– DefenseTech – The Pentagon wants to set up a network of seafloor-bedded “nodes” that would include anything from supplies to weaponry to be called to the surface for military action when needed.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Geopolitics / Indian Ocean – Duqm could become the next Singapore
– StratFor – Robert D. Kaplan writes that a noteworthy geopolitical shift is emerging that the media have yet to report on. In future years, a sizable portion of the US Navy’s forces in the Middle East could be spending less time in the Arabian Gulf and more time in the adjacent Indian Ocean. Manama in Bahrain will continue to be the headquarters of the Fifth Fleet. But American warships and their crews, as well as the myriad supply and repair services for them, could be increasingly focused on the brand new Omani port of Duqm, located outside the Arabian Gulf on the Arabian Sea, which, in turn, forms the western half of the Indian Ocean.
Chinese Navy – The Real Reason China Wants Aircraft Carriers
– Real Clear Defense – China’s carrier plans target US alliances, not the US Navy.
Russian Navy – Russian intelligence ship operating off U.S. East Coast
– Washington Times – A Russian intelligence-gathering ship has been operating off the U.S. East Coast and near the Gulf of Mexico for the past month.
US Navy – Stealth Vs. Electronic Attack
– USNI News – The U.S. Navy will need to use a combination of stealth and electronic warfare capabilities to defeat advanced anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) threats in the future, chief of naval operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said on April 16 at the U.S. Naval Institute annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Royal Navy – Royal Navy submarine abandons search for MH370
– Daily Telegraph – The Royal Navy’s HMS Tireless has been stood down from the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet.
US Navy – Building the Surface Fleet of Tomorrow
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The Navy must maintain the current surface force while it procures the future one.
Spanish Navy – Spain Asks U.S. for More Help to Fix Flawed Sub
– USNI News – In a recent U.S. visit, the Spanish Secretary of State for Defense Pedro Argüelles asked American officials for more help to correct design problems with its S-80 diesel-electric submarine program.
US Navy – USS Taylor Returns to Black Sea, 3 NATO Ships Now in Region
– USNI News – U.S. Navy frigate USS Taylor (FFG-50) has returned to the Black Sea for the second time in as many months.
Russian Navy – Russia Will Begin Sea Trials of New Nuclear Subs this Summer
– USNI News – Two of Russia’s newest nuclear submarines will begin sea trials this summer. Borey-class Vladimir Monomakh nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) and the Yasen-class attack boat (SSN) Severodvinsk will depart the Sevmash shipyard in Northern Russia, pending ice melt.
Norwegian Navy – Norway’s Naval Strike Missile Aims for the Pacific
– Defense News – When navies gather this summer in the warm waters near Hawaii for the biannual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, among them will be at least one warship more at home in the cold waters of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. The Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen will take part in RIMPAC, aiming to launch a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) at a target ship provided by the US Navy.
US Navy – Future Lock
– Aviation Week – This month has been a U.S. Navy futurist’s dream. The Navy not only detailed major milestones for its electromagnetic railgun and the Laser Weapon System (LaWS), but christened its most technologically advanced – as well as controversial – destroyer in the fleet: the DDG-1000 Zumwalt.
Chinese Navy – China Has Begun Listening for American Submarines
– War is Boring – China has begin installing sensitive hydrophones on the floor of the China Seas in an effort to detect and track submarines belonging to the U.S. and its allies.
US Navy – Out of fuel, out of time and one chance to land
– Virginian Pilot – The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower was finally in sight. The pilot of the F/A-18 Super Hornet hurriedly flipped switches and pushed levers. The aviator in the backseat leaned forward, straining to see the flight deck floating in the distance. The jet’s right engine had locked up, its landing gear had jammed, and the main fuel tank was almost empty. At nearly 350 mph, the Super Hornet hurtled over the warm waters of the North Arabian Sea last April. The pilot had made some tough decisions that day; several hadn’t gone his way. Now he was out of options. He had one chance to land. A look at an F/A-18 Super Hornet crash investigation.
US Navy – Big, Boxy & Cheap, Naval Seabases Are All the Rage
– War is Boring – After 70 years of experimentation, U.S. Navy wants more ships as floating outposts.
US Navy – Strength in Numbers: The Remarkable Potential of (Really) Small Combatants
– US Naval War College Review – On the advantages of small surface combatants…
Chinese Navy – China’s Undersea Nuke Arsenal Could Match U.K. and France
– War is Boring – Beijing prepares its fifth missile submarine.
Miscellaneous – NATO to send ships to Baltic to bolster defense of eastern European allies
– Reuters – NATO is sending part of its naval rapid reaction force to the Baltic Sea as part of a drive to step up the defense of eastern European allies in response to the crisis in Ukraine, the military alliance said on Thursday.
US Navy – Two Navy Helicopters Join in Korean Ferry Rescue Effort
– USNI News – A pair of Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopters have been assigned to aid in rescue effort following the Wednesday sinking of a South Korean ferry. The Seahawks will operate from big deck amphibious warship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)
US Navy – Introducing the Ballistic Missile Defense Ship
– Aviation Week – Huntington-Ingalls’ concept for a BMD supership deserves attention, even if there’s no money for it
US Navy – Interview: Zumwalt Commander Capt. James Kirk
– USNI News – USNI News contributor Cmdr. Daniel Dolan, interviewed the commander of Zumwalt (DDG-1000), Capt. James Kirk, on 31 March. The ship—first in a class of three next-generation destroyers—is among the most expensive surface ships the U.S. Navy is building. The ship features a slew of new systems and the smallest crew yet for a ship her size. Dolan asked Kirk about the ship’s handling, the hull, some of the history of her namesake, and brought questions from members of the Naval War College staff ahead of the ship’s christening on Saturday at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.
Ukranian Navy – Ukraine’s Last Ship
– USNI News – The flagship of the Ukrainian sea service now sits parked in a commercial port in the picturesque seaside town of Odessa, more known for its nightclubs than its military infrastructure. Next to it floats a handful of tiny coastal boats sporting Ukraine’s colors, blue and yellow. This is all that’s left of Ukraine’s navy.
Russian Navy – Russian Fighter Buzzes U.S. Destroyer in Black Sea
– USNI News – A Russian fighter spent 90 minutes making low-level passes near a U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) guided missile destroyer on station in the Black Sea. The incident occurred on Saturday when a Sukhoi SU-24 Fencer flew as close as 1,000 yards from USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) at an altitude of only 500 feet.
US Navy – Navy Axes Griffin Missile In Favor of Longbow Hellfire for LCS
– USNI News – The Navy has traded Raytheon’s Griffin IIB missile for Lockheed Martin’s Longbow Hellfire AGM-114L for the surface-to-surface missile for early increments and testing for the surface warfare (SuW) mission package for the Littoral Combat Ship.
US Navy – Navy’s European Missile Sites Move Forward
– Defense News – The military could speed up deployment of a land-based missile defense shield in Europe to hem in a resurgent Russia, the Navy 3-star in charge of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said in early April. Vice Adm. James Syring said it was possible to speed up the deployment of the second Aegis Ashore installation, planned for Poland in 2018, but such a move would require some help from Congress.
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