– South China Morning Post – China has equipped its warships with advanced generators to power high-energy weapons like lasers and rail guns, according to state media.
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Win Without Fighting
– USNI Proceedings – The United States is devoting significant energy to preparing for great power war, but China is waging a maritime insurgency—and could win without firing a shot.
What it will take to fix the Navy — and who can do it
– Washington Post – David Ignatius opines on the current state of the US Navy.
People Win Wars: The PLA Enlisted Force, and Other Related Matters
– War on the Rocks – The enlisted force has been the weakest link in China’s military modernization for decades, inhibiting unit readiness and operational capabilities. In the late 1990s, China’s senior military leadership decided to build a professional noncommissioned officer (NCO) corps. Yet, 40 years after the Chinese military began its long-term modernization process, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) remains a conscription-style army.
The Only Missile-Toting Ekranoplan Russia Ever Built Just Took Its Last Trip On The Caspian
– War Zone – Russia’s only Project 903 Lun class ekranoplan, a type of wing-in-ground-effect craft, recently floated out onto the Caspian Sea for the first time in decades and probably for the last time ever. Designed by the Soviet Union during the latter stages of the Cold War as a high-speed anti-ship missile craft, it only saw very limited service and is now going on display at Patriot Park in the city of Derbent in Russia’s semi-autonomous republic of Dagestan.
Royal Canadian Navy Accepts Delivery Of First Arctic And Offshore Patrol Ship
– Naval News – HMCS Harry DeWolf, the first of six Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), was delivered on 31 July to the Royal Canadian Navy.
US Navy prepares major surge of littoral combat ship deployments
– Defense News – The U.S. Navy is taking major steps in an attempt to shake off years of false starts and setbacks with the Littoral Combat Ship program, an effort Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said he’d oversee on his watch.
Eight Russian navy ships make ready for ice-free Northern Sea Route
– Barents Observer – This is the ninth year in a row that Russian Navy ships sail the Northern Sea Route. Destinations and port-calls are not yet announced, but traditionally the annual flotilla sails all east to Kotelny Island, where Russia has one of its new Arctic bases.
Using Geospatial Data to Improve Maritime Domain Awareness in the Sulu and Celebes Seas
– CIMSEC – Sprawling archipelagos and limited government resources make comprehensive maritime domain awareness (MDA) challenging in the Sulu and Celebes Seas. To improve their information gathering capabilities, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines have invested in advanced geospatial data acquisition technologies like unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and satellites. Integrating the resulting datasets into existing databases for an aggregate analysis greatly enhances regional MDA. Incorporating geospatial information provides authorities with a deeper understanding of the Sulu and Celebes Seas’ physical environment and how maleficent actors like insurgent groups, human smugglers, and arms traffickers threaten security. These information assets assist law enforcement agencies in prioritizing the deployment of their limited maritime assets and are some of the more critical capabilities in the regional toolkit for ocean governance.
Ocean Governance and Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
– CIMSEC – Ocean governance is not only obligatory but also compulsory on nations that are contiguous to the oceans and other major water bodies around the world.
US Navy Begins Design Evaluation for New Sub-Tracking Ships
– The Diplomat – The new ocean surveillance ships are expected to begin entering the fleet in 2025.
Maritime Crime During the Pandemic: Unmasking Trends in the Caribbean
– CIMSEC – Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the Caribbean’s maritime domain has garnered widespread attention on three fronts: cruise ships stuck at sea, both with Covid-19 patients onboard and crew unable to be disembarked; a major increase in U.S. naval presence focused on countering narcotics trafficking, particularly via semi-submersible vessels; and shipments of sanctioned fuel and goods from Iran to Venezuela.
Royal New Zealand Navy Commissions HMNZS Aotearoa Polar-Class Support Vessel
– Naval News – The Royal New Zealand Navy commissioned the HMNZS Aotearoa, the service’s new fleet tanker and sustainment vessel.
China’s First Type-075 Assault Carrier Is Starting Sea Trials
– Naval News – The Chinese Navy’s newest amphibious warfare asset, the Type-075 LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) is setting sail for the first time.
Chinese aircraft carriers get power boost by fighters’ nighttime buddy refueling capability
– Global Times – China’s aircraft carrier-based J-15 fighter jets have now become capable of conducting nighttime buddy refueling, one of the most challenging tactical moves by carrier-borne fighter jets, the PLA Navy revealed after recent successful exercises.
Chinese shipbuilder planning advanced amphibious assault ship
– South China Morning Post – A Chinese shipbuilder is planning to build a more powerful amphibious assault ship that would be able to carry more helicopters and drones and help the country’s marine corps to fight more effectively on the high seas.
Ecuador on alert over huge Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos Islands
– BBC – Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a huge fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged fishing vessels off its Galapagos Islands. Patrols are trying to ensure the fleet – which is made up of around 260 vessels – does not enter the delicate eco-system from international waters.
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Small rocket ship “Cyclone” of project 22800 was launched
– BMPD – “Cyclone” is a head unit, of five serial small missile ships (MRK) of project 22800 for the Russian Navy. The ship is intended for the Black Sea Fleet.
(Thanks to Alain)
Unusual Satellite Image Shows Russian Missile Launch In Arctic
– Forbes – U.S. Navy submarines have spent years shadowing Russian warships, hoping to snap photographs of missile tests through the periscope. It is the stuff of Cold War legends, taking intelligence, skill, courage and patience. Now by pure chance, a commercial satellite flying 488 miles above the Earth has captured exactly that.
(Thanks to Alain)
China doesn’t want to conquer, just do business
– Malaysian Reserve – Robert D. Kaplan’s current view of China.
Navy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track Sensor
– War Zone – We go in-depth with the Navy’s Super Hornet program manager on the new sensor’s capabilities, genesis, and how it ended up mounted on a fuel tank.
Singapore, Israeli firms team to develop new ship-killing missile
– Defense News – Singapore’s ST Engineering believes that a new joint venture with Israel Aerospace Industries, to market and sell advanced naval missile systems, will leverage both companies’ strengths and track records to address a growing demand for guided munitions.
The Cod Wars And Today: Lessons From an Almost War
– CIMSEC – Not once, but three times in the 20th Century, cod was almost the causus belli between Iceland and the United Kingdom in a string of events referred to collectively as the “Cod Wars.” The Cod Wars, taken together, make clear that issues of maritime governance and access to maritime resources can spark inter-state conflict even among allied nations. Fishing rights can be core issues that maritime states will vigorously defend.
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