CBC – With sanctions levied and financial assets seized, Russian oligarchs have been scrambling to get their super yachts out of Western ports in search of safer harbours.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Succeeding in Periods of Change
USNI Proceedings – The U.S. Navy’s “secret weapon” at Midway was a culture of learning and adaptation.
Japan Again Raises Concern Over 10 Warship Russian Navy Surface Group
USNI News – Japanese officials are raising concerns over a ten-ship Russian naval group that transited from the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan via the Tsugaru Strait between Honshu and Hokkaido on Thursday.
Show, don’t tell: Navy changes strategy to sell unmanned systems to skeptical Congress
Breaking Defense – The Navy’s pitch to Congress to embrace unmanned technology is changing, analysts say, to one that embraces the ‘evolutionary’ rather than the ‘revolutionary.’
Navy offers a new argument for decommissioning cruisers: They’re not safe
Defense News – The U.S. Navy has tried to convince Congress to let it decommission the cruiser fleet by making cost-based arguments. It’s tried readiness-based arguments, too, noting the drain on the ship repair industry. Now, the Navy is trying a new angle: the safety of the men and women onboard.
Transporting military hardware around the world – UK strategic sealift
Navy Lookout – A Private Finance Initiative provides the UK Ministry of Defence with four roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) ships available to deliver military vehicles and other equipment around the globe. Here we look at these ships, plans to replace them and their tasks, including recent work to reinforce the British Army in Europe.
China Maritime Report No. 19: The PLA Airborne Corps in a Joint Island Landing Campaign
China Maritime Studies Institute – The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Airborne Corps would likely play an important role in a cross-strait invasion through operations behind enemy lines. During the landing campaign, the Corps would conduct paradrops or landing operations onto Taiwan, facilitated by PLA Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft. Once on island, airborne forces would seize and hold terrain and conduct a variety of operations to support the broader invasion. In recent years, the Corps has reorganized to improve its capability for mechanized maneuver and assault, leveraging the PLAAF’s larger inventories of transport aircraft, particularly the Y-20; improved the sophistication of its training at home; and gleaned insights from abroad via training with foreign militaries. Nevertheless, it is uncertain to what extent the Corps is able to overcome key challenges relevant to a cross-strait campaign. These include ensuring effective integration with similar ground force and marine units; carrying out operations in complex or degraded environments; transcending the Corps’ lack of relevant combat experience; and obtaining adequate air support.
Pakistan intercepts Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarine in its waters
NavalToday – Pakistan Navy has tracked and intercepted the Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarine.
(Thanks to Alain)
Japan’s first Taigei-class submarine enters service
NavalToday – Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has revealed that the navy’s first Taigei-class submarine entered service.
(Thanks to Alain)
Poland strikes deal to buy British Type 31 Frigates
Forces.net – British defence giant, Babcock has struck a £1.4bn deal to supply Poland’s Navy with three frigates based on the Royal Navy’s Type 31 design. The warships will be built in Polish shipyards.
(Thanks to Alain)
Russian Patrol Ship Hit By Ukrainian Coastal Defenses
Maritime Executive – Ukraine’s military claims to have hit a Russian patrol ship with a shore-based rocket attack, marking the first reported casualty for a Russian Navy vessel since the start of the invasion in February. The vessel has been tentatively identified as the Vasily Bykov, the lead ship of the lightly-armed Project 22160 class of patrol vessels, and the extent of the damage is unknown.
(Thanks to Alain)
‘Controlled’ report paints rough picture for Navy’s unmanned mine-clearing vessel
Breaking Defense – UISS will be a key mine countermeasures asset for the Navy moving forward, but it experienced significant issues during testing last fall, according to new details initially hidden from public view.
Here’s the damage the submarine Connecticut sustained when it hit an undersea mountain
Navy Times – The stealthy and pricey fast-attack submarine Connecticut sustained damage to its forward main ballast tanks and sonar sphere when it grounded in the Indo-Pacific last fall, and the sonar dome needs to be replaced.
(Thanks to Alain)
Marines Look to Redefine Naval Warfighting as ACV Testing Continues
USNI News – The Marine Corps’ plan to resume waterborne operations with Navy ships takes a big step when assault combat vehicle crews and infantry Marines team up for the next stage of return-to-water training.
The US Military Has A Problem: An Addiction To Buzzwords And Jargon
1945 – James Holmes writes that a cheery huzzah! goes out to Representative Elaine Luria and Representative Jack Bergman for championing the cause of plainspoken language at the Pentagon.
NORTHCOM needs better sensors to protect against Russian submarine, missile threat
Defense News – The upcoming budget request could include investments in maritime domain awareness close to home, with improved sensors to detect Russian naval threats to the homeland.
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SECDEF Austin Orders Navy Red Hill Fuel Depot Permanently Closed
USNI News – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the massive Red Hill Fuel Depot shuttered and abandoned, a reversal from the Pentagon’s attempt to appeal a Hawaii order to close the World War II-era compound, the Pentagon announced on Monday.
Australia to Build New Sub Base for Nuclear Attack Boat Fleet
USNI News – The Royal Australian Navy will establish a new submarine base on its east coast to host its planned nuclear-powered submarines and to complement the existing Fleet Base West, Garden Island submarine base, Australian officials said on Monday. The government is considering three possible locations for the new base – Brisbane, Newcastle and Port Kembla – down from 19 initial candidates.
Oceanographers in demand as US Navy expands throughout Pacific
Defense News – The workload for Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command is growing as the U.S. Navy branches out to small ports and new operating environments around the globe, according to the command’s top leader.
USS Truman aircraft join buildup of NATO air policing patrols over Eastern Europe
Defense News – With the conflict in Ukraine not far away, fighter jets from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman are conducting airborne patrols with NATO allied air forces in U.S. 6th Fleet.
USAF QUICKSINK: Sudden Death For Enemy Ships
Naval News – The US Air Force Research Laboratory has released a video of the QUICKSINK concept, which proposes an unique way to sink enemy vessels by employing a seeker-fitted Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).
Artificial Intelligence: Too Fragile to Fight?
USNI Proceedings – Automation—including AI—has persistent, critical vulnerabilities that must be thoroughly understood and adequately addressed if defense applications are to remain resilient and effective.
Allied success in the Cold War led us to this day with Russia
The Hill – James Holmes writes that it feels like May 1940 again — and that’s a good thing in one sense.
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