China Maritime Studies Institute – A quick summary of this conference held earlier this month.
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CMSI Translations #18: Combine Wisdom and Join Efforts, Training in a Sea of Mines, “Pioneers of Breaking Obstacles”
China Maritime Studies Institute – The sky is high, the lake is vast, and ghosts are lurking.
This New Beach Landing Vessel Is Being Bought By The Marines
The War Zone – The Ancillary Surface Craft will help the Marines further develop their island-hopping playbook until larger landing ships arrive, but time is ticking.
French Navy Offers Sneak Peek Of Its Future Carrier Air Wing
The War Zone – France is interested in first procuring a stealthy flying-wing UCAV to fight alongside its Rafales, then getting fighter-like collaborative drones.
Wargaming the Future: A Year In Review of Wargaming at USC
CIMSEC – Initiating decision-making training must begin early in officer accession pipelines and is best accomplished through curriculum-mandated wargaming. Incoming Officer Instructors could quickly receive instructional training to incorporate wargaming in NROTC at the Teaching in Higher Education course run biannually. The professional wargaming community has a deep bench full of capable instructors to maximize gaming in the NROTC enterprise, which would ultimately have a significant long-term effect and organizational change by delivering wargame literate officers to the Fleet. For now, the Trojan Battalion is preparing its first Wargaming Club meeting with the permanent absence of the Officer Instructor, who kicked the program off, meaning they achieved the first step towards organizational change.
Philippine Navy to Open New Bases in Subic Bay, Mindanao
Naval News – The Philippine Navy plans to activate new naval bases in Subic Bay and Mindanao to bolster sustainment and basing capabilities in support of its naval modernization efforts.
Satellite images reveal damage to North Korea warship after ‘criminal’ launch accident
Guardian – Blue tarpaulins cover the partly ‘crushed’ 5,000-ton destroyer as it lies on its side at the northeastern shipyard of Chongjin
Buying KC-130Js Key To Navy’s Ability To Fight In Pacific: Reserve Boss
The War Zone – The Navy is way behind in replacing its rickety fleet of C-130Ts that suffer from low readiness, which spells trouble in a fight with China.
Integration on Virginia-class subs the ‘greatest risk’ for nuclear sea-launched cruise missile
Breaking Defense – The “greatest risk” for the Navy’s planned fiscal 2034 delivery of the nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Nuclear (SLCM-N) is integrating it onboard Virginia-class submarines that were never designed to carry a nuclear weapon, one of the Navy’s top officers in charge of overseeing nuclear weapons programs said.
Danish Navy’s Air Defense Frigate Iver Huitfeldt Showcases Advanced Air Defense Capabilities During NATO’s Exercise
Army Recognition – The Royal Danish Navy’s flagship air defene frigate, HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F361), is actively participating in NATO’s major live-fire integrated air and missile defense exercise, At-Sea Demonstration/Formidable Shield 2025 (ASD/FS 25). This high-stakes naval exercise, taking place throughout May off the coast of Bodø, Norway, is hosted by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and coordinated by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO). It has become the largest of its kind in the European theater this year, involving more complexity, more nations, and a broader array of threats than any previous iteration.
(Thanks to Alain)
An island called Hope is standing up to Beijing in the South China Sea
BBC – At just 37 hectares, the Philippines-controlled island of Pagasa – or “hope” – is barely big enough to live on. There is almost nothing there.
The 300 or so inhabitants live in a cluster of small, wooden houses. They fish in the clear, turquoise waters, and grow what vegetables they can in the sandy ground.
But they are not alone in these disputed waters: just off shore, to the west, lies an armada of ships.
These are all Chinese, from the navy, the coastguard or the so-called maritime militia – large fishing vessels repurposed to maintain Chinese dominance of this sea. As our plane approached the island we counted at least 20.
