USNI News – For the first time in almost five decades, the Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker won’t be supporting Antarctic scientific missions in coming months but will operate instead the Arctic near Alaska, the ice breaker’s commander said recently.
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Navy Officials Reveal Details of New $100M Light Amphibious Warship Concept
USNI News – The Navy and Marine Corps are eyeing a 200- to 400-foot Light Amphibious Warship that would carry about 75 Marines, store as much as 8,000 square feet of kit and cost not much more than $100 million apiece.
The Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Gets Even More Super
Air and Space – It’s always been versatile, but now it can reach farther.
Iran Unveils Its New Sea Base Warship That Looks Like A Floating Arms Bazaar
War Zone – Packing drones, boats, missiles, and a helicopter, it is Iran’s somewhat questionable take on American expeditionary sea bases.
Iran Inducts New Special Operations Ship
USNI News – Emblazoned with the pennant number “1” in on its superstructure, Shahid Roudaki joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) as its latest and most visible warship during a ceremony held in Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
Falcon 2000LXS Albatros For The French Navy AVISMAR Program
French Navy – On November 19, 2020, during a visit to the Dassault Aviation plant in Seclin, in northern France, the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly announced the upcoming notification of the contract for the “Albatros” Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) program, which will be based on the Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000LXS.
French Navy puts fresh focus on high-intensity combat training
Defense News – Fresh off a pair of frigate and submarine cruise missile tests, the French Navy is readying for high-intensity conflict by adapting its exercises and training programs.
Chinese Nuclear Submarines Could Soon Be Visiting Russian Arctic Ports
National Interest – The Russian-Chinese relationship is moving forward.
Reflections on the Loss of the Thresher
USNI Proceedings – For a young submarine officer, the tragedy was magnified by the loss of two close friends and highlighted the danger when operational thinking does not keep pace with technology.
China May Have a New Naval ‘Streetfighter’: Meet the Trimaran Frigate
National Interest – It remains unclear if the Chinese trimaran will even be built for the PLA Navy.
The Underground Movement Trying to Topple the North Korean Regime
New Yorker – Adrian Hong says he leads a group of “freedom fighters” conducting a revolution. Has the U.S. already betrayed them?
Unexpected Victory
CIMSEC – A fictional short story exploring national security topics through fiction.
New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge
War Zone – Recently revealed video provides, for the first time, a clear, up-close look at China’s future carrier-based multirole fighter, the Shenyang J-15T, which is derived from the Russian-made Su-33 Flanker-D. Unlike previous Chinese carrier variants of the Flanker, this one importantly features the modifications required to operate from its future catapult-equipped carriers.
Navy MH-60R Seahawks To Get Magnetic Anomaly Detectors To Help Hunt Enemy Submarines
War Zone – The Navy had initially declined to fit the MH-60Rs with magnetic anomaly detectors, which had been a feature on the SH-60B Seahawks they replaced.
US Navy sub hunters to be based in Bermuda 25 years after the NAS shut down
Royal Gazette – Bermuda is back on the front line of the United States Navy’s efforts to combat Russian submarines prowling the depths of the Atlantic. A USN detachment and two hi-tech P-8 Poseidon submarine hunter aircraft has been deployed to the island and will conduct reconnaissance operations from the airport – a former US Naval Air Station that closed down 25 years ago.
Ballistic Missile Submarine Tests Aerial Resupply With Air Force C-17, Drone
USNI News – The Navy in recent weeks has demonstrated an ability to resupply its ballistic missile submarines at sea using a range of manned and unmanned aircraft, testing their ability to keep the boomers on their stealthy nuclear deterrent patrols without coming to a port.
Japan Coast Guard And JMSDF Planning To Use UAVs For Ocean Surveillance
Naval News – The Japan Coast Guard has demonstrated the General Atomics’ MQ-9B SeaGuardian capabilities to local media.
Indian navy receives first of four P-8Is under 2016 deal with Boeing
UPI – India’s navy received its ninth P-8i surveillance aircraft on Wednesday. The plane is the first delivered under an option contract, signed in 2016, for four additional aircraft, the remaining three of which are expected to arrive in 2021.
Navy Says Hypersonic Weapons Coming to Subs in 5 Years
USNI News – The Navy is on track to field a hypersonic strike weapon on submarines by 2025
Swedish And US Navies Conduct Bilateral Drill In Baltic Sea
Naval News – Ships from the Swedish Navy’s 3rd and 4th Naval Warfare Flotillas have carried out a combined exercise with American units in the Baltic Sea. Sweden and the United States conduct recurring advanced exercises with the aim of strengthening joint defense capabilities and to contribute to enhanced stability in the region.
Navy, Marine Corps Rate ‘Marginal’ in New Military Strength Survey
USNI News – The Navy’s and Marine Corps’ capability, capacity and readiness to counter major powers like China and Russia or regional threats like Iran and North Korea was graded as “marginal” in a new survey of military power by the Heritage Foundation.
How Will Joe Biden Shape The U.S. Navy?
1945 – What will Joe Biden do when it comes to U.S. naval strategy come January 20? James Holmes gave us his impressions on the future of the U.S. Navy, Chinese military modernization, and the future of the South China Sea.
Ageing submarine rescue vehicle damaged in training mishap as Defence mulls cancelling contract for new replacement
ABC – Australia’s only submarine rescue vehicle was damaged last week during a collision with a Navy ship during annual exercises.
(Thanks to Alain)
Revamping Wargaming Education for the U.S. Department of Defense
CIMSEC – The U.S. Department of Defense has failed to educate generations of military officers on the skills of wargaming.
Submarines May Have Nowhere To Hide With U.S. Navy Set To Field Radical New Radar
Forbes – The U.S. Navy may gain the ability to locate submarines from the air as a radical new radar finally moves into the deployment phase.
(Thanks to Alain)
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