War Zone – The Haixun 09, which displaces more than 10,000 tons, is remarkably ornate for a patrol ship and has some puzzling features.
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A New Maritime Strategy, Part 3 – Process As Product
CIMSEC – In parts one and two of this series of articles I discussed the factors that would influence the content of a new maritime strategy. In this article I will discuss the process of strategy, focused on the Navy’s case.
Why didn’t the Navy see the USS Bonhomme Richard fire coming?
Defense News – When the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard caught fire last summer while undergoing maintenance and then burned for nearly a week, those inside and outside the fleet wondered how such a peacetime loss of a warship could ever happen. But according to a Big Navy review of ship fires released last week, the threat of such a catastrophe has smoldered inside the sea service’s public and private shipyards for years.
The Poison Frog – Preventing a Chinese Fait Accompli Against Taiwanese Islands
Centre for New American Security – A new report, which examines what might happen were China to seize outlying Taiwanese islands, whose results are based upon a wargame.
Beyond Defense: America’s Past and Future Interests at Sea
CIMSEC – America should reconceive how it leverages and secures its territorial waters, trade routes, and the high seas. The history of America’s tangled maritime bureaucracy offers insight to how it can answer China’s challenge.
How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even See
War Zone – The ability to fight and win in the high-stakes game of undersea warfare is all about the art of listening. Here’s how it’s done.
What Future Armament And Role Options For The U.S. Navy’s LUSV?
Naval News – The United States Navy’s future build of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) opens up new possibilities for add-on modular armament options and specialized roles that no other U.S. Navy warship can perform. Granted, the LUSV is not a truly designed combat warship in the strategic and tactical sense, but through the Author’s speculative concept imagination and innovation, the LUSV’s long open cargo deck can provide the U.S. Navy with LUSV role possibilities unseen of, unheard of, and unfit for any other U.S. naval warship, manned or unmanned. Naval News will explore in four parts possible future roles and armament options for: Part 1: LUSV as a Deep Strike Platform.
This Is Our First Look Inside A CH-53K King Stallion Fully Loaded With Marines
War Zone – Just as with the aging CH-53Es it will replace, scenes like this aboard CH-53Ks will become a staple of Marine infantry for decades to come.
The Unusual Carrier Killer Capability Of The Chinese Navy’s Strategic Bomber
Naval News – Facing aircraft carriers from the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, Indian Navy and Japanese, China is looking for a counter. The Chinese Navy (PLAN) has developed a unique ‘Carrier Killer’ weapon for its H-6 strategic bomber.
Watch A Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopter Fire Its First Operational Martlet Missile
War Zone – Wildcat helicopters tasked with protecting Royal Navy ships can carry 10 of the lightweight air-to-surface missiles now, and potentially 20 soon.
Navy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support Roles
War Zone – The chosen trainer would be expected to offer fighter-like qualities and take the strain off the frontline combat fleet.
PLA practices cross-sea troop transport with large civilian ferry
Global Times – The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently held an integrated military-civilian cross-sea troop maneuvering exercise using a large civilian ferry with a displacement of 45,000 tons, much larger than similar vessels used in previous practices. The move aimed to enhance the troops’ transport efficiency in future battlefields.
Navy Approaching ‘Weak’ Rating in New U.S. Military Strength Survey
USNI News – The Navy’s ability to defend the nation’s vital security interests is “marginal,” – with the caveat that its score is trending to “weak” in capability and readiness – while the Marine Corps’ ability is graded as “strong,” according to a think tank’s latest survey of United States military power.
NATO in the Far East: Containing the Red Dragon
Modern War Institute – Political and defense leadership among the world’s most powerful democracies is coming to terms with the rise of China and what it means for our shared future. The United States, NATO, and Asian democracies should collectively harden infrastructure and supply chains to prepare for a generations-long standoff with an ambitious China that acts with strategic foresight and intends to increase its global influence and force projection.
The Financial Foundations of US Hegemony: Rethinking Modern Monetary Theory, Part 2
CIMSEC – Perhaps the great irony of contemporary American political economy is that many of the proponents of MMT are also the biggest critics of the other aspects of U.S. power that make MMT possible.
Taiwan And China Play 3-D Chess
StrategyPage – For nearly a decade Taiwan has been trying to come up with a strategy that would enable the small island state to withstand a threatened Chinese attack…
World’s Newest Class Of Nuclear Attack Submarine: Rare Access Inside Suffren
Naval News – Leading Navies are secretive about the full capabilities of their submarines. In a rare privilege, Naval News has been allowed aboard the French Navy’s (Marine Nationale) newest boat, Suffren. Here is what it is like to step inside a next generation nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Trio of Littoral Combat Ships Operating ‘All Over’ Western Pacific, Training with Marines
USNI News – Three Littoral Combat Ships deployed in the Indo-Pacific – USS Jackson (LCS-6), USS Tulsa (LCS-16) and USS Charleston (LCS-18) – have been operating on a high tempo across the region.
China Keeps Up Pressure On Indonesia And Malaysia With Survey Ship Intrusion
International Business Times – In a bid to boost its maritime interest in the Indo-Pacific, China has been sending survey ships into the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of its neighbors.
Japanese Shipyard Launches First Yard Oiler Tanker For JMSDF
Naval News – Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard, located in Hashihama, Imabari city, Ehime prefecture today launched the first of two Yard Oiler Tankers for the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.
Storm Warning: Chinese Gray Zone Futures Inbound
CIMSEC – Understanding the direction towards which Chinese gray zone activities may evolve could give early warning about China’s likely next steps. Suitable responses could then be considered and implemented in a measured manner, without the time pressures induced by a sudden, unexpected crisis.
The Skies Over the South China Sea
Reuters – What weeks of mass air force incursions into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone say about China’s airpower.
North Korea confirms ‘successful’ submarine-launched missile test
BBC – North Korea has successfully tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, state media say, confirming earlier reports by South Korea.
The U.S. Coast Guard: A Global Force for the Greater Good
USNI Blog – The global value of the U.S. Coast Guard to the nation and U.S. combatant commanders has never been higher, but it remains the least-funded U.S. armed force, making it difficult to keep pace with the increasing demands placed on this multimission, military, and maritime agency.
China’s Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missile: How Should America Respond?
1945 – James Holmes writes that there is no cause for panic. Let’s think strategically, allocate resources, and reply to the China challenge.
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