China to Kitty Hawk CSG: “No”
(Ed. Note Flightdeck Friday will be up later today – SJS)
(Ed. Note Flightdeck Friday will be up later today – SJS)
One of the reasons we went with the ‘Postcards from deployment…’ feature a couple of years ago was to bring an unvarnished look at deployments from a sailor’s POV that doesn’t always make it to the light of day, except in rare fora like the “Carrier” series late last year. Charles touches on something everyone…
Lord, guard and guide the men who flyThrough the great spaces in the sky,Be with them always in the air,In dark’ning storms or sunlight fair.O, Hear us when we lift our prayer,For those in peril in the air. (Update 22 Apr):More details at Tailhook Daily Briefing, also you need to head over to Lex’s place…
Wouldst thou,â€â€“so the helmsman answered, “Learn the secret of the sea? Only those who brave its dangers Comprehend its mystery!†– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow It’s a hard life and one oft misunderstood by those who haven’t been there, for they don’t know the allure, the draw that the sea can have. She is a demanding…
Mike wonders aloud at how the VAW community seems to have a surfeit of talent when it comes to making videos – *we* all know it comes from our regular dosing of Vitamin R in the form of the megawatt+ of energy we haul around with us. How else can one explain the likes of…
13 October 1775: Continental Congress “Resolved, That a swift sailing vessel, to carry ten carriage guns, and a proportionable number of swivels, with eighty men, be fitted, with all possible despatch, for a cruise of three months, and that the commander be instructed to cruize eastward, for intercepting such transports as may be laden with…
India and Israel – Joint Medium-Range Naval SAM Development: Following in the footsteps of a February announcement of joint development of a naval long-range surface-to-air missile comes the announcement that a medium-range variant will also be jointly developed. As with the long-range variant, the MR version will be based on the Israeli-developed Barak…