Current Events in the Americas

JLENS loose and lose, how not?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/10/28/the-army-lost-control-of-a-giant-unmanned-surveillance-blimp/

Why We Still Need a Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile (War on the Rocks)

A Reagan Doctrine for the Twenty-First Century (Free Beacon) I miss Ronnie.

Wanted: A Bigger, Badder Air Wing to Fight China (The National Interest) Link to the report: Sharpening the Spear: The Carrier, the Joint Force, and High-End Conflict (Hudson Institute, pdf)

How a $2.7 billion air-defense system became a 'zombie' program (LA Times)

Why Is the PLAN Near Alaska? (The Diplomat) Scenario fodder (complete with OOB) for the under utilized Bering Strait battleset!

The Pentagon's 'Concurrency Myth' Is Now Available In Supercarrier Size (Foxtrot Alpha) Too true.

Navy’s EA-6B Prowler Takes Last Active Duty Flight Before Sunset Ceremony (USNI News)

Essay: Changing the Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Paradigm (USNI News) Essentially an argument for a rebirth of the TASM (in a Block IV Mod).

Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for New Rolling Airframe Missile (Seapower) It would be nice to add this throughout the HCDB, but unfortunately we don't have the room.

I see LCS will employ probably Sonar 2087, as reflected here: - http://news.usni.org/2013/08/21/lcs-mission-packages-the-basics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship#Anti-submarine_module Also worring comments in the Wikipedia entry about the use of LCS to escort carrier groups! Link: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2014/04/02/lcs-wargame-reveals-new-tactics-amid-controversy/

Next-Generation Harpoon Missile Offered to Navy (DOD Buzz) Cue Brains' disdain.

USS Gary Returns From Final Deployment; Also Last for SH-60B Seahawks (USNI News)

Just as AIM-9X-II: http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsus-navy-achieves-ioc-on-raytheons-aim-120d-amraam-missile-4551297

Improved AIM-9X Achieves IOC (Seapower)

China's Next Move: A Naval Base in the South Atlantic? (Real Clear Defense)

Navy Wants 28 More Tomahawks on Virginia-Class Submarines

Carrier Deployment First for E-2D, Last for SH-60F (Seapower)

The New Strategic Realities of U.S. Carrier Operations (USNI News)