– National Interest – China will deploy a force of aerial drones to stalk American submarines in the Western Pacific.
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Maritime Strike
– Air Force – Airpower can counter naval threats in the Asia-Pacific.
Blame Over Justice: The Human Toll of the Navy’s Relentless Push to Punish One of Its Own
– ProPublica – Navy Cmdr. Bryce Benson accepted responsibility for the deadly crash of the USS Fitzgerald and was told, “That’s done now.” But when another ship crashed, the Navy decided it wasn’t through with him. Its pursuit nearly destroyed him and his family.
Russian submarine spotted in Israeli territorial waters
– Ynet – A Russian submarine was spotted in Israel’s territorial waters, near central Israel, three months ago.
(Thanks to Alain)
2nd aircraft carrier to test in S.China Sea
– Global Times – China’s second aircraft carrier successfully sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Sunday and headed toward a designated area in the South China Sea for testing and training. Experts said that the trip from Northeast China could be the last step in the trial phase of the warship, which is expected to enter naval service, possibly at a naval base in Sanya, South China’s Hainan Province.
US Navy sends littoral combat ships to ‘bolster attack strength in South China Sea’
– South China Morning Post – The US Navy is strengthening its presence in the South China Sea by deploying two Independence-class ships specialising in nearshore operations.
Chinese PLA Navy uses civilian ship to supply warships
– Global Times – The naval wing of the People’s Liberation Army conducted a drill using a civilian ship to supply warships, which is seen as a new approach to facilitate warship supplies in distant waters.
China’s Coast Guard Enforcing Its Blue Water Territorial Expansion
– USNI News – The rapid expansion of China’s Coast Guard gives Beijing the means to shift its sea expansion aims from aspirational to operational.
Win the Race for Invisibility
– USNI Proceedings – Infrared, radar, acoustic, and optical stealth are the new frontier in low-observability, and the winner of the metamaterial competition will have an enormous advantage in the next fight.
It’s Time for a Massive U.S. Navy Base in Australia
– National Interest – James Holmes writes that today the time has come to expand and deepen the transpacific relationship beyond periodic U.S. Marine deployments and air-force exercises.
Will hypersonic DF-17 missile transform Beijing’s Taiwan strategy?
– South China Morning Post – China’s DF-17 hypersonic boost-glide missile may be powerful enough to penetrate US missile shields in the region, transforming Beijing’s previously defensive strategy of containing independence-leaning forces in the Taiwan Strait.
Continuing Resolution Forcing Navy to Delay Ship Maintenance, Curtail Training
– USNI News – The Navy is already making hard decisions – curtailing training for air wings not imminently deploying, canceling planned ship maintenance availabilities – as the specter of a full-year continuing resolution looms.
Don’t get too hyper about hypersonics
– Defense News – David Lartner with a dose of reality on hypersonic weapons.
Russia Is Eying More Armed Icebreakers After Launching Missile-Toting Arctic Patrol Ship
– War Zone – The Ivan Papanin, the first of the Project 23550 icebreaking warships, is our first look at Russia’s specialized Arctic naval force.
Should China Police the Strait of Hormuz?
– National Interest – The Chinese are too clever to get stuck in the Middle East quicksand.
The Next Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: Building a Stand-In Naval Force
– CIMSEC – The Naval Services must develop and train a naval expeditionary force that is tailored to support stand-in forces within the adversary’s weapons engagement zone…new force packages that are better aligned with future missions and force structure will make for a more preferable interim solution. One solution is a set of stand-in force constructs that are complementary to current formations and fleet tactics – the Littoral Combat Team (LCT), the Littoral Combat Group (LCG), and Littoral Strike Squadron (LSS).
Forget the Movie: China Is Studying the Battle of Midway
– National Interest – China hopes to get right what Imperial Japan got wrong.
Sacred Cows For What? Consider Force Structure Cuts to Marine Infantry
– CIMSEC – Because of its size and relative lack of contribution to Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations, the Ground Combat Element and Marine infantry are the right places to start divesting to make room for the future.
Navy EOD Modernizing Tactics, Training Models to Adjust to the New Maritime Fight
– USNI News – The Navy’s explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community is modernizing the way it mans, trains and equips its force to leverage new technology and lessons learned in nearly two decades of ground wars in the Middle East.
Operation Express Rage
– USNI Blog – A short story about a fictional Marine operation in 2020.
Kawasaki Launched The 12th & Final Sōryū-Class SSK JS Tōryū とうりゅう – 2nd Li-Ion Submarine For JMSDF
– Naval News – Japan’s shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) launched the 12th and final Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). JS Tōryū (とうりゅう) SS-512 is the second submarine of the class to feature Li-Ion batteries.
(Thanks to Alain!)
Report slams Norwegian Navy for training, safety shortfalls in the run-up to frigate sinking
– Defense News – The bridge watch team on the stricken Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad was distracted, inadequately trained and failed to take adequate precautions while transiting close to land, according to an accident report released Friday by the Norwegian government.
Marines Tested Commandant’s New Vision In Largest Marine Exercise Since Cold War
– Breaking Defense – The ambitious USMC Commandant says the exercises are shock testing “what we will expect to see in a realistic fight where large forces are spread out over great distances.”
Incorporating Uncertainty Into the Integrated Force Structure Assessment
– CIMSEC – The U.S. Navy has perhaps the toughest problem among the U.S. armed services for planning long-term force structure. Navy ships and submarines are much more expensive and require far longer times to procure compared to the military equipment of the other services. As a result, Navy force planners must consider long-term time horizons to create the force structure the nation needs given the projected threat environment and operational conditions.
New strategic submarine tests torpedoes in northern waters
– Barents Observer – Knyaz Vladimir is Russia’s new Borei-class sub, a nuclear-powered ballistic vessel that can carry up to 16 Bulava missiles. Over the last weeks, it has been undergoing testing in northern waters and in late October test-fired its first Bulava. The submarine has now also tested its torpedoes.
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