– Medium – Just below the surface with the submarine USS Toledo.
Monthly Archives: July 2013
US Navy – Return Of LCS Past
– Aviation Week – The ghosts of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship’s (LCS) past still haunt the program – with the specter of LCS-yet-to-come striking fear among some in Congress about what may be in store for the fleet in terms of costs and operational relevance.
Chinese Navy – China's naval aspirations: A 'blue-water' force
– Stars and Stripes – A century before Columbus discovered America, Chinese naval vessels many times bigger than the Santa Maria sailed the high seas, reaching as far as Africa. But, unlike European voyages of discovery, the Chinese efforts did not forge a global empire. Beset by internal strife, China abandoned its naval efforts, and by 1500, it was a capital offense to build a seagoing junk with more than two masts. Today, fueled by a booming economy, Chinese naval power is on the rise again.
Chinese Navy – China and Russia conduct joint naval drill
– BBC – China and Russia are beginning joint naval drills which Beijing has described as the country’s largest with a foreign partner.
Piracy – Deadly Bandits of the Western Sea
– Medium – Peter Dörrie explains escalating piracy in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea.
Chinese Navy – China’s Overhyped Sub Threat
– Medium – Beijing’s submarine fleet is not as big or powerful as U.S. military planners once feared. Have its blue-water ambitions been overstated?
Russian Navy – Russia’s Got Deadly New Submarines
– Medium – Should America panic or not?
US Navy – Navy Unveils Electrical Power ‘Road Map’
– DefenseTech – The U.S. Navy wants to improve its ability to store, generate and surge electricity on ships to accommodate exponentially increasing demand for power, service officials said.
US Marines – Marines See Asian Allies as Their Best Weapon Against China
– National Defense – Analysts predict that as Navy and Marine Corps forces expand their presence in the Asia-Pacific region, they will face so-called “anti-access” threats from emerging powers such as a China. But Marine leaders in the region do not fear such scenarios, and believe that by establishing close ties with Asian allies, the United States will have access when it needs it, said Brig. Gen. Richard L. Simcock, deputy commander of Marine Forces Pacific. The command is the Corps’ largest, with approximately 83,000 Marines and sailors.
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