Naval Today – The US Navy decommissioned Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) at a ceremony held at Naval Support Activity Bahrain on 23 February.
(Thanks to Alain)
Monthly Archives: March 2022
US Navy confident it can fix its fighter jet shortfall — and avoid another
Defense News – The U.S. Navy has a carefully balanced plan to dig out of a fighter shortfall and stave off another in the 2030s — but several pieces must come together exactly as planned.
Russian navy ‘planned Atlantic war game on top of vital underwater cables’
The Mirror – A Russian naval wargame was planned for the point where two key transatlantic cables are just two miles apart, a former First Sea Lord revealed today.
(Thanks to Alain)
Electric Hydrofoil Surfboard for the Placement of Mines
USNI Blog – Here is a plan to counter an invasion of Taiwan by Communist China by placing mines at the entrances to the four primary harbors opposite Taiwan. The suitably sized electric surfboard operating autonomously could transport the mine across the 100 miles of the Taiwan Strait.
Standup of Marine littoral regiment will usher new gear into Pacific theater
Defense News – The U.S. Marine Corps this week will officially stand up its first Marine littoral regiment, a linchpin of its plans to conduct small-unit expeditionary advanced base operations and to move high-end gear into and throughout the Pacific.
Delivery of many critical Royal Navy capabilities still years away
Navy Lookout – On 21 February the MoD published the Defence Equipment Plan (EP) which focuses on procurement for the next decade. Here we take an overview of some of the implications for naval capability.
Turkey Closes The Dardanelles And Bosphorus To Warships
Naval News – Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, revealed that all countries have been warned not to transit warships through the straits. The decision which was made during a Turkish cabinet meeting today closes the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits to all military vessels…
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