Royal Marines – With 45 Commando in Afghanistan.
Russian Navy – The Kursk’s last voyage to the scrapyard.
Canadian Navy – It will cost very little to fix Canada’s dented submarine.
- Edmonton Sun: Sub repair tab slashed
Malaysian Navy – Malaysia’s Chief of the Navy on how territorial claims to the Spratly Islands are the greatest threats his country faces.
- The Straits Times: Claims to islands a threat: Malaysia’s navy chief
Indian Navy – The US Navy and Indian Navy will help to patrol the Malacca Straits.
- The Straits Times: India’s navy joins US war on terrorism
Malaysian Navy – Malaysia states the US Navy and Indian Navy are welcome to help patrol the Malacca Straits.
- Agence French Presse: India and US ‘free to patrol Malacca Strait’
Background – ASEAN – ASEAN is increasing in importance as an alliance.
- The Straits Times: Asean back in spotlight as big players come a-wooing
Russian Navy – After a summit on how to share the resources of the Caspian Sea fails, the Russian Navy is told to hold military exercises in the Caspian Sea this summer.
- BBC: Russia moots new Caspian share-out
- Financial Times: Caspian oil summit ends without agreement
- Russian Observer: Vladimir Putin: Russia “Fairly Flexible” on Caspian
US Marine Corps – Flight testing resumes on the MV-22.
US Navy – US Navy ships will begin refueling in Sri Lanka.
- Agence French Press: US warship to make refuelling halt in Sri Lanka
Background – Information Warfare – The US Navy Post Graduate School is training cyberwarriors.
- ZDNet: Training the cyberwar troops
Background – Open Source Intelligence – A dark day for open source intelligence in Greece, as a group of English plane spotters are found guilty of espionage for gathering open source intelligence in Greece.
Background – Terrorism – Are we overestimating the terrorist threat – a historical look???
- Aviation Week: Modern Military Threats: Not All They Might Seem?
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