Current Events in the Americas

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

Dust off your South Atlantic battleset! Argentina and China agree fighter aircraft working group (Jane's)

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)

CNO: Next-Generation Navy Fighter Might Not Need Stealth (DefenseTech) ACC Chief: Stealth ‘Incredibly Important’ For Next USAF Fighter (Aviation Week)

A great read, lots of different things here. http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/how-to-win-in-a-dogfight-stories-from-a-pilot-who-flew-1682723379

State of Defense (Defense One)

Navy Deploys a Frigate for the Last Time (DOD Buzz)

Next Large Combatant Might Be a Flight IV Destroyer (Seapower)

Navy Decides to Buy V-22 Ospreys for Carrier Delivery (Breaking Defense)

In service in 7-missile launch pods with AH-1W, UH-1Y, MH-60S. In future service in MH-60R, AH-1Z, both iin 2015, F/A-18C/D in 2017-2018. Possibly in Australia's Tiger attack helicopter from 2015. Qualified for MQ-8B (2x3 pods) and probably MQ-8C (2x7 pods). Employed by Iraq from Bell 407 and Cessna Caravan. More details here: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/apkws-ii-hellfire-jr-hydra-rockets-enter-sdd-phase-02193/

Interesting site with a lot of details: http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/cp140_electronics.html

Hagel OKs Navy plan to modify troubled littoral combat ship fleet (Stars and Stripes) Depictions of the planned upgrades (from War is Boring)

Expert: Navy Should Revise Outer Air Battle Concept (USNI News) I think I agree with him. As Harpoon will show you, if you're having to use your SM-2/-3/-6 to defend the battle group, you're already backpedaling. And you can't carry enough of them (or afford them).

Experts Question US Navy's Decision To Swap Out DDG 1000's Secondary Gun (DefenseNews)

At last some of punch, USS Coronado fires NSM: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140724/DEFREG02/307240028/LCS-Conduct-Test-Norwegian-Missile

US Navys Triton UAV: 3,300 Miles Cross-Country Unmanned (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

Navy Axes Griffin Missile In Favor of Longbow Hellfire for LCS (USNI News)

One of These Mean Little Ships Could Be the Navys New Frigate (War is Boring blog)