– Foreign Policy – Russian submarines bearing nuclear cruise missiles are lurking just off the eastern seaboard. But can a pair of unmanned blimps near Baltimore actually protect the U.S. capital from a sneak attack?
Author Archives: Naval Open Source Intelligence (NOSI)
Modified Littoral Combat Ships to be Designated Frigates
– USNI News – The modified Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class will be designated as frigates.
Why Iraqi army can’t fight, despite $25 billion in U.S. aid, training
– Los Angeles Times – David Zucchino on what is wrong with Iraq’s army.
DOD wants Marine force to stay at Spain base
– Stars and Stripes – The U.S. military wants to establish a permanent presence of up to 3,000 Marines at a Spanish air base that now serves as a temporary host for a task force of crisis-response troops supporting U.S. Africa Command.
5 Chinese Weapons of War Japan Should Fear
– National Interest – Why Tokyo should be concerned over Beijing’s rising military might.
The 5 Most Deadly Navies in Asia
– National Interest – Asia has some of the world’s best militaries—their navies are no exception. But how does one rank them?
Navy Wants Rail Guns to Fight Ballistic and Supersonic Missiles
– USNI News – Fighting ballistic missiles, stealthy targets, swarmed surface and supersonic threats are high on the Pentagon’s wish list for its future electromagnetic rail gun.
The Philippine Navy’s Submarine Quest
– The Diplomat – How realistic are plans for the Philippines to acquire submarines?
Amid Criticism, US Navy Confident in New Arresting Gear System for Next Carrier
– Defense News – host of new technologies and systems will begin to enter service when the new aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is delivered in the first half of 2016, and for over a decade it’s been a good question whether all the new whiz-bang technology will be ready in time.
V-22 to get a tanker option
– Marine Corps Times – The V-22 Osprey is getting topped-off with a new capability. An aerial refuelling system is being developed for the tilt-rotor aircraft, turning the cargo and personnel carrier into a tanker that can provide fuel to other aircraft, mid-flight.
US Marine Corps receives first carrier variant F-35C
– Janes’ – The US Marine Corps (USMC) has received its first carrier variant (CV) Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
French Carrier to Deploy to Indian Ocean, Could Join ISIS Fight
– USNI News – The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) will shortly leave for the Indian Ocean for exercises and to potentially join the air war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The Philippine Navy Is Rusting Away
– War is Boring – Manila has to make up for decades of neglect.
Taiwan’s New Stealth Corvettes: Just What the Doctor Ordered?
– The Diplomat – Taiwan’s got a new tool in its sea-denial toolkit.
Taiwan Navy Accepts New Catamaran
– Defense News – The Taiwan Navy received the first prototype of the stealthy Tuo Jiang-class catamaran corvettes, the PGG 618, in a ceremony Dec. 23 at Suao Port, on Taiwan’s east coast.
LCS Fort Worth Joins Airliner Search
– USNI News – The Navy’s forward deployed Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) has joined in the search for the missing Air Asia Flight QZ8501.
Securing Santa: Forging a US Arctic Strategy
– The Diplomat – What should be the factors informing U.S. strategy in the Arctic Ocean?
The U.S. Air Force Has a Spy Ship — Yes, Ship — in the Persian Gulf
– War is Boring – USNS ‘Invincible’ is in the perfect position to track Iranian missiles.
Navy 2015: Congressional Clashes Over LCS, UCLASS & Carriers
– Breaking Defense – Smooth sailing is not in the Navy’s forecast for the next year.The service faces big decisions on major programs, and we can expect clashes between Navy plans, congressional politics and budgetary realities on three of the biggest: the upgunned Littoral Combat Ship, the UCLASS armed drone, and the jewel in the Navy’s crown, the nuclear aircraft carrier.
Taiwan Kicks Off Domestic Attack Sub Program
– USNI News – After waiting on the U.S. to make good on plans to develop a diesel electric attack submarine (SSK) for almost 15 years, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence announced it was kicking off its own domestic attack submarine construction program this week.
China’s Grand-Strategy Challenge: Creating Its Own Islands in the South China Sea
– National Interest – China’s grand strategy in the South China Sea seems pretty clear—change facts in the water.
Battle stations! Navy scrambles destroyer to challenge Russian warship off British coast (but it takes 24 hours to make 600-mile journey from Portsmouth base – was Putin testing our response time?)
– Daily Mail – A fully armed Royal Navy warship was scrambled to challenge a missile-carrying Russian vessel in the waters off Britain just days before Christmas, defence sources revealed last night.
The Dragon Pours Concrete
– Air Force – China’s air base hardening efforts stand in stark contrast to America’s.
Fighting Through
– Air Force – Airmen are working to overcome rising threats to their networks and runways.
Miscellaneous – The Tragedy of the American Military
– The Atlantic – James Fallows writes that the American public and its political leadership will do anything for the military except take it seriously. The result is a chickenhawk nation in which careless spending and strategic folly combine to lure America into endless wars it can’t win.
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