Russian FM on US Missile Defense Plan and Europe

Well, we’ve heard from Putin, Ivanov and Baluyevsky and now the Foreign Minister weighs in via an article published in London’s Financial Times yesterday under the title “A crucial debate on Europe’s anti-missile defences.” (read the full article here) Several points are laid out which may be taken as the official Russian position and of…

SECNAV Cancels LCS 3

This just in: Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter announced today that the Department of the Navy is terminating construction of the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 3) for convenience under the Termination clause of the contract because the Navy and Lockheed Martin could not reach agreement on the terms of a modified contract….