USNI News – It will take a couple years before deployment lengths shift from the extended 10-11 months back to the normal seven, the Navy’s top enlisted sailor said Wednesday.
CMSI Translations #38: Furious Seas, Raging Waves: The PLA’s Development of Sea-to-Shore Strike Capabilities
China Maritime Studies Institute – At present, driven by anxiety and panic over China’s rising power and a desire to contain its peaceful development, U.S. political circles frequently provoke China on core interests related to Taiwan. They have even schemed to exploit “Taiwan Independence” elements to cross a red line regarding forced reunification. Such plots aim to “Ukrainize” Taiwan and drive the island to ruin, thereby raising the cost of reunification for China in order to weaken the country’s national strength and curb its development. Meanwhile, in recent months, “Taiwan Independence” forces on the island, emboldened by the backing of external powers, have acted with increasing brazenness. In response to the repeated actions by U.S. and Taiwan authorities that challenge the bottom line of peace, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army must intensify preparations for military conflict so that, when necessary, it can force a crossing of the Taiwan Strait, launch large-scale amphibious landing operations, completely eliminate the “Taiwan Independence” forces, and achieve the complete reunification of the country.
Record deployment for destroyer USS Spruance casts doubt over US Navy maintenance
Defense News – The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Spruance has set a post-World War II record for a U.S. Navy destroyer deployment and is raising questions about the maintenance work that could follow its eventual return.
Kaliningrad is more than the Suwałki Gap, and NATO cannot ignore it
Breaking Defense – In an age of drones and long-range precision weapons, Kaliningrad’s location shows Europe’s security isn’t neatly divided between frontline states and everyone else.
NATO’s Black Sea nations decry Ukraine war spillover endangering commercial ship traffic
Defense News – The Ministers of Defense of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey have condemned attacks against commercial vessels in the Black Sea and call on all parties to refrain from any further actions that could endanger commercial vessels, maritime infrastructure and freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.
Three Royal Navy Vanguard-class submarines at sea does not signal change in nuclear posture
Navy Lookout – Three of the Royal Navy’s four Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines are currently at sea, an unusual concentration of boats that has prompted speculation about a change in Britain’s nuclear posture. The available evidence instead points towards routine operational activity and, more positively, improving submarine availability after several years in which maintaining the deterrent has placed exceptional demands on boats and crews.
China’s New Trimaran Submarine: 16 Missiles And An Unconventional Design
Naval News – China is building more submarines, of more classes, than any other country. It has several brand-new ambitious design readying for series production and is forging ahead in the uncrewed space. But this unique trimaran design appears the strangest of them all.
Canada modifies River-class Destroyer combat system design to focus on Aegis and MOTS solutions
Naval News – Canada’s new River Class Destroyer (RCD) has continued to evolve its weapon and sensor fit. Updated CGI released in May, corroborated by a physical scale model showcased earlier this year by the Royal Canadian Navy, revealed further changes to the combat system solution embodied in the design.
Marine Rotational Force Concludes Deployment to the Outback
USNI News – Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 26.3 completed its six month rotational deployment to Australia and the Indo-Pacific.
Babcock pitches Type 31 for US Navy frigate programme
Navy Lookout – Babcock is preparing to offer its Arrowhead 140 frigate, the design behind the Royal Navy’s Type 31, to the US Navy as Washington looks abroad for a proven escort it can build quickly. Any deal would probably see the majority of ships built in American yards, with the UK supplying design and engineering expertise.
U.S. Navy Taps Attack Boat for 2027 Australian AUKUS Assignment
USNI News – The Pentagon announced Monday the Virginia-class submarine that will be the lead nuclear attack boat in western Australia. USS Colorado (SSN-788) will be assigned to Submarine Rotational Force-West, which will be based HMAS Stirling outside of Perth starting in 2027.
Second Chinese Uncrewed Submarine Mothership
Covert Shores – Unique naval technologies require unique support vessels. China’s unparalleled uncrewed submarines (XXLUUVs – extra-extra large uncrewed underwater vehicles) now have two special motherships. These vessels feature a unique submarine lift system in the stern which is lowered directly down through a gap in the ships bottom. The second mothership was launched in Guangzhou earlier this month.
