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Offshore Patrol Cutter Argus Nears Completion

Eastern Shipbuilding of Panama City, Florida, expects to christen the future Argus (WMSM-915), the first Coast Guard offshore patrol cutter (OPC), later this year.

August 2022

Now Arriving: High-Power Laser Competition

The revolution will be laserized.

Brian O'Rourke

July 2022

Navy Budget Cuts Aircraft

The Navy proposes shuttering multiple expeditionary aircraft squadrons starting in FY2023.

Brian O'Rourke

June 2022

The Liaoning’s Air Wing

China’s naval air power has come a long way, but it has a long way to go.

Brian O’Rourke

May 2022

Prepare for Contested Logistics

Look to Amphibians in the western Pacific.

Brian O’Rourke

April 2022

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Izumo

Marines to Fly from Japanese Carrier

A recap of General David H. Berger's interview for the September Maritime Security Dialogue.

October 2021

Ghost Fleet Fires Real Missile

The Navy tests a containerized SM-6 on an unmanned ship.

Brian O'Rourke

October 2021

The Air Wing of the (Immediate) Future

The carrier air wing is undergoing a reevaluation, with the Navy considering many long-term changes.

Brian O'Rourke

September 2021

Fast Response Cutters

Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PatForSWA) in Bahrain have received the first two of six planned U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters.

August 2021

Unmanned Systems Go Vertical

Details begin to emerge on the V-BAT 128 unmanned aerial system.

By Brian O'Rourke

August 2021

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