Jonathan Panter

Lessons about escalation from two decades of operational employment of unmanned aircraft cannot be imported, …

As the United States races to field unmanned surface vessels, the hype should not overshadow severe operation…

Two subjects are nearly inescapable in commentary about the U.S. Navy today. The first is the much-maligned, …

The U.S. Navy's Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOP) in East Asia are often sold as a way to challenge Ch…

China uses its maritime militia and fishing fleets as policy instruments to bridge the economic, informationa…

Naval officers pray at the altar of "more ships." We demand more of them, fantasize about new ways to use the…

Today's surface warfare officers are in a peacetime mindset. They have grown accustomed to a supporting role …

When electronics fail, the Navy must be able to fall back on analog equivalents- such as the marine sextant- …

I'm a ship driver, so I was shocked to leave the pilothouse for the desert in April 2014. My ship, the USS Ba…

One day, when there is peace and freedom in Syria, travel to its northern city of Aleppo. Take a service taxi…

If the Navy intends to reorient its ways and means of warfare – and if the taxpayer is expected to pay for it…