HD Hyundai, Kiewit unveil plans for new US shipyard
Breaking Defense – South Korean firm HD Hyundai and North American Kiewit Maritime Co. have unveiled plans to launch a new shipyard in the US aiming to build both US Navy auxiliary and commercial vessels.
Army Activates Air Defense Guam Battalion Focused on Chinese, North Korean Threats
USNI News – The U.S. Army’s recently activated a Guam-based air defense battalion meant to protect the island from increasingly advanced air and missile threats fielded by China and North Korea.
Royal Navy to trial its first Large Uncrewed Surface Vessel next year
Navy Lookout – The MoD is close to placing a contract for a large uncrewed surface vessel (LUSV) that will be in the water next year as an early test of the RN’s Hybrid Navy concept. The demonstrator is the first hardware step towards replacing the Type 45 destroyers, which senior officers say they have no wish to keep beyond their planned retirement from 2035.
Collaboration on Autonomous Undersea Warfare is on Track, AUKUS Officials Say
USNI News – While the trilateral agreement initially focused on nuclear-powered submarines and the industrial base, military officials in AUKUS Pillar II have expanded the focus to new and emerging robotics and autonomous technologies for undersea warfare.
China’s first aircraft carrier forms ‘evolving pattern’ of voyages in disputed Asian seas
Defense News – So frequent are the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning’s publicly visible voyages that military analysts presume that the People’s Liberation Army Navy has fixed a routine that will let the relatively aged carrier help train and equip the fleet’s two more modern ones.
Closing the Sea: Lessons From Ancient Mediterranean Blockades
CIMSEC – Practitioners of naval power have long looked to the past for warnings, lessons, and insights that might inform the challenges of the present and future. This post follows in that tradition by considering what antiquity might offer for understanding one of the most enduring applications of naval power, the blockade.
Royal Navy frigate crisis is even worse than Commons Defence Committee report suggests
Navy Lookout – The House of Commons Defence Committee has published its report on Defence in the High North. It concludes that RN strength falls far short of the government’s declared targets, particularly in frigates and attack submarines. The fleet available in 2030 may even be smaller than the report projects, and the Hybrid Navy concept will not be sufficiently developed in time to offset this collapse.
October Marks Highest Number of Strait of Hormuz Attacks
USNI News – October has had the highest number of ship attacks since the war between Iran and the U.S. began in late February.
China Maritime Report #59: Be Focused, Be Humble, Be Happy: Career Progression, Organization, and Training of PLAN Submariners
China Maritime Studies Institute – Led by the political commissar with the commanding officer serving as deputy, party committees are responsible for major decision-making, maintaining party control, training, and general leadership aboard People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) submarines. While Chinese sources extoll this collective leadership model, it is unclear how this command structure influences decision-making efficacy in practice.
How The U.S. Army’s ‘Navy’ Aims To Go More Autonomous With Its Vessels In The Pacific
The War Zone – he U.S. Army wants to infuse new autonomous capabilities into its current and future fleets of amphibious landing ships and other watercraft. The service is also aiming to acquire up to 100 new purpose-built uncrewed surface vessels (USV). The maritime assets the service has now, often referred to as ‘the Army’s Navy,’ are obscure and generally underappreciated. However, the small force offers an important additional set of naval logistics capabilities, especially for any future fight in the Pacific, which could be further bolstered with optionally-crewed or entirely uncrewed platforms.
Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Shown Launching Aerial Drones For The First Time
The War Zone – New video shows a 12-tube drone launcher and two deployable masts in action, offering new insights to what Ghost Shark can do and how it could be used.
Royal Navy could acquire up to six Norwegian-built motherships
Navy Lookout – Norway has revealed plans to build up to six new vessels for the UK, potentially going beyond the three minehunting motherships currently announced for the RN. This raises questions about whether the additional ships could support other elements of the emerging Hybrid Navy, including Atlantic Bastion and seabed surveillance operations.
Royal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn
The Guardian – Britain risks failing to deter future Russian aggression in the high north beyond the UK because of shortfalls in the number and availability of Royal Navy submarines and warships, MPs on the defence select committee have said.
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