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Russia Touts Performance of New S-550 Air-Defense System

Russia Touts Performance of New S-550 Air-Defense System

DUBAI — Russia’s latest S-550 missile defense system will feature an extended target detection and missile range, which will be able to intercept any targets, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov told reporters on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow.

“This is work that never stops and will carry on being …

Taiwan Launches Construction of New Indigenous Submarine

Taiwan Launches Construction of New Indigenous Submarine

TAIPEI — The construction of Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine reached a new phase Tuesday (Nov. 16) with an official “keel-laying” ceremony.

While submarines do not have a keel, the term, which is common in shipbuilding, was used to refer to the completion of a connection between the tower-l…

Lessons from the Calamitous Littoral Combat Ship Program

Lessons from the Calamitous Littoral Combat Ship Program

The military-industrial complex “has more tentacles than an octopus,” and its “dimensions are almost infinite.” So wrote Sen. William Proxmire in his excoriating 1970 book Report from Wasteland. He described the military-industrial complex (i.e., the deep interconnection of the military, politicians…

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