– Breaking Defense – Two years have passed since Le Bourget hosted the last Euronaval show, two years during which the maritime world has become increasingly multipolar.
Trump demands China remove missiles in the South China Sea
– Washington Times – The Trump administration is demanding that China remove all advanced missiles deployed on disputed islands in the South China Sea, the first time such a demand has been made public.
U.S. Needs to Develop New Counters to Future Hypersonic Missiles
– USNI News – Existing radars don’t provide the almost-split-second warning needed to keep Guam, carrier strike groups in the Pacific and Kadena Air Base in Okinawa from being held hostage to a future hypersonic attack.
Argentina submarine: ARA San Juan found
– BBC – The wreckage of a submarine which went missing with 44 crew on board a year ago has been found, the Argentine navy says.
US to join Australia in Papua New Guinea naval base plan
– BBC – The US says it will join Australia in developing a naval base in Papua New Guinea (PNG), in an apparent move to curb China’s growing influence.
Russian Cruiser Fires Odd Torpedo Tube-Launched Anti-Sub Missile During Arctic Exercise
– War Zone – The weapon gives any surface ship with torpedo tubes, as well as submarines, a stand-off anti-submarine capability.
Marines Riding On Cargo Ship To Pacific Exercises A Sign Of A More Flexible Deployment Strategy
– War Zone – Using the cargo ship helps reduce demand on warships and puts more Marines in more places at any given time.
Will looming budget cuts bust up the Navy’s plans for an enormous fleet?
– Defense News – After several years of increasing spending and virtually unprecedented shipbuilding budgets, the U.S. Navy’s party could be coming to a screeching halt in the 2020 budget
One Year Later, Search For Missing Argentine Submarine Continues
– USNI News – A year has passed since the last communication was received from Argentinian submarine ARA San Juan (S-42), but the search for the missing boat continues with the help of a Texas-based undersea mapping firm.
Navy Wants to Use Virginia Payload Module to Deploy New Missiles, UUVs
– USNI News – The undersea warfare community wants to boost attack sub lethality by providing new payloads for the Virginia-class SSNs, especially ones that can be leveraged through the Virginia Payload Module missile tubes that will be added to new-construction boats beginning this year.
How the Fleet Forgot To Fight Part 6 – Strategy and Operations
– CIMSEC – The Navy is not the only branch of the military facing significant challenges born from a long focus on the low-end fight. The United States, as a maritime nation, and the world, as dependent on maritime order, now find themselves at greater risk by an American fleet deficient in sea control.
Navy Pitching Amphibious Warship Overhaul to Boost Lethality, Survivability
– USNI News – The amphibious force may get a massive capability overhaul, if a plan by the Expeditionary Warfare Directorate to increase lethality and survivability of amphibious ships is accepted by Navy and Marine Corps leadership.
China is a Funny Sort of Revisionist Power – A Conversation With Dean Cheng
– War on the Rocks – What is the future of U.S.-Chinese relations? Will a rising China seek to overturn the U.S.-led international order? What is China doing inside the first island chain? In cyberspace? Orbital space? Is China more like Imperial Germany or is it more like France in the late 19th century? Dean Cheng and Brad Carson explore these questions and many more.
Here Comes the Swarm: China Just Unveiled a Robot Missile Boat
– National Interest – By itself, a Look Out II-type boat does not boast impressive firepower. But then, robot missile vessels won’t operate by themselves.
First Nuclear Deterrence Patrol Marks Major Step for Indian Submarine Force
– USNI News – When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced earlier this month that the Indian Navy had completed its first sea-based nuclear deterrent patrol it was more of a statement of intent than a demonstration of a new capability.
US Army warns of crippling sealift shortfalls during wartime
– Defense News – The U.S. Army is pushing Congress to act on a looming sealift shortfall that will create “unacceptable risk in force projection” within the next five years if the Navy doesn’t act quickly.
Time for the U.S. Navy to think Beyond ‘Ships’: The Case for a Hybrid Fleet
– National Interest – Ship types have displaced one another other from the cores of fleets across the decades and centuries. Maybe it’s time to unseat the ship itself.
Warnings and confusion preceded Norwegian frigate disaster: here’s what we know
– Defense News – The Royal Norwegian Navy was dealt a devastating blow in the early morning hours of November 10 when one of its five capital Nansen-class frigates collided with a fully loaded oil tanker more than 10 times its size while returning NATO’s Trident Juncture exercise.
After 1.3 billion euro makeover, French aircraft carrier returns to sea
– Reuters – Europe’s only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the 260-metre-long (850-ft) vessel, which carries 1,700 personnel and whose tonnage is equal to four Eiffel Towers, is due to be deployed in early February in the Indian Ocean
Navy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And More
– War Zone – The service is also eying a new sub-launched ballistic missile to replace Trident and could end up expanding its nuclear deterrent capabilities.
‘We won’t retreat an inch’: Taiwan enlists US-made submarine hunters to repel Beijing threats
– South China Morning Post – Taiwan’s navy has commissioned two former US Perry-class guided missile frigates to boost the self-ruled island’s anti-submarine defences, with the island’s president vowing not to back down in the face of growing military threats from Beijing.
Badly Damaged Norwegian Frigate Intentionally Ran Aground After Tanker Collision
– War Zone – Reports state that the ship was sinking and grounding it was the only chance the skipper had at saving it.
Navy Creating Attack Sub Aggressor Unit to Train to Fight Against Russia, China
– USNI News – The U.S. Navy submarine force is creating an aggressor squadron as one initiative to ensure all subs are combat-ready as the service trains to take on China and Russia.
Strategic Loss: How EU Sanctions Affect Russia’ Ability to Replace Its Sunken Dry-Dock
– CIMSEC – The loss of floating dry-dock PD-50 may have a more significant long-term impact on Russia’s ability to sustain its Northern Fleet. The ability of Russia to recover, repair, or even replace the dock assumes considerable importance because it is a maintenance asset of strategic import. Russia’s ability to overcome this setback is further complicated by European Union (EU) sanctions, where the legal and practical effects of the EU sanctions regime will strongly affect Russia’s ability to replace this key maritime asset.
Assessing the Military Balance in the Western Pacific with Dr. Toshi Yoshihara
– CIMSEC – CIMSEC was pleased to be joined by Dr. Toshi Yoshihara of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA). Professor Yoshihara is a long-time expert and well-published author on Asian security topics, Chinese naval capabilities, and Chinese maritime strategy.
