Current Events in the Americas

Canada Expands Frigate Upgrade Plans (DefenseNews)

Does Canada Need Submarines? (Canadian Military Journal (CMJ))

You might have heard about this on AvWeek or elsewhere: Mystery aircraft photographed over Texas (Deep Blue Horizon blog)

US Navy's SM-6 and over-the-horizon fire control score intercepts at sea (Jane's)

ZUMWALT (DDG 1000): The Future Is Getting Closer (Pictorial) (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

Navy Quietly Downscales Destroyer Upgrades (USNI News)

Canada Revisiting Ballistic Missile Defense (DefenseNews)

The Next Act for Aegis (USNI News)

War Over the Warthogs (Time, Swampland)

U.S. Navy Deploys Standard Missile-3 Block IB for First Time (Seapower)

Interview with Capt Mark Vandroff, DDG 51 Program Manager, PEO Ships, Naval Sea Systems Command (Defense Media Network)

Navy Has Finalized Specifications for New Ohio-Replacement Boomer (USNI News)

USAF begins fielding JASSM-ER (Jane's)

Lockheed Pitching Revamped Viking to Fill Carrier Cargo and Tanking Roles (USNI News)

Soldiers want OK to carry concealed weapons on base (Army Times)

Navy Seeks Next Generation Tomahawk (DOD Buzz)

Why the Navy Wants More Growlers (USNI News)

F-35's French rival pitches 'Canadianized' fighter jet (CBC News)

New Budget Preserves Navy High End Combat Power (USNI News)

Pentagon Caps LCS at 32 Hulls, Hagel Directs Navy to Evaluate Capable and Lethal Frigate Designs (USNI News)