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Land-based SM-3 concept (click to view full) SM-3 Standard missiles have been the backbone of the US Navy’s ballistic missile defense plans for many years now, and are beginning to see service in the navies of allies like Japan. Their test successes...

Mounting pressure for a Western strike on Syria has seen naval forces both friendly and hostile to Damascus build up off the embattled country’s coastline. The potential of a US strike against Syria in response to an August 21 chemical weapons...

A massive US and allied naval deployment is occurring in the Eastern Mediterranean off Syria’s coastline as well as in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. While this display of military might may not be part of an immediate attack plan on Syria...

US and Allied Warships off the Syrian Coastline: Naval Deployment Was Decided “Before” the August 21 Chemical Weapons Attack Michel Chossudovsky (GR) A massive US and allied naval deployment is occurring in the Eastern Mediterranean off...

This analysis originally appeared at SouthFront on July 5. For more military analyses click here. Introduction The beginning of the year 2016 has seen major operational developments in naval power design, born of differing strategic considerations...