– USNI News – The Navy and the Marine Corps have been assessed as “marginal” in their ability to meet the challenges from rival powers in Beijing and Moscow, as well as regional threats coming from Tehran and Pyongyang, according to annual report on U.S. military strength from The Heritage Foundation.
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Merger of China’s shipbuilding giants gets the green light
– South China Morning Post – The merger would enable China to establish a shipbuilding giant with a combined revenue up to 1 trillion yuan (US$141.5 billion), capable of building vessels ranging from warships, like aircraft carriers, to civilian ships such as container ships and oil tankers.
China Is Building a “Undersea Great Wall” To Take on America in a War
– National Interest – This edition of Dragon Eye seeks to sketch out the undersea warfare competition in the western Pacific in slightly greater detail, by discussing a new Chinese-language article about China’s new “undersea Great Wall” (水下长城) that appeared in a late 2015 edition of China Ocean News (中国海洋报).
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Make China Great Again: Xi’s Truly Grand Strategy
– War on the Rocks – Andrew Erickson writes that to the extent that any nation has a grand strategy, China surely does.
Two icebreaking patrol ships of project 23550 will be built for the Border Service of the FSB of Russia
– BMPD – According to the web resource Mil.Press FlotProm , two multipurpose patrol icebreakers of project 23550 will be built for the FSB border control department of Russia.
(Thanks to Alain!)
The lead patrol ship of the ice class Ivan Papanin, project 23550, was launched
– BMPD – On October 25, 2019, the Admiralty Shipyards JSC (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC) in St. Petersburg hosted the launch ceremony of the project’s Ivan Papanin, a multi-purpose ice class patrol ship under construction for the Russian Navy, project 23550 (code “Arctic”) with the serial number 02460.
(Thanks to Alain!)
Marines, Navy Considering ‘Alternate’ Amphibs to Supplement Today’s Fleet
– USNI News – The Commandant’s Planning Guidance has sparked several questions about the future of the amphibious ship fleet – how many ships are needed, and what kinds of ships will have a role in the future – and while answers are still in development, the expeditionary warfare community has a lot of thoughts on the matter.
Russian subs honing stealth skills in major North Atlantic drill, says Norwegian intel
– Barents Observer – At least eight nuclear-powered submarines sailed out from their homeports on the Kola Peninsula last week, the Norwegian military intelligence says to NRK.
All 6 East Coast Carriers In Dock, Not Deployed: Hill Asks Why
– Breaking Defense – As the Navy scrambles to get enough parts and people to move carriers back out to sea, it’s facing a crowded waterfront at Norfolk.
Navy Current Warship Mix Is Not Optimal for Future Fight
– USNI News – The Navy has concentrated more capability – and therefore more cost – onto a smaller number of ships, and that force design may not work well in a high-end fight against a peer adversary.
After a leadership shakeup at General Dynamics, a murky future for submarine building
– Defense News – Submarine building, the pride of the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding efforts over the past decade, is facing a mountain of uncertainty.
Submarines are poised to take on a major role in strike warfare, but is that a good idea?
– Defense News – The U.S. Navy is preparing to ink one of the largest contracts in its history with General Dynamics Electric Boat and the firm’s partner shipyard Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News that will make the new generation of attack submarines a major force in strike warfare.
Let’s Send the U.S. Navy’s ‘Stealthy’ Destroyer Back in Time to Fight a World War II Battle
– National Interest – James Holmes asks if the U.S. Navy had to refight the Battle of Leyte Gulf in contemporary times—clashing arms with a new Asian contender along Asia’s first island chain—how would it use its latest surface combatant ships to advance the cause?
Rethink Coast Guard Priorities
– USNI Proceedings – A shift from drug interdiction to fisheries protection could be a better use of funds, protect U.S. natural resources, and contribute to mission success.
Navy May Scrap Goal of 355 Ships; 310 Is Likely
– Breaking Defense – A top Navy official suggested today the service is reconsidering its long-stated goal of a 355-ship fleet, floating the idea that a number around 310 ships would be about the best it can do if current funding projections hold.
Navy Needs New Readiness Model for New Era of Conflict
– USNI News – The Navy’s current carrier strike group readiness generation model may no longer work in today’s era of great power competition and struggling ship maintenance yards.
A Pervasive and Persistent Approach to Mine Countermeasures
– CIMSEC – In order to make revolutionary advancements in our ability to counter mines, a shift from direct, operational/tactical-level thinking to indirect, strategic-level thinking needs to occur.
USS Abraham Lincoln’s deployment extended while USS Harry S. Truman undergoes repairs
– Virginian Pilot – The USS Abraham Lincoln’s deployment has been extended for an unspecified amount of time as the aircraft carrier that was supposed to take its place has been stuck in Norfolk undergoing repairs.
Swarming to Solve the Navy’s MCM Problems
– CIMSEC – To achieve successful swarm-based MCM, the Navy will need to develop a mindset around large groups of swarming technologies that are low cost and, perhaps, expendable…
Japan’s warships in the Middle East cast spotlight on Abe’s military ambitions
– South China Morning Post – Japan’s decision to deploy two warships to the Middle East to ostensibly protect its merchant vessels as they traverse the region’s key waterways has once again cast the spotlight on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ambitions to revise the country’s war-renouncing constitution.
Satellite images show China is expanding shipyard ‘to build more aircraft carriers’
– South China Morning Post – New satellite images show China is making fast progress on its third aircraft carrier and expanding the shipyard where it is being built – potentially for more huge ships, according to analysts.
Marines Test ‘Lightning Carrier’ Concept, Control 13 F-35Bs from Multiple Amphibs
– USNI News – The Navy and Marine Corps recently tested out the “Lightning Carrier” concept of packing an amphibious assault ship with F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jets, and they will likely continue to expand and exercise this capability.
Navy, Marines Wargaming New Gear to Support Emerging Warfare Concepts
– USNI News – The Navy and Marine Corps are busy figuring out what they do – and don’t – need to buy to support their emerging operational concepts for high-end warfare.
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