– USNI News – The Littoral Combat Ship mission package program office considers itself to be out of the technology development business and fully into testing and production.
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Paying the Price: The Hidden Cost of the ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation
– USNI News – The investigation into the web of corruption spun by contractor Leonard Francis has wreaked havoc on the Navy’s ability to fill senior leadership roles, unintentionally stalled hundreds of officers’ careers and thinned out the service’s flag ranks.
Accusations fly between South Korea and Japan over ‘threatening’ maritime maneuvers
– Defense News – Japan has tried to draw the line under its dispute with South Korea over allegations one of the latter’s Navy ship directed its fire control radar against a Japanese patrol aircraft, but the regional allies of the U.S. have almost immediately become embroiled in a fresh controversy, with South Korea accusing another Japanese aircraft at making a “threatening” low-altitude pass over its ships.
End of an era: Navy’s legacy Hornets to fly off into the sunset
– Navy Times – The Navy will say farewell to its last operational F/A-18C Hornet fighter jets in a special ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana on Feb. 1.
Meet Russia’s Tu-22M3M Backfire Bomber: Everything We Know So Far
– National Interest – A 3,700-mile endurance, roughly translating into an 1,850-mile range, could allow the upgraded Backfires to strike targets in the mid-Atlantic. With new weapons, the farther-flying Tu-22M3Ms could pose a new threat to American ships and other targets.
Developing New Tactics and Technologies in Naval Warfare: The MDUSV Example
– CIMSEC – The paper is about synergy. It demonstrates the power of using analytical tools in a logical sequence to generate, develop, and assess new concepts and technologies in warfare.
Marines’ Next High-End Fight Could Call for Larger Formations, Tougher Amphibs
– USNI News – The Marine Corps is preparing for a high-end distributed fight inside island chains in the Pacific, and the service is pushing the Navy to invest in additional weapons and systems for amphibious ships to support this kind of battle in a contested environment.
German navy returns to treating the Baltic Sea as a potential theater of war
– Defense News – The German navy inaugurated its first-ever class of officers leading the multinational Baltic Maritime Component Command today, providing fresh evidence that military planners here take seriously the possibility of a military confrontation with Russia in Germany’s once-pacified back yard.
Ships of State: Chinese Civil-Military Fusion and the Hysy 981 Standoff
– CIMSEC – With the fifth anniversary of the HYSY 981 standoff on the horizon, reexamining it in the context of China’s civil-military fusion concept reveals Beijing’s strategic thinking on the role China’s merchant marine could play in future conflict.
Spanish Shipbuilder Navantia Showcases F-100 Frigate Design
– USNI News – Spanish shipbuilding firm Navantia is showcasing the utility of its F-100 frigate design to the U.S. Navy ahead of the Spanish Armada deploying one with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group this spring.
Robot Wolfpacks: The Faster, Cheaper 355-Ship Fleet
– Breaking Defense – Smaller unmanned vessels will act as expendable scouts and decoys, larger ones — over 50 meters — will carry masses of missiles, while manned ships will carry both the largest systems and the human beings essential for rapid adaptation in combat.
US and British conduct training in South China Sea
– Navy Times – U.S. and British navy ships conducted joint maneuvers in the South China this month in what they called a sign of their shared emphasis on regional peace and stability.
Navy Studying Hyper Velocity Projectile, Other Ammo for Zumwalt Guns
– USNI News – The Navy is still looking at a variety of options to arm the dormant 155mm Advanced Gun Systems aboard the Zumwalt-class of guided-missile destroyers.
Vice Admiral Hank Mustin on Naval Force Development
– CIMSEC – Vice Admiral Hank Mustin earned a reputation as a hard-charging commander and a cunning tactical innovator. At the apex of his career in the 1980s Cold War U.S. Navy, Admiral Mustin played a critical role in the Navy’s force development. From developing new tactics to organizing large-scale fleet exercises, to introducing new weapons and drafting requirements for future warship types, Mustin was at the very forefront of naval force development in an era of great power competition. In these excerpts, Mustin shares his experiences and insights on leading naval force development, experimenting with new weapons, and how generating fresh tactical insight can make friends and foes in some of the most powerful places.
Time to Make Good on the U.S. – Philippine Alliance
– War on the Rocks – A storm is brewing in America’s oldest security alliance in the Indo-Pacific and the administration needs to act quickly to head it off.
Time to Use China’s A2/AD Military Strategy Against Them
– National Interest – A U.S. access-denial strategy, then, would impose a hard fate on China. Which is the point. Threatening fearful consequences could deter Beijing from aggression tomorrow morning, and the next.
USS Kearsarge Transits The Suez Canal With Anti-Drone Buggies Keeping Watch On Deck
– War Zone – The USMC is putting its new drone defense capabilities to work in creative ways, like protecting a multi-billion dollar capital ship.
Is Taiwan’s Military Really Ready to Take on China?
– National Interest – We asked one of the world’s leading experts that very question.
Spanish Frigate to Join Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group on Upcoming Deployment
– USNI News – A Spanish frigate will deploy with USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and attached to its carrier strike group on a deployment from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. later this year.
Marines, Navy Wrestle With How To Upgun Amphibs
– Breaking Defense – The Marines want Vertical Launch System missile tubes on their new amphibious ships — but the Navy isn’t planning to leave room for them.
Hit the Slides! The Latest from the Surface Navy
– Defense News – An update on where some of the most important surface Navy programs stand heading into 2019.
After years fighting terrorism, the SEALs turn their eyes toward fighting big wars
– Defense News – After spending the better part of the past two decades supporting small wars in the desert, the Navy is starting to bring the SEALs back into the fold as it faces threats from major powers such as China and Russia.
USS America Will Head to Japan to Serve as Next Forward-Deployed Amphibious Flagship
– USNI News – The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship will replace the service’s oldest as the forward-deployed big deck in the Pacific.
Marines Want Missiles To Sink Ships From Shores, And They Want Them Fast
– Breaking Defense – The Army is looking at this too but probably on a different timeline — the Marine Corps wants to get after this pretty quickly.
Sealift is America’s Achilles Heel in the Age of Great Power Competition
– War on the Rocks – It is important to delve into the problems facing America’s maritime power projection — specifically the diminishing capacity of the U.S. merchant marine today and its impact upon future naval operations in an era of great power competition.
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