War Zone – Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite says he is looking to establish a new naval command with a particular focus on the Indian Ocean and adjacent areas of the Pacific.
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Navy Makes Major JADC2 Push, Linking Sensors & Shooters
Breaking Defense – After two years of relative silence about All Domain Operations, the Navy is throwing more weight behind the Pentagon’s effort to link everything from submarines to drones flying high overhead on one shared network, assigning a group of admirals and a team from the defense industry to tackle the problem and find ways to link into the Joint All Domain Command and Control initiative.
US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test
Defense News – The U.S. Navy has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean with an SM-3 Block IIA missile in a milestone test that demonstrated a potential scheme to defend Hawaii.
The US Navy is moving to put more ship-killer missiles on submarines
Defense News – The U.S. Navy is pushing ahead with fielding more anti-ship cruise missiles on submarines in the Pacific, the head of U.S. Navy Submarine Forces said Monday.
Chinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea
War Zone – The test could represent the first full demonstration of a real Chinese long-range anti-ship ballistic missile capability.
Japan-Based Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Wraps Up Record Patrol; Nimitz in 7th Fleet
USNI News – USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) finished a more-than-five-month patrol in the Pacific over the weekend — a 20-year record.
Navy May Extend Life of Ohio SSBNs to Provide Cushion for Introduction of Columbia-class
USNI News – The Navy is looking at extending the lives of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines again – beyond the now 42-year planned life for the SSBNs – to add a little more capability for combatant commanders and a little more cushion in case of delays fielding their replacement.
Rare Electric Narco Submarine Seized in Colombia
USNI News – Central and South American drug runners are continuing to create new specialized smuggling vessels to move narcotics into the U.S., as evidenced by a sophisticated electric submersible seized earlier this month.
Italian Navy Foils Two Pirate Attacks In Gulf Of Guinea
Naval News – The Italian Navy’s Carlo Bergamini-class frigate “Federico Martinengo” (F596) recently foiled two pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea with the help of a VBSS team of the San Marco Marine Brigade. The FREMM GP frigate currently operates in the region to protect national interests and maritime routes
Russia Could Cooperate With China In The Naval Field To Achieve Parity With The West – Part 1
Naval News – The speech of the Russian president at Valdai discussion club contained interesting statements on the state and prospects of the check-and-balance system to prevent a large-scale armed standoff of superpowers. He spoke about military cooperation of Russia and China. In case they create a military union, each party will have to contribute to it.
Anti-Ship Too? U.S. Army Testing U.S. Navy And Air Force Bombs And Missiles For LRPF
Naval News – The U.S. Army has now decided to purchase the U.S. Navy’s Tomahawk cruise missile and the dual-role Standard SM-6 Anti-Air and Anti-Surface/Ship missile and use both for the Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) priorities. These two U.S. Navy shipboard missiles, now U.S. Army truck-mounted, can also act as Anti-Ship missiles for the U.S. Army or the U.S. Marine Corps. The Maritime Tomahawk can be used, and the radar-guided Standard SM-6 has an incorporated Surface-to-Surface/Anti-Ship targeting capability, although its 140-pound warhead is much smaller than the 1,000-pound warhead on the Tomahawk missile.
The Chinese Navy’s Most Powerful Attack Submarine: The Type-093A
Naval News – Submarine expert H I Sutton takes a close look at China’s Type 039A submarine and explains what makes it the most powerful attack submarine in the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s arsenal.
SSN(X): Does the U.S. Navy Need a Big and Expensive New Attack Submarine?
National Interest – James Holmes writes that sure, size considerations for any warship matter. But maybe we are asking the wrong question: Is SSN(X) the right boat to comprise the future submarine fleet?
Sudan to host Russian military base
Defense News – Russia will establish a naval logistic center and repair yard in Sudan under a new agreement signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Nov. 6 but just made public this week.
Inside The Navy’s Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super Hornets
War Zone – The Navy’s “Fighting Omars” aggressor squadron will receive its Super Hornets in 2021. Here’s how they plan to use them.
Lessons From the Roosevelt: A Call For Improving the U.S. Navy’s Preparedness for Biological Threats
War on the Rocks – There are important lessons to be learned from the outbreak of COVID-19 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt that should inform the U.S. Navy’s preparedness for and response to future biological threats.
Haze Gray Zone
CIMSEC – a fictional intelligence short story.
6 Platforms for Marine Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations Logistics
The Diplomat – Alongside exploring conventional options, the Marine Corps must also think out-of-the-box when it comes to meeting EABO logistics requirements.
New Evidence Suggests North Korea has a Naval Marine Mammal Program
USNI News – Evidence is emerging that the North Korean regime is training dolphins for military purposes, according to new satellite imagery.
Cybersecurity at Port Facilities: Making Rules Requires Rulemaking
CIMSEC – In February 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard published guidelines for port facilities to address cybersecurity threats. The new guidelines were needed, but they are not enough. The U.S. Coast Guard should, to carry out its legal duty to safeguard the maritime transportation system, energize the domestic rulemaking process to adopt uniform and enforceable cybersecurity rules for maritime facilities.
No Margin Left: Overworked Carrier Force Struggles to Maintain Deployments After Decades of Overuse
USNI News – Today, the Pentagon is using up aircraft carrier readiness faster than the Navy can generate it.
Destination Unknown Volume 2
Marine Corps University Press – A new volume of fictional intelligence (FICINT) short stories from the US Marines. (in PDF format)
Strong French Navy Presence In The Eastern Mediterranean
Naval News – The French Navy announced that it has deployed a Surface Action Group to the Eastern Mediterranean in order to strengthen its presence in the area.
United States Approves Possible FMS Of Submarine Hunting UAVs To The UAE
Naval News – The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of up to 19 MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.97 billion. The package includes “ASW mission kits” meaning at least some of the aircraft will be the SeaGuardian variant of General Atomics’ MQ-9B.
Does the U.S. Navy Have a Tradition Problem?
National Interest – Navy leaders must think of themselves as cultural stewards, not just administrators, strategists, or operators.
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