The Implications of SCS Island Militarization
It has recently emerged that China has deployed YJ-62 Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCMs) to Woody Island in the South China Sea (SCS). Woody Island is…
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Reducing Cost and Risk in Military Procurement
Note: For the purposes of this article, “military system” refers to a complex piece of defense equipment, such as a warship, tank, airplane, communications system, etc. Procurement…
The Virginia Payload Module and Versatility
Anyone involved in the study or practice of naval warfare can attest to the prowess of submarines. While neither the flashiest nor most “visible” components of a navy,…
Lasers: The Future of Missile Defense?
This post is a follow-on to a previous article, The Challenges of Missile Defense. As discussed, the current interceptor-based missile defense solutions have cost, deployability and…
The Challenges of Missile Defense
As discussed in a previous post, The Missile Threat, countering missiles is uniquely challenging for militaries around the world. Cheap, readily available, and effective, missiles can allow a…
Conventional Prompt Global Strike
From the deserts of Iraq and Syria to the forests and mountains of Korea to the bogs of Estonia, the US is obligated to defend…
The Rise of the Amphibious Warfare Ships
In a rapidly changing world marked by terrorism and natural disasters, navies across the world are looking to diversify. Modern navies find themselves called upon for disaster…
The Missile Threat
Recent events have illustrated the ways in which missiles pose a unique threat to civilians and military personnel. This article aims to explore what makes missiles uniquely…
The Obsolete Philippine Navy
The Philippines is a geographically large nation with a substantial population of over 100 million. It also consists of over 7,000 islands. Despite this, the Philippine Navy has little combat…