Washington Post – Last week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency requested proposals for a new research effort to make sense out of the sea of information. The new PANDA project (for Predictive Analysis for Naval Deployment Activities) seeks to develop a warning system that will automatically evaluate the behavior of maritime vessels worldwide to detect possible terrorist (or criminal) activity.
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Daily Archives: October 28, 2005
Operations Other Than War – Navy ships deliver earthquake relief
San Diego Union Tribune – Two Navy vessels based in San Diego are delivering aid to victims of an Oct. 8 earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India.
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US Navy – Navy plans to trim its fleet by 10 ships this fiscal year
Virginian Pilot – The Navy plans to trim its fleet by at least 10 more ships this fiscal year as it drops below 280 for the first time in modern days.
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US Marines – No home where the dugong roam
Economist – The future of America’s security policy in the region pivots on one little beach. A look at the future of Marine bases on Okinawa.
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US Navy – Japan to host US nuclear carrier
BBC – Japan is to allow a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be stationed in its waters for the first time. The vessel will replace the USS Kitty Hawk, the US Navy’s oldest active ship, when it is decommissioned in 2008.
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