Foreign Policy – History reveals a country’s rise and decline are directly related to the heft of its navy. So why is the United States intent on downsizing?
Yearly Archives: 2021
A New Maritime Strategy, Part 1 – The Real Issues
CIMSEC – In this article Robert Rubel will highlight potential issues with strategy development so that Navy leadership can determine an effective naval strategy.
Hurt USS Connecticut Highlights Ship Repair Shortfalls At Key Guam Base
Forbes – The Navy’s lack of ship repair support in the central Pacific is a serious matter.
Naval Group Unveils XLUUV Demonstrator
Naval News – During the fifth edition of the Naval Innovation Days, Naval Group unveiled for the first time to the public its Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) demonstrator.
This Is Our First Look At The Marines’ Loitering Munition-Armed Light Armored Vehicle
War Zone – The ‘suicide drones’ will allow Marine light armored units to surveil the battlefield and strike targets with pinpoint precision from up above.
Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater
War Zone – A veteran submariner explains the challenges crews face navigating complex undersea environments that they can’t even see.
Japan Moves Forward With Aegis Equipped Ship Project. But Is It Enough?
Naval News – According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD)’s budget request for FY2022 announced on August 30, 2021, the budget includes the cost to modify the Lockheed Martin SPY-7 radar in order to operate it at sea. Japan’s SPY-7 radar was initially procured for the land based Aegis Ashore facility.
Chinese Testing Experimental Armed Drone Ships at Secret Naval Base
USNI News – In front of scenic cliffs and an ornamental European-style windmill is a secret People’s Liberation Army Navy pier. Here, at a former tourist resort on China’s northern coast, is where the PLAN is developing some of its most secretive, and previously unreported, naval programs.
Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to pass secrets
AP – A Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American nuclear-powered submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent
Dune Foresaw—and Influenced—Half a Century of Global Conflict
Wired – From Afghanistan to cyberattacks, Frank Herbert’s novel anticipated and shaped warfare as we know it.
Malaysian and Singapore Drill with U.K., Australia and New Zealand in Bersama Gold 2021
USNI News – Nations part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) – Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom – began the field training portion of the Bersama Gold 2021 exercise today on Friday.
U.K. Royal Navy’s First Sea Lord Talks AUKUS, British Carriers in the Pacific
USNI News – Last week, USNI News spoke with First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Tony Radakin about the ongoing deployment of Queen Elizabeth, the AUKUS deal in which the U.K. and U.S. will work with Australia to build a new class of nuclear-powered submarines, and less restrictive“come as you are” naval operations could be the future of maritime alliances.
Navigating a Sea of Challenges: A New Approach For NATO in the Eastern Mediterranean
Modern War Institute – NATO is the most formidable military alliance in the world, capable of deploying and sustaining forces anywhere around the globe—an unprecedented degree of power projection. However, analyzing the contemporary geopolitical situation in the eastern Mediterranean shows that NATO is only one of the key players. Russia has strategically acquired the lion’s share of political and military influence in Syria and Libya, while also gradually empowering a potential rift in the alliance, enticing Turkey to change its course and drift away from the West. This fact is in stark contrast with basic NATO principles and goals, as dominance in the Mediterranean is critically vital to Europe’s stability and prosperity.
Modern Naval Mines: Not Your Grandfather’s Weapons That Wait
CIMSEC – So, CNO: Remember your 18 February 1991 introduction to naval mine warfare. Thirty years on, the Navy’s mines and mining objective must make America’s adversaries worry about the threat of mines and seabed warfare systems more than their weapons concern the United States and its allies and partners.
Is a Chinese Military Attack on Taiwan Inevitable?
Clingendael Spectator – The odds of war between China and Taiwan seem to be growing by the day. In this first part of a trilogy on the China-Taiwan conflict, James Holmes (US Naval War College) examines the military options of both countries. Although “Beijing craves a short, sharp, decisive war should it decide to launch an assault”, Holmes argues that Taiwan can deny President Xi Jinping his short war, and manage to prosper amid turbulent times.
American Forces Have Been Quietly Deployed To Taiwan With Increasing Regularity
War Zone – A new report from The Wall Street Journal says that contingents of U.S. special operations forces and U.S. Marines have been making more regular rotational deployments to Taiwan for at least a year now.
Attack Submarine USS Connecticut Suffers Underwater Collision in South China Sea
USNI News – Almost a dozen sailors have been injured after a U.S. nuclear attack submarine hit an unknown underwater object in the South China Sea.
Turkey to work with Russia on space, submarines and warships, says Erdogan
Middle East Eye – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara has decided to work with Russia to jointly produce jet engines, warships and submarines, during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
(Thanks to Alain)
Seabed Mining: The Coast Guard’s Deep Future
CIMSEC – The US Coast Guard’s similar and enduring missions around maritime resource extraction make it well-suited to enforce domestic and international law in the expanding industry of seabed mining. The service should prepare for seabed mining by engaging with allies and partners and by supporting scientific research and environmental protection.
What we know about the incident with an Israeli submarine
Mena Defense – Rather unprecedented information was shared yesterday on social networks, an Israeli submarine was reportedly hunted down by the Algerian navy during Exercise Radaa 2021 on September 29 and 30. (In French)
(Thanks to Alain)
US Presses Israel On Haifa Port Amid China Espionage Concerns
Breaking Defense – American officials have continued to press their Israeli counterparts about espionage concerns related to a Chinese-built port in Haifa, suggesting that the Israelis conduct regular inspections of heavy machinery there to ensure nothing nefarious is afoot.
Pacific Rim
Line of Actual Control – Trying to make sense of how the US Coast Guard and the Chinese Navy went toe to toe off Alaska
Russia Says It Has Test Fired Hypersonic Cruise Missiles From A Submarine For The First Time
War Zone – Zircon missiles and Russia’s super quiet Yasen class submarines could be a significant combination, but questions remain about the weapon’s maturity.
U.S., U.K. Aircraft Carriers Drill with Japanese Big Deck Warship in the Western Pacific
USNI News – Two U.S. carrier strike groups drilled with the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) and a Japanese big-deck warship over the weekend in a major naval exercise in the waters off the southeast of Okinawa, Japan.
A New Typology for Naval Intelligence Talent Development
USNI Proceedings – Thinking about naval intelligence skills in three distinct ways can help community leaders make better use of industry and academia in developing talent.
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