... carrier to the Gulf. The
decision was taken
, by the way, before the terrorist attacks in Paris Its air force
went into action
on February 25. Other countries that contributed strong contingents are Great Britain and Australia.
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US Navy B-1B "Lancer" Bomber Aircraft
on a combat flight
The countries that make up this group only deliver strikes on militants’ positions in Iraq. The reason for this is the flimsy diplomatic grounds for strikes on Syria ...
... British) on naval issues, which seem relevant to specialists in international relations, governance, military policy and naval affairs, as well as to a broad readership of people interested in military history and naval issues.
James L. Holloway III,
Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation
, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2007.
This autobiography, by James Holloway, a retired US Navy admiral, is devoted to aircraft carriers, the symbol ...
Sea Power in 100 years’ time
Over the next hundred years, the military-political situation in the great oceans will undergo qualitative changes. However, the fundamental factors that determine the naval activities of mankind will remain unchanged, and the trends in this area are visible today. Having a long-term outlook for the coming changes of the fleet and naval power will help shape strategic priorities in the Russian state policy in this sphere.
Naval Pluralism
In naval terms, today’s...
The factor of U.S. aircraft carrier in world politics
Supercarriers are surely the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of the United States Navy. Since the Second World War, aircraft carriers have remained the foundation of the U.S. Navy and a key tool for national security policy. Despite this, there is constant debate in the American expert community about the role and place of aircraft carriers in today’s world and ...
