Daily Mail – Fifty-five Chinese sailors are feared dead after their nuclear submarine apparently got caught in a trap intended to ensnare British sub-surface vessels in the Yellow Sea.
Author Archives: Naval Open Source Intelligence (NOSI)
South Africa has one of the strongest navies in Africa: its strengths and weaknesses
Defence Web – The South African Navy has always been one of the strongest naval forces in sub-Saharan Africa.
(Thanks to Alain)
Australian Army Shifting Priorities to Amphibious, Littoral Operations
USNI News – The Australian Army is slated to shift its focus to the littorals after announcing last week several major changes, which include the redeploying a sizable portion of soldiers and equipment across the country and optimizing several brigades for littoral and amphibious missions.
Japan Prepares For F-35B Carrier Operations
Naval News – As the first batch of Japanese F-35Bs should arrive in country next year, Japan is also planning on setting up new key units and facilities in preparation for their arrival and to support its future carrier operations.
Empowering Enlisted Sailors: The Imperative For Expanded Educational Opportunities
CIMSEC – In the pursuit of maritime superiority, the U.S. Navy must prioritize the education and empowerment of its enlisted Sailors. These dedicated individuals are the backbone of the U.S. Navy, and their success directly contributes to the U.S. Navy’s overall readiness and effectiveness. By reinforcing and expanding educational opportunities for enlisted Sailors, the U.S. Navy can ensure that they become full, active, and informed participants in the mission. This investment in education will not only benefit the enlisted Sailors themselves, but will also strengthen the U.S. Navy as a whole, ensuring its readiness for the challenges of the future.
Organize Campaigns of Learning and Reshape the Defense Analysis Paradigm
CIMSEC – The way ahead involves campaigns of learning focused on pressing operational problems. These campaigns would be orchestrated by a General Board-type entity, involving close interactions among OPNAV, the Naval War College, the Naval Postgraduate School, the Systems Commands, and the fleet. These campaigns would focus the attention of the fleet, and enhance its competitive advantage by virtue of being a superior learning organization.
USCG Healy docks in Tromsø after joint voyage with Norwegian Coast Guard northeast of Svalbard
Barents Observer – The US Coast Guard vessel sailed in formation with Norway’s KV Svalbard from the ice-covered waters near Russia’s Franz Josef Land en route to conduct joint exercises in the Barents Sea.
Q-Ships: An Option the Royal Navy Cannot Afford to Ignore
RUSI – Long-range strike capacity is essential to ensuring that the Royal Navy is fit for any future conflict, but the fleet is currently lacking in this area. Q-Ships could provide an effective solution.
U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables
Reuters – Subsea cables, which carry the world’s data, are now central to the U.S.-China tech war. Washington, fearful of Beijing’s spies, has thwarted Chinese projects abroad and choked Big Tech’s cable routes to Hong Kong, Reuters has learned.
Maldives election: Pro-China candidate Muizzu wins presidency
BBC – A pro-China candidate has won presidential elections in the Maldives, defeating an incumbent who had strengthened relations with India.
Refining the Fleet Solid Support ship design
Navy Lookout – The three companies comprising Team Resolute all recently unveiled models of the Fleet Solid Support ships while BMT provided some insight into the ongoing design process.
China Maritime Report No. 31: China’s Submarine Industrial Base: State-Led Innovation with Chinese Characteristics
Chinese Maritime Studies Institute – In recent years, China’s naval industries have made tremendous progress supporting the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) submarine force, both through robust commitment to research and development (R&D) and the upgrading of production infrastructure at the country’s three submarine shipyards: Bohai Shipyard, Huludao; Wuchang Shipyard, Wuhan; and Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai. Nevertheless, China’s submarine industrial base continues to suffer from surprising weaknesses in propulsion (from marine diesels to fuel cells) and submarine quieting. Closer ties with Russia could provide opportunities for China to overcome these enduring technological limitations by exploiting political and economic levers to gain access to Russia’s remaining undersea technology secrets.
