ASEAN Navies – ASEAN naval chiefs are meeting to discuss issues of common interest.

• New Strait Times: Strengthening Asean naval ties

US Navy – The Trimersible, the design of which envisions a monohull platform fitted with two semisubmersible pontoons, could be tailored for a variety of missions.

• SeaPower: The Trimersible Enters the Fray As Navy Refines Its Sea Basing Concept

Background – Homeland Security – Flying combat air patrols over US cities with US Air Force pilots in their F-16’s.

• CNN: The serious business of combat air patrol

Background – Terrorism – A concise history of terrorism.

• Center for Defense Information: A Brief History of Terrorism

NOSI will next be updated on Monday. See you then!