US Navy – Reflecting of the sucess of unmanned aircraft in the war in Afghanistan, the US Navy is reconsidering the role of unmanned submarines – unmanned underwater vehicles, or UUVs.

• Associated Press: U.S. Navy mulls robot submarines

Canadian Navy – HMCS Vancouver rescued a boatload of refugees in the Arabian Sea.

• Canadian Press: Frigate rescues starving refugees

Background – Transformation – An interview with the US Army’s Chief of Staff on his initiative to create Medium Brigades within the US Army that will have more combat punch than light infantry but still be easily and quickly deployable around the world. He states that he wants the US Army to be more like the US Marines Corps, and sees them as a model!

• PBS Frontline: The Future of War: Interview with General Eric Shinseki

Background – Information Warfare – James F. Dunnigan on likely targets for cyberwarriors.

• Strategy Page: The Ugly Faces of Cyberwar