Current Events in the Americas

Hagel: Navy to Lay Up 11 Cruisers, Carrier Cut Decision Delayed until 2016 Budget (USNI News)

KC-46A Tanker Gets New Name: Pegasus (DefenseNews)

Conclude the Littoral Combat Ship Now (Real Clear Defense)

US nuclear forces, 2014 (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

I don't plan on losing much sleep over this one: http://news.yahoo.com/iran-says-warships-sailing-towards-u-agency-214302042--finance.html

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2014/01/29/navy-set-to-accept-first-virginia-class-block-iii-submarine/ (DOD Buzz)

The Shocking Strategy That Dooms the LCS (Next Navy blog)

Carrier Cut Could Be Back on Table (DefenseNews)

Boeing Surveillance Plane Found Not Effective for Mission (Bloomberg)

Heat From F-35, MV-22 Continue to Plague Big Deck Amphibs (USNI News)

DDG 1000 Preps for Heavy Weather Trials (DOD Buzz) Fingers crossed ...

Reports: Brazil Picks Sweden's Gripen Fighter Jet (DefenseNews)

US Navy Launches UAV from a Submarine (USNI News)

Ousted USAF chief continues controversial fight for F-22 production (Jane's)

Yes, America Has Another Secret Spy DroneWe Pretty Much Already Knew That (War is Boring blog)

Brazil inches closer towards naval ambitions (Jane's)

Argentina threatens companies over Falklands oil drilling (CNN)

Forbes Calls for Extending Super Hornet Production (USNI News)

HMCS Chicoutimi ready for sea trials in Island waters after three years of repairs (Times Colonist)

Biggest pieces of ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) come together in the night (DefenseNews' Intercepts blog) Lots of pics.