War on the Rocks – The Maritime Cybersecurity Plan offered an imperfect but useful path forward for the United States to advance its interests in cyberspace. The Biden administration should avoid the classic mistake of ignoring the content because they dislike the messenger. This plan lays out a need for new thinking and new incentives in working with allies and the maritime private sector.
Yearly Archives: 2021
The Pentagon Needs to Rethink its Worst-Case Scenarios Against China and Russia
CIMSEC – Organizational inertia and a desire to compete for dollars lead U.S. military services to plan for scenarios that privilege their largest existing programs–even as America’s adversaries are moving on to an entirely different type of warfare.
U.S. Would Benefit from Partner Navies, Flexibility of 2nd and 6th Fleets If Russian Conflict Arose
USNI News – The U.S. Navy’s two key advantages in the Arctic are its partners and allies and the flexibility of the forces it could bring to bear, the head of U.S. naval forces in Europe said today.
Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System
War Zone – The U.K. Royal Navy’s Trafalgar class attack submarine HMS Talent has arrived in the British territory of Gibraltar sporting curious new sensors on either side of its sail. We can say with near certainty that these are additions to an existing system designed to detect enemy submarines without the use of sonar that first appeared on the boat in 2019.
AKYA Heavy Torpedo Shot From TCG GÜR Submarine
Railly News – The AKYA Heavy Torpedo, which will enter the inventory of the Turkish Naval Forces in 2021, was test fired successfully.
(Thanks to Alain)
Study on mental health of submariners in S.China Sea ‘normal’ PLA management practice: military experts
Global Times – Increasing attention on soldiers’ mental health is a normal management work of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China to thoroughly improve combat effectiveness as mental health is an important part of military management for all countries, Chinese observers said amid overseas media’s over-interpretation of a recent report on the mental condition of PLA submarine soldiers in the South China Sea.
Buyan-M-Class Corvette ‘Graivoron’ Commissioned With Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Naval News – The Buyan-M-class corvette (project 21631) “Graivoron” was commissioned with the Russian Navy Black Sea fleet on 30 January 2021.
(Thanks to Alain)
Light Carrier Studies Already Underway As Navy Considers Role for CVLs in Future Fleet
USNI News – The Navy’s engineering community has already started conducting light carrier design and engineering studies, even as the Navy and the joint force still consider whether they’d even want to invest in a CVL to supplement supercarriers to bring more distributed capability to the fleet for less cost.
Navy Hopes to Deploy its Early Razorback UUVs Soon Even As Development Continues on Updated Capability
USNI News – The Navy plans to deploy the early models of its Razorback medium-sized unmanned underwater “as soon as we can” even as the service is in the midst of procuring an upgraded model.
Great Responsibility Demands a Great Navy
USNI Proceedings – James Holmes writes that the responsibilities the United States has taken on require it to build a Navy capable of managing them.
First Image Of China’s New Nuclear Submarine Under Construction
Naval News – Open Source Intelligence reveals what appears to be the first publicly available image of China’s new nuclear powered submarine.
Iran’s Best Submarines Have Been Out of the Water for a Month
USNI News – While the Iranian naval forces have been clashing with U.S. forces in the Middles East in the last several weeks, its most capable submarines have been out of action.
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The Navy Has Begun To Hunt For Its MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter And Fire Scout Drone Replacements
War Zone – The U.S. Navy is looking toward next-generation vertical-lift platforms to replace existing types starting in 2030.
U.S. Navy Will Not Replace The Patrol Coastals With A New Boat Of Similar Size And Type
Naval News – At the Surface Navy Association 2021 Virtual Symposium, Naval News asked RADM Paul Schlise, USN, Director, Surface Warfare (N96), whether the U.S. Navy intends to replace the aging Patrol Coastal boats. The direct answer is, “No.”
Will China Trigger The Monroe Doctrine?
1945 – James Holmes wants to know whether Communist China’s “involvement” in the Western Hemisphere might prompt political leaders in Washington DC to invoke the Monroe Doctrine to curtail such involvement.
The Russian Navy Has Gotten Its First New Electrically-Powered Torpedo Since The Cold War
War Zone – An advanced electrically-powered torpedo has entered service with the Russian Navy, marking the first time the service has introduced a new weapon of this type since the Soviet era.
Navy Considers Axing Conformal Fuel Tanks From Its Block III Super Hornet Upgrade Plan
War Zone – The Navy says conformal fuel tanks, long-touted as a critical upgrade for its Super Hornets, may be turning out to be more trouble than they’re worth.
Navy Questioning How to Sustain Fleet in High-End Fight
USNI News – The Navy is asking itself how the service can sustain the fleet in high-end conflict when it no longer has government-owned or American-flagged merchant vessels feeding forward bases to rely on in wartime.
Top Navy Intel Officer Hopes China Will Keep Dumping Money Into Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles
War Zone – The U.S. Navy is strongly hinting that it feels it is well on its way to mitigating the very real threats posed by anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles.
NAVPLAN 2021: A Delayed Change of Command Speech
CIMSEC – NAVPLAN 2021 (NP21), despite being issued a year and a half after he took the reins of the Navy, is essentially Admiral Mike Gilday’s change of command speech.
Interview: The Royal Canadian Navy’s Role In The Indo-Pacific Region
Naval News – An interview with Admiral Art McDonald, Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff. The former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy spoke about the importance of cooperation with regional countries including Japan and his country’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific region.
The US Navy’s Large Surface Combatant Programme: A Project in Search of a Clear Rationale
RUSI – The US Navy needs to demonstrate that its mammoth investment in large surface combatants has a manifest purpose.
U.S. Admiral: China Can ‘Keep Pouring Money’ Into Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles
USNI News – China can continue spending money on anti-ship ballistic missiles, but it might not be the capability needed to win if a conflict broke out between the U.S. and China, the admiral overseeing Navy intelligence said Wednesday.
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