War on the Rocks – Because AUKUS focuses on technology sharing, it is different than a traditional arms sale, and this difference has two key implications. First, the deal is a stronger signal of the participants’ long-term concern about China’s rise. Second, and conversely, it will be more difficult to implement the deal in a way that lives up to its claims.
Monthly Archives: September 2021
The U.S.-Australian Alliance Needs a Strategy to Deter China’s Gray-Zone Coercion
War on the Rocks – To effectively defend its security interests and shape the strategic environment in the interim, Canberra needs a more active strategy to deter China’s gray-zone coercion now. The United States and Australia should pursue this together.
The 5 Main Options For Australia’s AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Deal
Naval News – As Australia looks set to join the elite club of nuclear submarine operators, we explore the options. The U.S. Navy’s Virginia Class? The Royal Navy’s Astute Class? Or something new? We have identified the 5 most obvious candidates.
What is the status of the Type 45 Destroyer engine repairs?
UK Defence Journal – The Ministry of Defence have confirmed that all Type 45 Destroyers will have recieved upgrades to their power systems by the mid-2020s.
(Thanks to Alain)
What Is NMESIS, The Marine Corps’ New Ship Killer?
Breaking Defense – The Marine Corps has dubbed its new ground-based, anti-ship missile as a top modernization priority and integral to the commandant’s Force Design 2030 efforts. Having progressed from an idea inside the Pentagon to a functional weapon on the shores of Hawaii in roughly two years’ time, NMESIS has quickly made a name for itself even beyond the tortured acronym.
Turkish warship warns Greek ship not to enter its waters
AP – A Turkish warship issued a warning to a Greek research vessel to prevent it entering what Turkey considers its territorial waters, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The showdown came a year after tensions in the eastern Mediterranean threatened to escalate into open conflict between the neighbors and NATO allies.
(Thanks to Alain)
Moving Marines Across the Pacific Could Be Littoral Combat Ship’s Next Mission
USNI News – The LCS might be ready for a new mission – moving Marines across the Indo-Pacific. As the U.S. Navy navigates a new era of strategic competition with China in a constrained fiscal environment, the service could turn to one of its pained ship programs to help perform the Marines Corps’ Expeditionary Advanced Based Operations (EABO) island-hopping campaign in the Pacific.
Greece signs pact to buy three frigates from France
Defense News – The Greek ministry of defense has committed to buying three frigates from France’s Naval Group with weaponry supplied by MBDA in a potential $3.5 billion deal
Rethinking the Cryptologic Warfare Officer Pipeline
CIMSEC – The current cryptologic warfare officer pipeline represents an outdated model in which senior officers had the flexibility to expose their new ensigns to diverse mission sets and applications of SIGINT during their initial tour, ensuring they developed a wide understanding of cryptology. In the increasingly specialized modern intelligence environment, NAVIFOR must adjust its career progression pipeline to ensure its young officers can provide better support to deployed forces.
Submarine Upgrade Will Extend Australian Navy’s Collins Class To 2048
Naval News – Hints are emerging as to what the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) might be planning for their Collins Class submarines. They are often regarded as among the best long-range non-nuclear submarines in the World. But they require upgrades to keep them up there until 2048 when nuclear boats are expected to take over.
New Diagram Details How The Navy’s Frigate Will Differ From Its Italian Parent’s DesignNew Diagram Details How The Navy’s Frigate Will Differ From Its Italian Parent’s Design
War Zone – The Constellation class frigate will be notably larger and wider, displacing hundreds of tons more than the Italian design from which it is derived.
