New Wars

• Israeli Navy Conducts Commando Raid

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  Since today is a day we set aside discussing modern cruiser warfare, I thought the following story from the Washington Post was a perfect example of the current practice in seapower, and where the USN needs to be more focused: Israel’s navy intercepted a cargo ship loaded with smuggled arms late [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:59pm EST
  by Mike Burleson

• LCS Alternative Weekly

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  From Streetfighter to LCS At what point did the Streetfighter, a 1000 ton corvette proposed by 2 naval greats Admiral Arthur Cebrowski and Capt. Wayne Hughes, morph into the over-weight, over-priced, under-armed littoral combat ship (LCS)? From reading this 2001 proposal for the unique craft more suited for COIN at sea [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:00am EST
  by Mike Burleson