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Norman Polmar: Archives
September 21, 2009: Bringing Order to Chaos?
September 10, 2009: An Industry in Crisis
August 28, 2009: DDG 1000: On Target
August 10, 2009: A Threat to America... or?
July 28, 2009: Russian "Boomer" Problems Persist
July 15, 2009: 'Cross Strait' Relations Changing
June 29, 2009: Submarine Numbers at Issue
June 08, 2009: A New 'Submarine' Threat?
June 02, 2009: John Lehman's Solution
May 26, 2009: Shipbuilding Program is a Mess
May 13, 2009: Underway at Last!
April 24, 2009: China's 'Increasing Naval Threat'
April 20, 2009: A Decision not Yet Made
April 10, 2009: Secretary Gates and the F-22 Raptor
March 30, 2009: MV-22 Osprey Going To Sea
March 17, 2009: Navy Surface Force in Deep Trouble
March 06, 2009: Build a Better Airplane...
February 25, 2009: The Russians are 'Pushing' Again
February 02, 2009: Indian-Russian Ties Are Chilling
January 21, 2009: Cross-strait Situation Changing
January 12, 2009: More BMD Capabilities
December 31, 2008: China Seriously Considering Carriers
December 24, 2008: Keeping Marines Off the Beach
December 16, 2008: Problems Persist for SEAL Mini-Subs
November 21, 2008: Flying Submarine or Submerging Seaplane?
November 10, 2008: New Rescue System Replaces Submersibles
October 28, 2008: Training Pilots for Pilotless Aircraft
October 15, 2008: Is China Moving Toward a Carrier?
October 07, 2008: Bye-Bye Pave Low, Hello Osprey
September 29, 2008: Russia Trying Harder
September 17, 2008: Ships that Won't Sail
September 08, 2008: Russian Force to the Caribbean
August 28, 2008: Signal Changes
August 14, 2008: War and Peace -- Russian Style
August 07, 2008: LCS No. 1 Underway at Last
July 28, 2008: The Demise of a Surface Fleet
July 21, 2008: Gliding Across the Atlantic
July 08, 2008: Advanced STOVL Now Flying
June 25, 2008: The Next Generation of UAVs
June 17, 2008: 'Ma Deuce' Days May be Numbered
June 09, 2008: India's Navy Expanding Rapidly
May 28, 2008: New Allies from Old Enemies
May 22, 2008: Is China Building Aircraft Carriers?
May 12, 2008: A Super Secret Sub Base?
May 08, 2008: The F-117 Nighthawk is Gone. . . We Think!
April 28, 2008: More UAVs Taking Off
April 21, 2008: Fighting Fighter Issues
April 14, 2008: A New Strategic Bomber Coming
April 02, 2008: An Objective View of Tankers?
March 25, 2008: Cyber Defense -- and Attack
March 17, 2008: Army Embarks on Ambitious UAV Program
March 17, 2008: Army Embarks on Ambitious UAV Program
March 05, 2008: An Awakening Bear?
February 25, 2008: Air Force at a Crossroads
February 19, 2008: Spy Satellite Not the First to Fall
February 13, 2008: Russia and China Propose Space Weapons Ban
February 06, 2008: China's Submarines Go to Sea -- Sorta
January 29, 2008: Hotline With China Proposed
January 23, 2008: LCS Program in Trouble
January 16, 2008: Navy May Establish Fourth Fleet
January 08, 2008: China's Space Leader Honored
January 02, 2008: South African Navy has People Problems
December 24, 2007: Mine Countermeasures: Progress and Set Backs
December 20, 2007: Russia Completes Hybrid Submarine
December 17, 2007: Navy-Coast Guard Ship Merger Proposed
December 12, 2007: Russian Fleet Deploys to Mediterranean
December 03, 2007: A New Russian Frigate at Last
November 26, 2007: Why More Ground Troops?
November 07, 2007: Russia's Fifth Generation Fighter Delayed
November 01, 2007: LCS to Deliver Marines?
October 29, 2007: Israel Gets a Chinese Admiral
October 26, 2007: Carrier Controversy Coming?
October 23, 2007: Marines Going Back to Sea
October 15, 2007: China-India Exercise Delayed
October 08, 2007: CSAR-X Competing Again
October 03, 2007: UAV Situation: Good News, Bad News
September 27, 2007: France Rejoining NATO's Military?