The Navy Must Rediscover Its Roots and Recommit to Small Combatants
CIMSEC – The U.S. Navy faces myriad challenges in a dynamic multipolar world, yet risks a sclerotic response to threats. This is most apparent in the surface force where a predilection for high-end multi-mission platforms risks an unbalanced fleet unable to meet threats across the spectrum of conflict. To rectify this, the Navy must recommit to the vital role of small ships in meeting its obligations.
Revamp Force Design For Sea Control and Joint Integration
CIMSEC – Given how 20 to 30 percent of the fleet’s platforms could be replaced by 2045, a thoughtful and imaginative force design process must go beyond measuring the relative importance of existing and planned platforms and capabilities. The Navy needs to divorce itself from its affinity of conceiving capability as a function of traditional naval platforms, such as surface combatants or range-hobbled carrier air wings, and pursue a more holistic concept.
Capitalize On Allied Capabilities to Succeed at Sea: A View From Spain
CIMSEC – With an increasingly complex strategic environment, and a fleet struggling to meet its many operational requirements, the next CNO must strive to find new ways to capitalize on allied naval capabilities to succeed at sea. Prominent options include strengthening naval cooperation with partners to ensure a permanent presence in all strategically relevant theaters, and bolstering the sharing of naval knowledge among allied naval war colleges.
Rebalance the Fleet Towards Being a Truly Expeditionary Navy
CIMSEC – My recommendations to the next Chief of Naval Operations are based on the difference between the kind of navy we have today and the kind of navy our nation needs. Today we have a forward-based navy, not an expeditionary navy. This distinction is important for remaining competitive against modern threats and guiding force design.
Del Toro says Disruptive Capabilities Office to solve Navy challenges
Defense News – Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced initiatives aimed at making the service more responsive to warfighter challenges: the creation of the Disruptive Capabilities Office to quickly apply new technologies to operational problems, and a pilot program that would help programs of record be more agile.
Countering China’s Goal of Displacing American Command of the Sea
CIMSEC – It is not enough for the U.S. Navy to focus on projecting power ashore at specific times and places, supported by sea control. The Navy, in conjunction with allies, must create a capability to command the sea that China dares not challenge. This calls for capabilities and methods that are much more than just iterations upon current trends and legacy systems. The U.S. Navy must conduct urgent investigations and research into what novel capabilities and warfighting concepts can offer enduring command of the sea, and develop both a global maritime strategy and derivative fleet design based on the most promising approaches.
Navy Looking To Operate Air Combat Drones From Wide Range Of Ships
The Drive – The US Navy is looking for ways to launch and recover advanced drones from aboard everything from expeditionary sea bases to destroyers.
Empowering Division Officers and Enhancing Sailor Stability
CIMSEC – There are two key areas that, if addressed strategically, can enhance the effectiveness of our Navy – empowerment of division officers and stability for our sailors.
Haikun: Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China
BBC – Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine as it bolsters its defences against a possible Chinese attack.
U.S. revives Cold War submarine spy program to counter China
Reuters – The U.S. Navy is carrying out the biggest overhaul of its top-secret undersea surveillance network since the 1950s as China’s naval power surges and new technologies are fast reshaping maritime warfare. Beijing has similar plans of its own.
Key details behind Nord Stream pipeline blasts revealed by scientists
Guardian – Researchers in Norway reveal further analysis of 2022 explosions as well as a detailed timeline of events
Focus on Culture for Success in the AI Era
CIMSEC – The ability to harness and use AI is critical, but Navy culture must change to realize its potential. Military members must remain the masters – never the servants – of technology.
The battle-hardened ARC “Pijao” sailed with bow to the DESI operation
El Snorkel – The ARC “Pijao” Submarine of the Colombian Navy will participate in the thirteenth version of the Diesel Electric Submarine Initiative operation. (In Spanish)
(Thanks to Alain)
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