Forget China’s navy, mere dinghies now causing the most consternation in Taiwan
CTV News – China has long sought to intimidate Taiwan with its massive navy, air force and the world’s largest standing army, but it’s mere dinghies that are now causing the most consternation.
Royal Navy warship out of service dates revealed
UK Defence Journal – The Ministry of Defence has provided an update on the planned out of service dates for Royal Navy ships, following a written question from Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty.
(Thanks to Alain)
Why Did the Houthis Agree to Peace with America?
National Interest – James Holmes writes that in a narrow, partial sense, air power unaccompanied by a ground offensive may have nudged Houthi calculations toward an outcome agreeable to Washington.
Mold detected in 5 of the 12 Canadian frigates
Radio Canada – The Ministry of National Defense recognizes the presence of mold in several frigates, a problem denounced for years by retired officer Félix Dunn, victim of respiratory complications.
(In French) (Thanks to Alain)
Estonia-Russia ship standoff portends a harsher tone on the Baltic Sea
Defense News – Russia’s detention of a Greek-owned ship that departed from Estonia – days after Estonian forces tried to intercept a Russia-bound tanker – signals Moscow’s willingness to deploy military power more overtly to protect its shadow-fleet, a vital pillar of its war economy, experts say.
Helsing’s AI submarine joins Europe’s growing ocean drone fleet
The Next Web – Helsing, Europe’s best-funded defence tech startup, has unveiled its latest product — an autonomous mini-submarine for underwater reconnaissance.
(Thanks to Alain)
Russian fighter jet protects ‘shadow fleet’ vessel in first such move by Moscow, officials say
CNN – Until last week, a secretive fleet of ships ferrying Russian oil around the world showed no clear links to the Kremlin. That changed when, in a dramatic escalation, Russia used a fighter jet in an apparent effort to protect one of the tankers thought to be in the fleet.
Can Unmanned MUSVs and NOMARS Replace the Troubled FFG-62 Frigate Program?
Naval News – With a price tag approaching $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion dollars each for the USS Constellation (FFG-62) frigate, Naval News asked RAND and CSIS if the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) and the DARPA No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) can replace the troubled FFG-62 frigate program.
Security or Safety: What is AIS Really For?
CIMSEC – Under the present framework and technologies, it is extremely challenging to eliminate AIS spoofing.
Upgraded destroyer hunts submarine in Barents Sea
The Barents Observer – Few weeks after it returned to service after a comprehensive reconstruction, warship Severomorsk takes part in an anti-submarine exercise.
In Details: The Italian Navy’s new ASW-enhanced Bergamini-class FREMM
Naval News – The ninth Bergamini-class Spartaco Schergat (F 598) FRegata Europea Multi-Missione (FREMM) frigate, supplied by Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN) joint venture between Fincantieri (51%) and Leonardo (49%) and delivered to Italian Navy on 15 April as part of the Franco-Italian international cooperation program managed by OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement), is the first of two FREMMs in a new configuration for anti-surface (AsuW) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) called FREMM ASW-enhanced. Naval News brings you the latest programme details in this feature by Luca Peruzzi.
Fate Of Navy’s F/A-XX Future Fighter Is In Limbo
The War Zone – Major delays could be on the horizon for the F/A-XX stealth fighter, which the Navy wants to replace its aging Super Hornets and Growlers.
Russia’s naval nuclear weapons upgrade nearly completed. Here comes the latest missile carrier for Arctic patrols.
The Barents Observer – The Northern Fleet will with the new submarine significantly strengthen its role in Russia’s naval nuclear deterrence. The Knyaz Pozharsky carries up to 16 Bulava missiles, each armed with four to six nuclear warheads.
Sensors, AI Possible Solutions to Preventing Undersea Cable Sabotage
National Defense – NATO is establishing a center of excellence that will seek to deter, defend and defeat the sabotage of undersea cables and pipelines, a senior alliance leader said at the IT2EC training and simulation conference, held concurrently with the undersea tech conference.
(Thanks to Alain)
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