Defense News – Italian submarines are to monitor and deter attacks on undersea internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea as part of a new deal between the Italian Navy and the country’s largest private cable provider.
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Russia Is Working On A New Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile: Report
War Zone – Reports from Russia suggest the country is the latest to develop an anti-ship ballistic missile, or ASBM, the class of weapon that’s popularly dubbed ‘carrier killer.’ The previously unknown missile project, known by the Russian name Zmeyevik (meaning serpentinite, a type of rock), would potentially add a powerful new dynamic to the Kremlin’s anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) strategy.
In a first, Lebanese navy to operate drones to aid maritime border security
Breaking Defense – For the first time Lebanese Naval Forces have received drones to integrate into their maritime border security missions along the Middle East nation’s 225 km long coastline.
The submarine rescue service for the Royal Navy
Navy Lookout – Should a submarine get into difficulty, the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) is ready around the clock for deployment to provide assistance. Here we look in detail at the history, capabilities and future of NSRS.
Irish Navy decommissions a third of its fleet
Irish Times – The Irish Navy has decommissioned a third of its fleet in one morning. Minister for Defence Simon Coveney said two replacement ships would arrive next year.
(Thanks to Alain)
U.S. Marines: Manage Your Message To Win In Strategic Competition
1945 – Late last month U.S. Marine Corps headquarters issued MCDP-8, a doctrinal publication titled Information. Sounds like a snoozer, right? And indeed, tracts belaboring military doctrine can be deadly dull. But this one is well-written and interesting on the whole. More importantly, it plumbs the substance of “information operations” in more depth than documents found elsewhere in the joint community.
First indigenous Taiwanese submarine to be launched in September
Navy Recognition – According to information published by CNA on July 12, 2022, the Taiwanese Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) is expected to be launched in September.
(Thanks to Alain)
Canada’s new fleet of supply ships get hit by another delay
Defense News – The Royal Canadian Navy will have to continue relying on allies and a private firm to refuel its ships at sea after a project to build a new fleet of supply vessels was hit with more delays.
Navy’s Atlantic fleet mulling new, high-readiness force
Defense News – The U.S. Navy has long sought more flexibility in how its deployable ships are used, but it’s been hard to break out of the mold: the high-demand destroyers, for example, go through maintenance and training, most likely deploy as part of a carrier strike group, have a few months of free time upon their return, and then start the process all over again.
China “Will Challenge Us In Our Port And Beyond” Says Top Marine
War Zone – Ports, other logistics hubs and command and control centers would be heavily targeted in any conflict with China.
Ukraine Symposium – The Attack on the Vasily Bekh and Targeting Logistics Ships
Articles of War – On June 17, Ukrainian forces successfully used a U.S.-supplied Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile to attack and sink a Russian resupply ship that “almost certainly” carried weapons and reinforcements bound for Snake Island in the Black Sea. Two weeks later, on June 30, Russian troops evacuated the small outpost. Moscow had claimed the retreat from Snake Island was a “gesture of goodwill” in advance of recognizing a humanitarian corridor to permit the safe export of grain from Ukraine. But Ukraine said the Russians were forced out as their position on the barren rock had become untenable without logistical support. Ukraine raised its flag on Snake Island on July 4.
Six questions with the head of US Fleet Forces Command
Defense News – Maintenance issues are hindering the East Coast fleet’s readiness, according to Adm. Daryl Caudle, who leads U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
What is a ‘Stand-In Force’? Look at the Marines in Norway, Berger says
Breaking Defense – The concept, published in December, was put to an early test in Europe in the early days of the war in Ukraine.
At War With The Lights Off
USNI Proceedings – As the Ukraine conflict makes plain, the costs of full-scale war can be high and unpredictable. This could reinforce Beijing’s preference for the tactics of insurgency—some of which the United States may need to adopt.
Priti Patel’s plan to end Channel crossings in disarray as navy threatens to ‘walk away’
The Guardian – The Royal Navy is threatening to “walk away” from Boris Johnson and Priti Patel’s plan to stem the number of boats carrying asylum seekers across the Channel as official data shows how spectacularly the policy has backfired.
‘Doomsday’ Submarine Armed With Nuclear Torpedoes Delivers to Russian Navy
USNI News – A Russian Navy submarine armed with a strategic nuclear torpedo the size of a school bus was delivered to the Kremlin this week, according to an announcement from the shipyard.
Beyond the Gulf: U.S. Maritime Security Operations in the Mena Region
CIMSEC – Despite rumors to the contrary, the United States is not interested in disengaging from the Middle East. The Indo-Pacific is the new focal point of U.S. foreign policy, but the Middle East remains essential for U.S. interests. However, current patterns of interaction between the United States and its Middle Eastern partners are tied to routines that were hardened during the Global War on Terror. While these routines have proven difficult to escape and a source of political divergence at times, the reality today is that U.S. priorities are more disparate globally—and U.S. presence in the region should not remain locked within previous formulas.
U.K. Royal Navy Announces Seizure of Iranian Missile Parts with American Assist
USNI News – A U.S. destroyer assisted the U.K. Royal Navy to seize smuggled Iranian weapons in early 2022, the U.K. announced on Thursday.
Taiwan’s First Indigenous LPD Starts Sea Trials
Naval News – Taiwan’s naval shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) started the official sea trials of the country’s first ever indigenous landing platform dock (LPD) named “Yu Shan” (玉山 named after the tallest mountain in Taiwan) on July 6, 2022.
PLA naval activities around Japan intensify amid Tokyo provocation, ‘to become routine’
Global Times – Over the past month, the Japanese Defense Ministry has posted more than a dozen reports on Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval activities around the island country, as the last ship in the PLA Navy task force led by the Type 055 large destroyer Lhasa reportedly returned to the East China Sea on Tuesday, wrapping up its voyage that went round Japan almost entirely. The growing capabilities of the PLA Navy will mean that such activities become routine, and their significance goes beyond just sending Japan warnings amid its right-wing provocations, as the PLA Navy aims to become a blue-water navy that will operate farther in distant waters to safeguard China’s sovereignty, security and development interests, experts said on Wednesday.
Russia Seems To Be Preparing The Vital Kerch Bridge For Missile Attacks
War Zone – Deployment of decoy barges and smokescreens implies Russia is preparing for a possible attack on its highly prized Kerch Strait Bridge.
Ukraine Is Turning The Tide Against Russian Navy In Black Sea
Naval News – Russia’s navy is, by any measure, more powerful than Ukraine’s. But the war is not going all their way. At sea, the Russian Navy is finding itself retreating from a large swathe of the Black Sea.
Elusive Narco Drone Submarines Surface In Spain
Covert Shores – Money is a strong motivator. Drug smugglers continue to innovate, finding sensible and often ingenious ways to traffic their narcotics undetected. Spanish police seized three of a new kind of smuggling vessel on July 3 2022.
(Thanks to Alain)
Royal Navy changes course on interim anti-ship missile for a second time
Navy Lookout – The acquisition of anti-ship missiles for the RN took another twist yesterday when it was revealed that the project to procure the weapons has been resurrected after it was cancelled in November 2021.
Submarine B-588 “Ufa” went to factory sea trials
BMPD – It is reported that on June 25, 2022, a large diesel-electric submarine B-588 “Ufa” (factory number 01617) of project 06363, built for the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg at JSC “Admiralty Shipyards” (part of JSC “United Shipbuilding Corporation” – USC) for the first time entered the factory sea trials. This is the fourth of six project 06363 submarines under construction for the Pacific Fleet. (In Russian)
(Thanks to Alain)
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