An Information Dominance Carrier for Distributed War at Sea

Future Capital Ship Topic Week By Dmitry Filipoff Introduction “These three forces – the forces at play in the maritime system, the force of the information system, and the force of technology entering the environment – and the interplay between them have profound implications for the United States Navy.”- A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority.1  … Continue reading An Information Dominance Carrier for Distributed War at Sea

Strategy and Ship Design – History’s Lessons For Future Warship Concepts

Future Surface Combatant Topic Week By Harry Halem Introduction The development of the Future Surface Combatant (FSC) family of warships has widespread implications. These ships will form the backbone of the Navy’s surface force, and add sorely needed numbers to the fleet in general. They may also signal a reorganization of the Navy from its … Continue reading Strategy and Ship Design – History’s Lessons For Future Warship Concepts

Sea Control 138: CAPT Klaus Mommsen (ret.) on Russia’s Navy: Potemkin or Power Projection?

By Matthew Merighi Join the latest episode of Sea Control for a conversation with Captain Klaus Mommsen (ret.) of the German Navy to talk about the Russian Navy and its latest developments. Download Sea Control 138 – Russia’s Navy: Potemkin or Power Projection? The transcript of the conversation between Captain Mommsen (KM) and guest host … Continue reading Sea Control 138: CAPT Klaus Mommsen (ret.) on Russia’s Navy: Potemkin or Power Projection?

Fast Followers, Learning Machines, and the Third Offset Strategy

The following article originally featured in National Defense University’s Joint Force Quarterly and is republished with permission. Read it in its original form here. By Brent Sadler It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not … Continue reading Fast Followers, Learning Machines, and the Third Offset Strategy