Yearly Archives: 2024

A Concept of Operations For the U.S. Navy’s Hybrid Fleet

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CIMSEC – The concept of operations proposed is to marry various size unmanned surface, subsurface and aerial unmanned vehicles to perform missions that the U.S. Navy has—and will continue to have—as the Navy-After-Next evolves. Simply put, the Navy can use the evolving large, unmanned surface vehicle as a “truck” to move smaller USVs, UUVs and UAVs into the battle space in the contested littoral and expeditionary environment.

Coast Artillery Reimagined: The Mid-Range Capability’s First Deployment to the Indo-Pacific

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Modern War Institute – The ability of the MRC to strike a maritime target today and HIMARS maritime-strike technology of the future, paired with the organic deep sensing of the ERSE company, are complementary capabilities that enable the Army to answer Admiral Harris’s call to action: to be relevant in the future fight in the Indo-Pacific region, the Army needed to be able to sink ships. The collective deployment of these systems and formations during Operation Pathways is a testament to the sense of urgency behind the Army’s transformation as well as the all-domain interdependencies of the joint force that come together on the land through the creation of joint interior lines. These new systems and formations will later participate in Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) training, another signature effort for US Army Pacific, which enhances the training with a free-thinking adversary and overarching scenario within an already challenging operational environment. Forward deployment of combat-credible forces through Operation Pathways, creation of enduring interior lines for the joint force, and the addition of complexity to training through JPMRC: this is transformation in contact for the Army in the Indo-Pacific.

Britain’s Strange Defeat: The 1941 Fall of Crete and Its Lessons For Taiwan

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War on the Rocks – This strange defeat remains a remarkably underexplored historical case study in the fields of security studies and defense analysis. This is somewhat surprising, given its apparent educational value and strategic relevance to some of the most pressing contemporary military challenges in the Indo-Pacific theater.

China’s Type 076 Is Shaping Up To Be A Monster Amphibious Warship

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The War Zone – The first example of a new class of Chinese warship with a large open flight deck, commonly referred to as the Type 076, is steadily taking shape. Generally described as an amphibious assault ship, there have long been reports that the vessel could feature catapults and arresting gear to support an air wing that includes uncrewed combat air vehicles (UCAV) and other fixed-wing drones.

Industry responding to Navy’s interest in small unmanned systems

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Defense News – The U.S. Navy’s message to industry is coming through: the service is committed to buying and operating small unmanned systems on and under the water. What’s less clear is how the Navy will procure them and with what funding — but one company says it’s moving ahead in developing disruptive systems now and will figure out the business model later.

Carrier Cooperation: Expanding NATO’s Strength at Sea​

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Center for Maritime Strategy – Between Russia, China, Iran, and unforeseen challenges that may emerge, American carriers will be busy confronting threats for quite some time. The more America can depend on allies to complement its carrier power, the better placed it will be to handle these threats. Expanding carrier cooperation to more NATO members is one way to take fuller advantage of NATO’s strength at sea.