– BBC – China’s navy should speed up its development and prepare for warfare, President Hu Jintao has said.
Monthly Archives: December 2011
US Navy – Rand Provides Guidance For Sub Production
– Aviation Week and Space Technology – With defense spending getting so tight, submarine programs in the U.S. and other countries are likely to come under greater scrutiny, the Rand Corp. warns in a recent report that provides some recommendations on how to buy and build the vessels.
US Marines – For Marines, it’s back to the future after Iraq, Afghanistan
– Washington Post – With the Iraq war ending and an Afghanistan exit in sight, the Marine Corps is beginning a historic shift, returning to its roots as a seafaring force that will get smaller, lighter and, it hopes, less bogged down in land wars.
Terrorism – The Secret War: Africa ops may be just starting
– Military Times – The sixth and final part of Sean Naylor’s look at the war on terror in Africa.
Russian Navy – Delivery of New Russian Attack Sub Postponed for 2012
– Defense Technology International – The delivery of the first Yasen class (project 885) multirole attack nuclear powered submarine Severodvinsk to the Russian Navy has slipped for the end of 2012.
Terrorism – The Secret War: Tense ties plagued Africa ops
– Army Times – Part 5 of Sean Naylor’s look at the war on terror in Africa.
Royal Navy – UK navy apprehends 7 suspected pirates
– Associated Press – Britain’s navy arrested seven suspected pirates after a helicopter-led chase in the Indian Ocean.
US Marines – Osprey in the Catbird Seat
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The tiltrotor MV-22 has come of age. Moving larger payloads—faster and farther—it broadens Marine Corps capabilities and gives commanders more choices.
Chinese Navy – Drawing Lines At Sea
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Its recent naval exercises demonstrate that China can operate 21st-century ships on far deployment. But can a strategy based on island-chain control produce a navy capable of projecting global power?
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