September 22, 2007: A UXV Mother Ship Proposed
September 18, 2007: Opening Up the PLA
September 07, 2007: Ospreys at Sea
September 04, 2007: Another Nuclear Sub for India?
August 31, 2007: Chinese Ships Visiting Russia
August 28, 2007: Japan Launches a Carrier -- Sorta
August 24, 2007: The Navy Continues Jamming
August 21, 2007: The End of an Exercise
August 17, 2007: 'Unmanned' Coming Aboard!
August 14, 2007: Mine Threat to U.S. Destroyer?
August 09, 2007: Want to Buy a Soviet Transport or Two?
August 07, 2007: British Sign Carrier Contract
August 02, 2007: Massive Iranian-Russian Aircraft Deal
July 31, 2007: Israeli Navy Chief Steps Down
July 25, 2007: A Nuclear Cruiser in Your Future?
July 20, 2007: New British Destroyer on Trials
July 18, 2007: Russian Subs for Venezuela
July 17, 2007: The Biggest Indian Naval Exercise
July 13, 2007: White House Chopper Flies
July 10, 2007: New Chinese Ballistic Missile Sub Detected
July 06, 2007: Massive Base Changes in Japan
July 02, 2007: 'Big E' Will Soon be the Oldest
June 28, 2007: Admiral Pushes Network Centric Warfare
June 25, 2007: British Mistakes Admitted
June 18, 2007: A U.S.-China Hotline Coming
June 15, 2007: More Tomahawks May Fly
June 14, 2007: An Aerial Tanker Decision
June 11, 2007: Admiral Takes the JCS Helm
June 06, 2007: Navy Poorly Handled Submersible Oversight
June 04, 2007: Improved Russian Missile Tested
May 31, 2007: A Friendly Alligator
May 30, 2007: Russian Navy Gives Up Backfires
May 25, 2007: Say 'Bye, Bye' in Swedish!
May 24, 2007: Medals for UAV 'Pilots'
May 22, 2007: Another Chip in the Wall
May 18, 2007: Building Bridges to China
May 17, 2007: USAF Special Forces Growing
May 11, 2007: Africa Command Coming
May 10, 2007: Chinese Army Engineers to Darfur
May 08, 2007: Australian Submarines Aground
May 04, 2007: Chinese Shipbuilding to Double
May 03, 2007: Coast Guard Will Drop Updated Cutters
April 30, 2007: New Russian 'Boomer'
April 27, 2007: U.S. Satellite Vulnerability Issues
April 25, 2007: UAV Controversy Escalates
April 23, 2007: Ship Woes Continue
April 19, 2007: Joint Strike Fighter is Flying
April 18, 2007: DDG 1000 Takes Another Hit
April 16, 2007: Chinese-Indian Exercise
April 10, 2007: Cost of Soldiers' Gear
April 09, 2007: Chinese Amphibious Exercise
April 05, 2007: The Chinese Are Coming...
April 04, 2007: India Joining Another Club
April 02, 2007: Plans for an Underwater Express
March 30, 2007: Controlling UAVs
March 26, 2007: Chinese Espionage
March 13, 2007: Polmar's Perspective: A Return Too the Bad Old Days?
March 13, 2007: Polmar's Perspective: Boots on What Ground?
March 13, 2007: Polmar's Perspective: Over Reliance on Space and Networks?
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About Norman Polmar
NORMAN POLMAR has been a consultant to several senior officials in the Navy and Department of Defense, and has directed several studies for U.S. and foreign shipbuilding and aerospace firms. Mr. Polmar has been a consultant to the Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Mr. Polmar also served as a consultant to three U.S. Senators and to two members of the House of Representatives, as a consultant or advisor to three Secretaries of the Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations, and as a consultant to the Deputy Counselor to President Reagan.
Mr. Polmar has written or coauthored more than 40 books and numerous articles on naval, intelligence, and aviation subjects. His comparative analysis of U.S. and Soviet submarine design and construction, COLD WAR SUBMARINES, written in collaboration with Mr. Kenneth J. Moore and the Russian submarine design bureaus RUBIN and MALACHITE, was published in late 2003.
For the past three decades he has been author of the reference books Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and Guide to the Soviet Navy.
Mr. Polmar’s articles and comments appear frequently in various newspapers and periodicals and he is a columnist for the Proceedings and Naval History magazines, both published by the U.S. Naval Institute.
From 1967 to 1977 Mr. Polmar was editor of the United States and several other sections of the annual Jane's Fighting Ships.
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