U.S. Military Dominance Timeline

May 28 2013
U.S. Dominance in Drone Technology
May 22 2013
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan
The Virtues of Hard Power
Hard power is supremely necessary in today's world, for reasons having nothing to do with humanitarian intervention.
May 14 2013
U.S.: Unmanned Jet Launched From Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy launched an unmanned aerial vehicle from an aircraft carrier for the first time May 14, Reuters reported.
May 07 2013
Minesweeping Exercises in the Persian Gulf
Minesweeping Exercises in the Persian Gulf
The exercises are intended to demonstrate the United States' ability to degrade Iran's most potent deterrent to attack: its ability to mine and close the Strait of Hormuz.
May 04 2013
Indonesia: ASEAN Plus 8 Joint Exercise Set For September
Indonesia will host an ASEAN Plus Eight joint counterterrorism training exercise in Bogor, West Java, in September, the Indonesian Defense Ministry said May 4, Xinhua reported.
May 02 2013
A New Round of Minesweeping Drills in the Persian Gulf
A New Round of Minesweeping Drills in the Persian Gulf
Washington wants to prove its ability to degrade Iran's most potent deterrent against attack.
Apr 25 2013
U.S. Naval Update Map: April 25, 2013
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Apr 18 2013
U.S. Naval Update Map: April 18, 2013
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Apr 04 2013
U.S. Naval Update Map: April 4, 2013
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Mar 28 2013
The U.S. Role in Warming Israeli-Turkish Relations
The U.S. Role in Warming Israeli-Turkish Relations
Relations between Turkey and Israel will not change in the long term.
Mar 21 2013
U.S. Naval Update Map: March 21, 2013
This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.
Mar 19 2013
Changing U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Plans
Changing U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Plans
The United States will cancel development of longer-range interceptors that would have been deployed to Romania and Poland around 2022.

Overview

U.S. military superiority –- especially on the seas -- is a key feature of the global system. Stratfor carefully tracks the core trends that shape this dominance and the potential challenges that might arise in the future.

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