– TED – A fascinating TED talk that suggests a new way forward for open-source intelligence.
Author Archives: Naval Open Source Intelligence (NOSI)
Philippine Navy – For South China Sea claimants, a legal venue to battle China
– Reuters – When Philippine President Benigno Aquino compared China to the Germany of 1938 and called for global support as his country battles Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, he put the focus on a case that Manila has filed in an international court. The Philippines has taken its dispute with China to arbitration under the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of the Sea and its lawyers say that the tribunal has discretionary powers to allow other states to join the action. China is refusing to participate and has already warned Vietnam against joining the case being heard at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, sources have said. Hanoi has so far kept its options open. Any final ruling by the court on the dispute, one of the most tense flashpoints in Asia, cannot be enforced but will carry considerable moral and political weight, analysts say.
Deterring the Dragon . . . From (Under) the Sea
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – If the United States wants to prevent China from flexing its military muscle and disrupting the status quo it should adopt and advance a subsurface strategy.
[I would say this is the most insightful essay I’ve read in Proceedings in a very long time. A great idea for a new grand strategy for the US in the Pacific. – Michael]
Geopolitics – Why So Much Anarchy?
– Stratfor – Robert D. Kaplan on why anarchy is increasing in the world.
US Navy – Aegis Forward Deployed To Europe
– Aviation Week – The first of four U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers to be forward deployed as part of NATO’s ballistic missile defense of allied populations and territory arrived at Naval Station Rota in Spain on Feb. 11.
US Navy – Bush Carrier Strike Group to Deploy Saturday
– USNI News – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is scheduled to depart for a Middle East and Mediterranean deployment on Saturday as the centerpiece of Carrier Strike Group 2.
US Navy – DOT&E on LCS
– Aviation Week – As anyone who follows the Littoral Combat Ship is quite aware by now, the Pentagon Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation (DOT&E) has once again taken the LCS program to task for problems with both the ships and the mission module packages as well as the related equipment.
Vietnamese Navy – Submarines in Southeast Asia: Proliferation, Not a Race
– The Diplomat – ASEAN countries are looking to bolster their submarine fleets, but this is not an arms race.
US Navy – Bataan ARG Deploys with 22nd MEU
– USNI News – Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Bataan left Naval Station Norfolk, Va. for an eight month deployment on Saturday.
Chinese Navy – Why to Ignore China’s Aircraft Carriers
– The Diplomat – A lot of Chinese hardware could challenge US primacy in the Pacific. Carriers are not among them.
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US Navy – U.S. Navy Shuffle Japan-based Minesweepers and Amphibious Ship
– USNI News – The U.S. Navy is in the process of switching out a number of warships forward deployed to Japan with newer vessels.
US Navy – The Navy’s Getting a Big, Secretive Special Operations ‘Mothership’
– War is Boring – The U.S. Navy is quietly converting a 633-foot-long cargo ship into a secretive helicopter carrier with facilities for supporting a large contingent of Special Operations Forces and all their gear, including jet skis.
Iranian Navy – Iranian warships ‘to sail close to US maritime border’
– Iranian Navy – Iranian warships ‘to sail close to US maritime border’ – Iranian warships in the Atlantic Ocean are to sail close to US maritime borders for the first time, a senior naval commander has said.
US Navy – China Thinks It Can Defeat America in Battle
– War is Boring – The bad news first. The People’s Republic of China now believes it can successfully prevent the United States from intervening in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan or some other military assault by Beijing. Now the good news. China is wrong—and for one major reason. It apparently disregards the decisive power of America’s nuclear-powered submarines.
Chinese Navy – China Will Deploy Subs that Could Nuke Alaska or Hawaii This Year
– USNI News – China is set to deploy submarines sometime this year armed with nuclear tipped missiles capable of striking Alaska or Hawaii, according to a January assessment from the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI).
US Navy – Navy, Electric Boat test tube-launched underwater vehicle
– Fox News – The Navy and General Dynamics Electric Boat are testing a prototype of a system that would allow the launch and recovery of unmanned underwater vehicles and other payloads from the missile tube of a cruise missile submarine.
US Navy – Navy’s Laser Gun Nears Critical Test
– National Defense – A laser gun that looks like a telescope will go to sea later this year aboard a Navy warship. Over a 12-month trial deployment in potentially hostile waters, sailors will attempt to prove whether laser beams can serve as legitimate weapons against approaching small aircraft or high-speed boats. For Navy officials and military contractors, much is at stake in the success of the demonstration. The performance of the fiber solid-state laser — to be installed aboard the USNS Ponce amphibious transport ship — will be seen as a litmus test for the wider use of energy-based weapons.
Italian Navy – More than 1,100 migrants rescued off Italy in one day
– BBC – Italy’s navy has rescued 1,123 people from inflatable boats in the space of 24 hours, as clandestine migration from North Africa reaches record levels.
US Navy – U.S. Warships Enter Black Sea in Support of Sochi Winter Olympics
– USNI News – Warships from the U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet have entered the Black Sea ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the service announced on Wednesday. According to the Navy, the command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), which carries 300 military and civilian personnel arrived in region on Tuesday. The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Taylor (FFG-50) is expected to enter the Black Sea later today…Though not explicitly stated, the two vessels would be used to evacuate U.S. citizens from Sochi in the event of a terrorist attack…
Malaysian Navy – No Evidence China Patrolled Near Malaysia
– USNI News – Malaysian military officials are disputing a claim made in Chinese state media that three People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships conducted a Jan. 26 patrol around James Shoal — 58 miles off the coast of the island nation.
US Navy – U.S. Navy Sees Chinese HGV As Part Of Wider Threat
– Aviation Week – In the view of the U.S. Navy, the Mach 10 test of a hypersonic glide vehicle that China conducted on Jan. 9 reflects its predictions of future warfare. If and when China can put the technology into service, Beijing will have a weapon that challenges defenses and extends the range of its ballistic missiles against land and sea targets, but its offensive application is still some years away and depends on solving tough challenges in targeting and guidance. The hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) test appears to mark a step beyond China’s anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) program, featuring a slower, shorter-range maneuverable reentry vehicle (RV)—and may point to a second-generation ASBM.
US Navy – Navy Bringing Well Decks Back to Amphibs
– DOD Buzz – The Navy has begun early design work, affordability studies and planning with industry partners for its third big-deck America-Class Amphibious Assault Ship, or LHA 8, slated to enter service in 2024. Unlike the first two America-Class amphibs now in development, the USS America and the USS Tripoli designed as aviation-centric large-deck amphibs, LHA 8 will be built with a classic amphibious assault ship well deck designed to move personnel, vehicles and equipment from ship to shore.
US Navy – Carrier Cut Could Be Back on Table
– Defense News – The reality of finalizing the fiscal 2015 budget submission is driving top US defense officials and the White House to quickly make major decisions, and indications are growing that the elimination of one carrier and one carrier air wing could be among the defense request’s key features.
US Navy – Return to Trust at Sea Through Unmanned Autonomy
– USNI – The prevalence of unmanned systems operating below, on, and above the oceans over the next few decades will inevitably influence the Navy’s culture and approach to operational art at sea. Today most of these vehicles are controlled remotely, with a human operator directing the platforms, monitoring their systems, and re-tasking them as the weather deteriorates, operational priorities shift, or mechanical problems occur. In the near future, however, changes in technology and threats will drive unmanned naval systems away from remote operation and toward autonomy.
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