The Mavi Vatan Doctrine and Blue Homeland Anthem: A Look at Turkey’s Maritime Worldview
CIMSEC – Turkey’s concept of mavi vatan represents an idea, a symbol, and a doctrine. As an idea, mavi vatan encompasses Turkey’s maritime interests; as a symbol, Turkey’s eponymous military exercise in 2019 demonstrated its maritime jurisdiction claims and the potential of the Turkish Navy and Turkey’s maritime capabilities; and, as a doctrine, mavi vatan guides the defense of Turkish sovereignty at sea, including the control of Turkey’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
This is What a Chinese Stealth Warship Looks Like on Radar
USNI News – Warships designs are increasingly taking their radar signature into account. Sharp angles that deflect radar waves and coatings that absorb radar energy have been standard features of warship designs for most new warships over the last 20 years. An extreme example is the class of the Chinese Navy’s (PLAN) Type-022 missile boat. Its lines are angled and sloped to deflect incoming radar waves, like a stealth fighter. Everything is carefully angled and even the window frames have saw-tooth edges, according to published photos of the class…However, when viewed from space using a radar-equipped satellite, they show up very well.
Navy Creates New Atlantic Destroyer Task Group to Hunt Russian Submarines
USNI News – The Navy has created a new task group on the East Coast to ensure it has ready destroyers that can deploy on short notice to counter the Russian submarine threat in the Atlantic Ocean.
South Korea Unveils New Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile
Naval News – New supersonic missile which seems to be based on the Russian Yakhont will provide the anti-surface warfare (ASuW) punch of the ROK Navy’s future KDDX and KDX III Batch 2 destroyers.
Great Wall of Lights: China’s Sea Power on Darwin’s Doorstep
AP – The Associated Press with Spanish-language broadcaster Univision accompanied the Ocean Warrior this summer on an 18-day voyage to observe up close for the first time the Chinese distant water fishing fleet on the high seas off South America.
The AUKUS Deal: Self-Reflection Required
RUSI – The hardest part of the AUKUS deal could be keeping Australia happy – as France has found out.
Developing, Building Australian Nuclear Submarine Could Take Decades
USNI News – The effort to build Australia’s fleet of nuclear attack submarines could take decades to both design the boats and create the shipbuilding capacity and adequate oversight to support the effort, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said on Thursday.
Will Xi move on Taiwan? History warns he might: Niall Ferguson
Nikkei Asia – The abrupt U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the American public’s quickly fading support for military endeavors in the greater Middle East, could send the wrong message to Beijing and push it to take action in Taiwan, historian Niall Ferguson told Nikkei in an interview.
PLA flotilla returns from far sea voyage, breaks island chains
Global Times – A naval flotilla belonging to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that crossed multiple strategic sea lanes near Japan and sailed near US waters since August has reportedly returned to the East China Sea recently, displaying the PLA Navy’s strong far sea capabilities that can break the so-called island chains that the US hoped to contain China
Small Warships For Ukraine to be Built in Scotland
Navy Lookout – As part of the Ukrainian Naval Capabilities Enhancement Programme (UNCEP) agreement signed with the UK government in October 2020, Babcock will build at least one, probably two Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC) for Ukraine at their Rosyth facility.
(Thanks to Alain)
U.K. Royal Marines Want to Acquire Autonomous Hybrid Surface, Subsurface Stealth Vessel
USNI News – Britain’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has issued a pre-procurement notice for a unique type of vessel to help the Royal Marine Commandos. The document outlines an ‘uncrewed surface and subsurface vessel’ (USSV). The vessel must be multi-payload, have a low signature, and long endurance, according to the notice.
Japanese Military Spots Chinese Sub Near Southern Islands
USNI News – The Japanese Ministry of Defense detected a Chinese submarine operating in the contiguous zone of Japan’s southern islands.
Radical New Stealth Submarine, Type-212CD, Will Be Much Larger
Naval News – Submarines rely on stealth to maintain the element of surprise and escape threats. For decades this has focused on reducing the noise emitted by the submarine. A resurgence of using active sonar to locate submarines now means that new stealth measures may be required. German submarine builder TKMS appears to be the first to apply radical stealth shaping.
Wargaming: A Tool For Naval Intelligence Analysis
CIMSEC – Wargaming should also be used by naval intelligence professionals to improve their analysis. Wargaming is a unique tool that can help reveal potential adversary courses of action and facilitate the use of other analytic techniques. It is time to add it to the analysts’ toolbox.
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