– US Naval Institute Proceedings – All the components seem to be in place to make ‘payloads over platforms’ a reality for the Navy.
Author Archives: Naval Open Source Intelligence (NOSI)
US Navy – Rethinking the Future Fleet
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The U.S. Navy has no overall requirements process for designing a Fleet, and it needs one—desperately.
US Navy – Christened by Champagne, Challenged by Cost
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Despite price-tag increases, the new Ford -class carriers won’t be a boondoggle, but a boon—because ultimately, bigger = more bang for the buck.
US Navy – Forging a Global Network of Navies
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – As the world becomes more complex and the oceans less secure, we are compelled to strengthen the bonds of international maritime cooperation.
Chinese Navy – Defend the First Island Chain
– USNI Proceedings – A strategic solution to the troubled waters of the Western Pacific is perimeter defense—but what kind? History offers options.
US Navy – It’s Time for a ‘Sea-Control Frigate’
– USNI Proceedings – A vessel based on the national security cutter could offer significant benefits to the Navy.
US Navy – Seeing the Maritime Forest for the Trees
US Navy – Strategic Features of the South China Sea: A Tough Neighborhood for Hegemons
– US Naval War College Review – This article investigates Mahan’s methodology; applies it to maritime Southeast Asia, examining the sea and its islands, the South China Sea rim, ingress and egress points, the capacity of local sea powers, the underwater dimension, and crucial differences separating the South China Sea from other marginal seas; and urges those who do business in great waters to embrace this instrument for general use.
US Navy – Sustaining Our Amphibious Capability
– US Navy – Sustaining Our Amphibious Capability – Scrap the 30-year shipbuilding plan. The U.S. Navy must adopt a realistic, cost-effective blueprint to ensure a viable ship-to-shore movement capacity in the future.
US Navy – Revitalize American Sea Power
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Failing to bolster the U.S. Navy in the face of 21st-century maritime threats could prove disastrous to the international order.
US Navy – Navy Tests Stealth-Like Features for Super Hornet
– Military.com – The Navy recently conducted several ground and airborne tests of stealth-enhancing upgrades to the F/A-18 Super Hornet in an effort to improve the fighter aircraft’s ability to elude radar detection.
Chinese Navy – Fit to Fight
– USNI Proceedings – Despite Western skepticism, all signs point to a Chinese navy that is skillfully tackling surface-force maintenance challenges.
US Navy – Photos, details emerge of U.S. commandos working off new combat ship
– Time – Navy SEALs and commandos with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command are among a cadre of troops working from the Navy’s new ship, the USS Independence, this month as part of the 2014 Rim of the Pacific military exercise off the coast of Hawaii.
Indian Navy – Naval ships from US, India and Japan to start war games
– AFP – The United States, India and Japan are set to kick off week-long war games in the Pacific, beefing up naval ties as they warily eye an increasingly assertive China and its military buildup.
US Navy – A Modular Warship for 2025
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – A common hull design adaptable to multiple missions would make tomorrow’s Navy flexible, versatile, and affordable.
Chinese Navy – We Got a Peek Inside China’s Hospital Ship
– War is Boring – ‘Peace Ark’ is Beijing’s goodwill ambassador.
US Navy – Aegis: A Continuum of Excellence
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – From its roots in the 1960s to Operation Burnt Frost in 2008 to today, here is an inside view of a weapon system’s storied legacy.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Whatever You Do, Don’t Call This Ship an Aircraft Carrier
– War is Boring – Inside Japan’s helicopter destroyer ‘Ise’.
US Navy – Bring on the Countermeasure Drones
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Unmanned platforms are being touted as offensive weapons, but they could play good defense, too.
Chinese Navy – China Sends Uninvited Spy Ship to RIMPAC
– USNI News – China slipped an uninvited guest into the world’s largest naval exercise.
US Navy – ‘Responsive and Relevant’
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – As history has proven time and again, the question isn’t ‘How can we afford to build aircraft carriers’ but ‘How can we not afford to build them?’
US Navy – Latest UCLASS Concept Emphasizes Maritime Roles
– USNI News – The Navy seems to have shifted its concept for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) for a third time in as many years part of the most confusing and misunderstood aviation acquisition programs in the last decade.
US Navy – Creating the 1980s Maritime Strategy and Implications for Today
– US Naval War College Review – While important differences exist, the first decade of the twenty-first century paralleled the 1970s for the Department of Defense and the US Navy…Revisiting the creation of the 1980s Maritime Strategy suggests opportunities for dealing with the antiaccess/area-denial challenges presented by China and others today.
US Navy – Anti-Submarine Unmanned Vessel Under Construction
– Maritime Executive – An autonomous unmanned vessel designed to track quiet diesel-electric submarines spanning miles of ocean depths for months at a time with minimal human input is now under construction and is expected to set sail for testing in 2015.
Chinese Navy – The History of the Twenty-First Century Chinese Navy
– US Naval War College Review – China historically has been a continental rather than a maritime power, despite its more than eleven thousand miles of coastline and more than six thousand islands. It has more often viewed the sea as a potential invasion route for foreign aggressors rather than as a medium for achieving national goals, a tendency that has contributed to the weakness of the Chinese maritime tradition. This attitude had changed by the beginning of the twenty-first century. The remarkable growth of China’s economy beginning in the last two decades of the twentieth century, the broadening of Beijing’s global political and economic interests, and resolution of almost all border disputes with its many contiguous neighbors have contributed to increased attention to threats to the vital sea lines of communication (SLOCs) on which China increasingly depends.
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