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Hitting a Bullet with a BulletMissile Defense from the Sea by Edward Lundquist As more nations acquire a menacing ballistic missile capability in all ranges and phases of flight, the need to be able to counter the threat is also growing. While shooting down a ballistic missile in space is not easy, the U.S. Navy,[…]

Good business is good policy Foreign military sales add to the bottom line and reinforce strategic goals BY EDWARD LUNDQUIST January 2009 – Armed Forces Journal The Navy’s “Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower” is a year old, setting the sea service on a new course. The Navy’s Cold War focus has been overtaken by[…]

What can you learn from command?  How about humility?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />   Destroyer Captain: Lessons of a First Command By Admiral James Stavridis, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />U.S. Navy Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland ISBN 978-1-59114-849-4 / 224 pages / $22.95     Reviewed by Edward Lundquist[…]

Maritime Domain Awareness: To Know and To Act by Edward Lundquist RUSI DEFENCE SYSTEMS FEBRUARY 2010 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) , Whitehall, London, UK Edward Lundquist retired from the US Navy in 2000. He is currently a senior science advisor with Alion Science and Technology where he supports the US Navy’s Surface Warfare Directorate[…]

“Old Tar” Impressed with New Leaders Monday, September 24, 2007 (From Maritime Reporter/MarineLink) By Edward Lundquist For Master Chief Mark Davidson, becoming the “Old Tar” doesn’t mean he’s old, it signifies he’s a seasoned and experienced Surface Warrior, just like the USS Constitution. Davidson, the command master chief at Navy Recruiting District St. Louis, recently[…]

Book Review:  SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE US FLEET 18TH EDITION By Norman Polmar Let me get this part out of the way: This is an absolute must-have book if you have any books in your home library about the US Navy today. Even if you have an old edition, you need the new one.[…]

Armed Forces JournalHill how-toStep-by-step instructions for winning defense dollarsBY EDWARD LUNDQUISTWhether you are an experienced government relations pro or new to the business, if you want to understand the process for getting funding for defense programs, Matthew Kambrod’s “Lobbying for Defense: An Insider’s View” is instructive. It may seem like a complicated process, but Kambrod[…]

STRIKE FROM THE SEA: The Royal Navy & US Navy at War in the Middle East 1949-2003 By Iain Ballantyne Pen & Sword Maritime Books Published in the US by US Naval Institute Press Reviewed by Capt. Edward Lundquist, US Navy (Ret.) Iain Ballantyne is my editor at Warships International Fleet Review magazine. I've written[…]

A Shipwreck Story is a “Hubris Machine” by Captain Edward Lundquist, U.S. Navy (Ret) There are many who go down to the shore and smell the sea. Then there are seafarers who spend days, maybe weeks or months at sea, and when they finally approach the coast smell the same thing, only for them that[…]

Diminished Arctic Ice means good news and bad September 21st, 2008 http://www.populationmedia.org/2008/09/21/diminished-arctic-ice-means-good-news-and-bad/ Diminished Arctic Ice means good news and badOpen sea lanes require more vigilance By Edward Lundquist There is a lot of water in the world for the U.S. Navy to patrol. Now add one more ocean to the list. Because of a changing[…]