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The United Kingdom’s Indo-Pacific Engagement
War on the Rocks – Should Labour assume power in 2024 (or 2025, when an election has to take place), it is therefore improbable that the new government will move to significantly deviate from the Indo-Pacific engagement course that the United Kingdom has presently embarked on. While ensuring the sanctity of the Euro-Atlantic area will be the defense priority (as it is now with the ruling Conservative administration), economic and political realities mean that the latter theater will necessarily continue to be of significant importance for securing the country’s future interests.
Philippines builds new coast guard station on island in South China Sea
Reuters – The Philippines has built a new coast guard station on the contested island of Thitu in the South China Sea, boosting its ability to monitor movements of Chinese vessels and aircraft in the busy disputed waterway.
Russia’s Powerful Invisible Defenses Around Sevastopol Rendered Visible
Naval News – Electromagnetic Warfare is a powerful weapon in the war in Ukraine. Yet it is elusive; we know it is happening but it is invisible, even mysterious. A new analysis of open source data gives a rare window into this world, unmasking Russia’s hidden hand.
Ukraine Situation Report: Huge Storm’s Impact On Russian Defenses
War Zone – Russia could see long and short-terms impacts to its defenses and logistics from a major storm that hit the Black Sea.
Here comes Arkhangelsk, a submarine that will boost the Northern Fleet’s hypersonic missiles capabilities
Barents Observer – A solemn ceremony was held for the K-564 Yasen-M class multi-purpose submarine at the Sevmash shipyard in the north Russian city of Severodvinsk on November 29.
(Thanks to Alain)
HMS Diamond sent to the Gulf in response to rising tension in the Middle East
Navy Lookout – HMS Diamond will join US warships deployed in the Persian Gulf region as the risk of conflict and the threat to merchant shipping increases.
Russian Navy’s fifth Project 636.3 submarine Mozhaisk delivered
Naval Today – Russian shipbuilder Admiralty Shipyards, a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the fifth Project 363.3 submarine, Mozhaisk, to the Russian Navy.
(Thanks to Alain)
Growing threats to Canada’s security drove $10B surveillance plane purchase, minister says
CBC – Defence Minister Bill Blair says a sense of urgency driven by security threats around the globe is behind the federal government’s decision to sole-source a deal worth more than $10 billion to buy a new fleet of P-8 military surveillance planes.
South Korea Seeks Naval Shipbuilding Opportunities In North America
Naval News – South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration along with delegates from the nation’s leading shipbuilding companies visited U.S. shipyards and met with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command from November 13th to November 17th to tour facilities and discuss opportunities for mutual cooperation.
Outsourcing Surveillance: A Cost Effective Strategy to Maintain Maritime Supremacy
War on the Rocks – The United States has a need for military surveillance, but the most valuable forms of surveillance are costly and require significant resources. To address this, the U.S. military and its allies could scale up from the fundamental thesis of China’s maritime militia and outsource maritime surveillance in select locations vis-à-vis merchant shipping. Such a bold maneuver would enable a great increase in surveillance (in desired locations) at a fraction of what it costs to increase military vessel procurement. Using these vessels for surveillance only, all the way up to the beginning of a conflict, would spare the West from the same international finger wagging that China often receives.
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker
BBC – A US Navy warship has captured armed men who seized an Israeli-linked tanker off the coast of Yemen on Sunday
Adding firepower to the Type 26 Frigate
Navy Lookout – BAE Systems recently unveiled a proposal to add additional VLS cells to the Hunter class frigates being built for the Royal Australian Navy. Here we examine the background to the requirement for more missiles and the potential opportunities for Type 26 customer nations.
Chinese Submarine Is First To Exploit New Stealth Technology
Naval News – China’s latest non-nuclear submarine, the Type-039C Yuan Class, features a distinctive angled sail. We can now be confident that this is part of a sonar stealth technology. Other countries are also pursuing this general technique, but China is the first to field it.
Second depth gauge saved UK Vanguard nuclear sub diving dangerously low, defense minister says
Breaking Defense – A senior UK defense minister told lawmakers today that a Royal NavyVanguard-class submarine carrying Trident nuclear missiles was saved from sinking to a dangerously low depth after its crew used a back up depth gauge to keep the vessel diving within safe limits.
Marines Perfect Maritime Domain Awareness, Coastal Defense in Joint Philippines Exercise
USNI News – After 11 days of drills, U.S. Marines and Philippine forces wrapped up the seventh iteration of the KAMANDAG Marine exercise in Manila over the weekend.
USS Thomas Hudner Downs Multiple Drones Launched from Yemen
USNI News – USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) shot down multiple one-way attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen.
Stealthy New Warship Design Emerging At Shipyard In China
Naval News – New combatant features striking stealthy design and likely much improved capabilities over existing corvettes, but exact nature of effort remains uncertain.
MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Delays, Risks Come Into View
War Zone – A top Pentagon watchdog has raised concerns that the U.S. Navy is pushing ahead too fast in its plans for the MQ-25 Stingray tanker drone, and inviting new risks in doing so, in a new report.
Falkland Islands are British! UK sends warning to Argentina as Navy warship sent to region
Daily Express – Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has delivered a message of defiance to the new Argentinian president after he promised to “get the Falklands back”.
Integrating Developments from Industry for Robust Acoustic Intelligence
Center for Maritime Strategy – Industry has demonstrated that scalability, endurance, and real-time data processing and dissemination must be bedrock characteristics of future ACINT system of systems. The outstanding challenge for the Navy is to identify and promote the right mix of legacy and industry development.
U.S., Philippines Begin Three Days of Joint Patrols in the South China Sea
USNI News – On Nov. 21, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, began joint maritime and aerial patrols in the South China Sea.
Indian Navy Needs More Submarines. Underwater Challenge From Rival Navies Rising
ABP – The Indian Navy’s submarine capability projection for 2030 doesn’t look promising. India requires more submarines to meet the deepening underwater challenge from the rival navies.
(Thanks to Alain)
RAND: What The U.S. Navy Really Needs, By Dr. Bradley Martin
Naval News – RAND Corporation’s Dr. Bradley Martin, a retired U.S. Navy captain, and Director, Institute for Supply Chain Security, returns to answer a Naval News question, “What does the U.S. Navy really need in the future?”
UK nuclear-armed submarine suffered malfunction
BBC – A Royal Navy nuclear submarine suffered a “concerning” malfunction while diving.
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