Naval News – From November 18 to December 3, 2021, the French Navy will conduct its largest exercise ever: POLARIS 21.
Yearly Archives: 2021
Taiwan Lays Keel Of New IDS Submarine For ROC Navy
Naval News – Taiwan’ shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) today laid the keel of the first submarine known as Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS). The move aims at renewing the submarine forces of the Republic of China (ROC) Navy while developing a domestic capability to produce submarines.
Resilient Aerial Refueling: Safeguarding the US Military’s Global Reach
Hudson Institute – The US military’s aerial refueling enterprise is a critical component of its ability to project power globally in defense of American interests. As the US military adopts new concepts to enhance its lethality and gain decision advantage, aerial refueling is increasingly necessary to enable a more distributed and dynamic force. However, with an aging inventory of tanker aircraft and stiff budgetary headwinds, it is an open question whether the US Air Force is capable of fielding the aerial refueling force that the nation needs. This study assesses the current and programmed US aerial refueling enterprise and has found that it likely would be unable to support US strategy and operational concepts at scale against peer adversaries such as the People’s Republic of China. However, the US military could address these shortfalls and improve the operational resilience of its aerial refueling enterprise by adopting new concepts, capabilities, capacities, and posture.
Lessons From the Littoral Combat Ship
War on the Rocks – The Littoral Combat Ship program has one saving grace — it offers some important lessons about the American defense industrial base.
First joint naval exercise by Israel and Gulf states signals Iran worries
BBC – In a move almost unthinkable only three years ago, Gulf Arab navies have held their first joint military exercise with Israeli warships, co-ordinated by the US Navy.
Design the Littoral Combat Team Around Its Core Mission
USNI Proceedings – For expeditionary advanced base operations, Marine Corps littoral regiments must be less infantry-centric, designed to intercept ships and aircraft, and be able to establish forward arming and refueling points.
How Taiwan Could Stop A Chinese Invasion
1945 – James Holmes says that Taiwan’s best strategic defense is a good operational offense.
Nuclear submarines for Australia – what are the options?
Navy Lookout – The political and strategic ramifications of the AUKUS pact announced in September continue to reverberate but the details of how Australia will actually acquire nuclear-powered submarines have been rather overlooked. Here we focus on the daunting technical, industrial and financial challenges to be overcome on the long road to joining the SSN club.
Moscow dissatisfied with Norwegian navy visit to Arctic archipelago
Barents Observer – Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Friday said the recent navy visit to Svalbard is the latest step by Oslo in a series of successive actions to include this territory in the sphere of national military development.
China Built A Mothership For Training Its Forces To Defend Against Drone Swarms
War Zone – China looks to have launched an odd mini-aircraft carrier of sorts that is intended to launch and recover small aerial drones earlier this year. A model of this catamaran vessel appeared at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow, where it was ostensibly described as a platform for mimicking enemy “electronic” systems during training exercises. This ship will be able to simulate hostile drone swarms, along with other kinds of threats, such as high-volume anti-ship missile strikes and distributed electronic warfare attacks. It also reflects the Chinese military’s interest in operational swarming capabilities, and especially in the maritime domain.
Signs Point to China’s Third Aircraft Carrier Launching Soon
CSIS – Steady progress on the construction of China’s third aircraft carrier has continued throughout 2021, and the vessel—commonly known as the Type 003—may launch in the coming months. Commercial satellite imagery of Jiangnan Shipyard captured on October 23, 2021, reveals that the installation of the carrier’s main external components is nearing completion. Work on other military vessels at Jiangnan appears to have slowed as the shipyard works to fill commercial orders.
Russia Deployed A Smokescreen Over Its Strategic Naval Base In Syria
War Zone – The countermeasure could confuse certain missiles during a conflict and obscure activities from some surveillance capabilities.
Jewel of the Indo-Pacific: The Quad as a Maritime Security Diamond
CIMSEC – In conclusion, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue should focus the combined diplomatic, information, military, and economic power of its four member nations to promote maritime security in the Indo-Pacific by fostering and strengthening rising partners in the region while coordinating to detect, analyze, and interdict illicit maritime activity.
Cyber Marines could be empowered to act boldly under commandant’s future force vision
Defense News – As the U.S. Marine Corps continues to reshape the force through the commandant’s Force Design 2030 effort and the recently released Talent Management 2030 plan, cyber and information warfare Marines in the future may be further empowered to use their digital skills to create operational advantages for kinetic forces.
On a quiet but tense corner of Russia’s border, its neighbors are gaining on it
Business Insider – Russia’s neighbors on the Caspian Sea have been building up their naval capabilities. Russia remains the dominant military in the region, but that advantage is diminishing. The countries there have taken steps to manage disputes, but future points of tension are visible.
Surveillance cables mysteriously cut
News in English – A unique underwater observatory in strategic waters off the coast of Northern Norway has been knocked out of service, after more than 4.3 kilometers of its specially designed offshore fiberoptic and electric cables were cut and then disappeared. Sabotage suspicions are rising, and the damage has been reported to both the military and state police intelligence agency PST.
Metallurgist admits faking steel test results for US Navy subs
BBC – A metallurgist in the US state of Washington has pleaded guilty to fraud after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make Navy submarines.
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2021 China Military Power Report: Everything You Need To Know
1945 – Richard Holmes comments on the Pentagon’s latest report on Chinese military power.
Pakistan receives new Chinese-made frigate. How will it fare against India’s Navy?
Defense News – Pakistan on Monday commissioned the first of four Type 054A/P frigates during a ceremony at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard in Shanghai, China.
Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier Missile Target Spotted in Chinese Desert
USNI News – A second suspected missile target in the shape of a U.S. aircraft carrier has been spotted in a rural Chinese desert.
Beyond Competition: Why the US Must Cooperate With China and Russia For Maritime Stability
CIMSEC – Challenging threats to the rules-based order, no matter where they originate, is vitally important; but the United States also must cooperate with its adversaries, especially China and Russia, to secure the global commons and tackle other transnational threats, such as climate change and global pandemics.
T-DAY: The Battle For Taiwan
Reuters – China’s quest to rule Taiwan has already begun with a campaign of “gray-zone” warfare. Here is how military strategists believe the struggle might play out.
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