CIMSEC – Canada’s current naval capabilities fall short of meeting great power threats, which may diminish its usefulness in supporting allies in a Pacific conflict.
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Chinese ship is focus of investigation into damaged pipeline, Finland says
The Guardian – Finnish police have said a Chinese ship whose movement coincided with the time and place of the suspected sabotage of a pipeline between Finland and Estonia that was damaged this month is now the focus of their investigation.
Australia makes decision on Chinese firm’s lease of critical port
Defense News – The Australian government announced Friday it has decided not to cancel a Chinese company’s 99-year lease on the strategically important Darwin Port, despite U.S. concerns that the foreign control could be used to spy on its military forces.
Philippine Naval Aviation Unveils Modernization Plans
Naval News – The Naval Air Wing plans to procure a number of systems that will benefit the Philippine Navy’s ISR capabilities.
Pentagon’s 2023 Report on China’s Military and Security Developments
US Department of Defense – The following is the Oct. 19, 2023, Department of Defense report to Congress, Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China.
U.S. Destroyer Used SM-2s to Down 3 Land Attack Missiles Launched from Yemen
USNI News – A U.S. guided-missile destroyer took out three land attack missiles fired from the shore of Western Yemen on Thursday.
UK naval chief on threats to undersea infrastructure: ‘We don’t fully understand’ solutions
Breaking Defense – Adm. Ben Key, First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, made his comments hours after Sweden stated that an undersea telecommunications cable between Sweden and Estonia had been damaged.
Here Are Some Of The Future Naval Systems Japan Is Working On
Naval News – Japan’s Ministry of Defense has announced the future equipment on which it will invest in research and development work over the next few years. The information came out in the recently published defense budget request. This article introduces some of them, especially those related to the naval domain.
Russian Navy’s Trained Dolphins Moved Closer To Fighting In Ukraine War
Naval News – Russia has had to reinforce the defenses at its naval bases in Crimea. One of its first moves at the start of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine was to station trained dolphins at the entrance of Sevastopol harbor. Similar dolphin pens have now turned up at a Russian Naval base in northwestern Crimea.
Russian, Chinese ships spotlighted by Finnish police after pipeline damage, are now pairing up outside northern Norway
Barents Observer – The Sevmorput and Newnew Polar Bear sailed over the Balticconnector and the telecom cable in pair at the time the damage occurred. Now, they are following each other outside northern Norway, en route to Asia via the northern coast of Siberia.
Russia’s Last KILO Class Submarine Leaves Mediterranean
Covert Shores – The Russian Navy deployments in the Mediterranean can be seen as part of the outer guard for the invasion of Ukraine. They deter NATO involvement, particularly from aircraft carriers in the sea. How good they are at this deterrence is a separate question, but their threat is real. At any rate, Russia has increased its warship and submarine operations there. Now the last submarine based there appears to be leaving.
(Thanks to Alain)
Unmanned Ships: A Fleet To Do What?
CIMSEC – What strategic ends are unmanned vessels intended to serve?
Russian navy hit by setback as ‘mystery explosion destroys warship near Crimea’
Express – The Russian ship may have been struck by one of Russia’s own undersea mines placed around the mouth of Sevastopol harbour.
(Thanks to Alain)
How America Can Beat China In A War
1945 – If the allies entrench themselves on prime real estate within the anti-access zone, they could defy the PLA to come and take the ground while operating on tactically exterior lines. They could flip the script on China, making use of interior lines.
Russia’a new ballistic missile submarine sails under Arctic ice sheet in transfer to Pacific fleet
Barents Observer – The transfer from the Northern Fleet to the Pacific Fleet was completed on the the 16th of October as the 170 meter long submarine arrived in the far eastern naval base.
Draft Proposal for ‘Affordable’ Medium Landing Ship Out to Shipbuilders
USNI News – Naval Sea Systems Command has released the draft notice to industry to build a fleet of new landing ships for the Navy and Marine Corps.
Drones at sea: GA counts down to UK Mojave aircraft carrier trial next month
Breaking Defense – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems wants to use a forthcoming Mojave short take-off and landing (STOL) UAV demonstrator trial off UK aircraft carrier Prince of Wales to shape development of a MQ-9B STOL configuration program.
US Marine rapid response force moving toward Israel as Pentagon strengthens military posture in region
CNN – The USS Bataan and the 26th MEU move to a position off of Israel.
Killing submarines by drone
Navy Lookout – In the recent REPMUS exercise held in Portugal, a BAE Systems / Malloy Aeronautics T-600 UAS was used to launch an inert training variant Mod 2 Sting Ray torpedo. Here we look at the background and the future potential of delivering anti-submarine torpedos by uncrewed aerial systems.
Seabed Warfare: Another Sabotage In The Baltic?
Naval News – Finland is investigating a potential sabotage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline. Helsinki also reports a break in an undersea data cable…
America Providing Advanced Systems For Taiwan’s New Submarine
Naval News – The U.S Navy represent the pinnacle of submarine technology. With a few notable exceptions, this is not exported. Now Taiwan, which has unveiled its first locally designed submarine, is relying on some key elements of American tech.
India Closer To Procuring Third Aircraft Carrier, More MPA
Naval News – Indian Navy’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar publicly affirmed the Navy’s interest in placing a repeat order for the Vikrant type aircraft carrier. More MPAs are also on the horizon, with Boeing making efforts to revive the reportedly shelved plan to procure six additional P-8I long range MPAs even as DRDO develops medium range MPAs based on the Airbus C-295.
Who Would Win A U.S.-China War?
1945 – Want to win in the Western Pacific? Tend to your alliances, fashion solid ideas about warfare, and apply yourself to make sure the executors of those ideas are in fighting trim.
Digital Piracy Returns to Sea: Protecting Autonomous Ships From Online Attacks
War on the Rocks – Commercial shipping has made major strides in recent decades toward digitalization. Supply-chain concerns, green technology, and costs across the industry have led to a new push for automation. This promises greater efficiency, but it also creates a massive new target for cyber attacks. Where the internet once borrowed the term “piracy” from the maritime domain, we are rapidly reaching the point where it will be possibly to digitally hijack a container ship on the high seas.
Plus Ca Change: A French Approach to Naval Warfare in the 21st Century
War on the Rocks – A recent contribution by two French naval officers, Thibault Lavernhe and François-Olivier Corman, stands out. Seeking to refocus discussion naval warfare on naval tactics and reconnect with naval doctrine, they push back against what one might refer to as technological determinism. In the process, they offer a highly informative take on naval warfare that makes the case for keeping humans in the loop for tactical rather than ethical reasons.
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