entered service with the United States Army. A year later, the first M2 Bradley infantry fighting...