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.
Yearly Archives: 2021
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.
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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.
UK Royal Navy wants a disaggregated fleet that de-couples combat punch from ship platforms
Defense News – The U.K. Royal Navy wants a future fleet with its sensors and weapons disaggregated and its ships flexible enough to change missions as needed, as the service acknowledges that traditional technology superiority may not be possible in the coming decades.
Mediterranean: An Anti-Access ‘No-Man’s Land’ For The U.S. Navy?
1945 – James Holmes appraises the U.S. strategic perspective on the Mediterranean Sea.
US Southern Command Needs A Permanently-Assigned Hospital Ship
CIMSEC – The variety of extreme natural disasters that annually hit U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibilities, exacerbated by climate change, demonstrates the Command’s need for a permanently-assigned hospital vessel.
Perception that France is ‘too soft’ on China fed Australia submarine dispute
France 24 – As France rages over last week’s Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) defence deal that saw Canberra ditch multibillion dollar submarine contracts, analysts suggest Paris should not have been so shocked – considering Australia’s desire for nuclear submarine technology rooted in its fear of a Chinese threat, alongside a broader Anglophone perception that France’s China policy is too ambiguous.
Why Nuclear Submarines For Australia Make Perfect Sense
1945 – James Holmes writes that nuclear-powered boats make perfect sense for Australia.
New Australia Nuclear Sub Deal Brings Big Questions, Hard Road Ahead
Breaking Defense – The trilateral defense pact laid out by President Joe Biden and counterparts Wednesday will present serious workforce challenges for Australia, a precedent-setting discussion of non-proliferation policy and could take two decades before coming to fruition.
French Attack Boat Design, Costs Opened Door to Nuclear Australian Sub Says Expert
USNI News – Australia’s surprise move to procure nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) with U.S. and U.K. follows difficulties the country has experienced on its SEA 1000 Attack-class future submarine program and the realization that a conventionally powered submarine (SSK) will not meet its future needs.
UK, US and Australia launch landmark security pact
BBC – The UK, US and Australia have announced a special security pact to share advanced technologies including nuclear-powered submarine know-how.
Mine Warfare in the Littorals
USNI Proceedings – Integrating naval mining and mine countermeasures capabilities with EAB forces will improve sea-control and denial operations.
Naval Flight Officers’ Unmanned Future
USNI Proceedings – Semiautonomous aviation platforms may mean more work, not less, for “backseaters.”
Taiwan’s 2022 Defense Budget: An Overview Of The New Naval Programs
Naval News – The budget proposal, “Annual reports on the China’s military strength”(中共軍力報告書) and “Five year’s military strength construction and administrative plan”(五年兵力整建及施政計畫) mentions a number of new naval weapon systems, naval programs or naval facilities.
Iranian Navy Flotilla Wraps up Four-Month Atlantic Deployment, Pledges More International Operations
USNI News – The two-ship Iranian Navy group that stalked the West Coast of Africa and the Baltic Sea this summer has returned home, as leaders in Tehran pledge more international naval operations.
Civilian Shipping: Ferrying the People’s Liberation Army Ashore
CIMSEC – The Chinese offshore mobile debarkation system, while not as striking as the Chinese Navy’s newest amphibious assault ships, may have greater implications for how the PLA projects power over-the-shore, especially in a cross-strait amphibious invasion of Taiwan. Any large-scale landing by PLA Navy amphibious assault ships will require significant maritime lift for second echelon forces and logistics. This modular pier system may allow China’s substantial fleet of large civilian RO-RO ships to offload combat troops and equipment directly onto Taiwan’s beaches. Proficiency with this system and other JLOTS capabilities will be a critical capability in a cross-strait invasion if the PLA is unable seize Taiwan’s port infrastructure intact.
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