– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The LCS has weathered some controversial heavy seas in the past—some real, some perceived—but the program is still a major player in the U.S. Navy’s immediate future.
Author Archives: Naval Open Source Intelligence (NOSI)
US Navy – First female commander of carrier air wing takes reins
– Virginian Pilot – Capt. Sara Joyner laughed when she realized that as the first female fighter pilot to command a carrier air wing, she would answer to the call sign “Battle Axe.”
US Navy – Crafting A Pacific Attack & Defense Enterprise: The Strategic Quadrangle
– AOL Defense – The United States is at a turning point as it contemplates the way ahead for its defense and security policy in the Pacific. With the decline of the physical number of platforms and assets, our ability to project dominant power out from the West Coast of the United States and Hawaii is increasingly in question.
US Navy – Navy Preps to Build a Robot Ship That Blows Up Mines
– Wired – The Navy’s next wave of robots will take on one of the most dangerous missions on the open water: destroying mines.
US Navy – Now Hear This – The Right Destroyer at the Right Time
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The bottom line here: Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyers will be the right surface warships to meet the daunting challenges of the 21st century at prices we can afford.
Russian Navy – Silent sub: Russian noiseless Borei class nuclear submarine immersed
– RT – Super-modern, powerful and almost noiseless Russian nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh has been put in water to become the third ship of the Borei project. The cruiser is about to begin sea trials and mooring to become fully operational in 2013.
Royal Navy – New aircraft carriers 'white elephants with dinky toys on top'
– Daily Telegraph – Royal Navy insiders have described the latest multi-billion aircraft carriers as “white elephants” with “dinky toys” on top.
Russian Navy – Russia Sends Another Naval Ship To Syria
– AP – Russian news agencies say the navy is sending another ship to the Syrian port of Tartus, where Russia has a naval base.
US Navy – Building a Navy That Won’t Sink the Economy
American Conservative – William S. Lind describes what he thinks the US Navy should look like in the future.
US Marines – Leaner, Meaner Marines
– American Conservative – William S. Lind describes what he thinks the US Marines should look like in the future.
Fourth Generation Warfare – America Goes Jousting
– American Conservative – William S. Lind says our splendid military is all for show.
US Navy – A New Kind of Carrier Air Wing
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – What types of aircraft will be deployed on tomorrow’s flattops?
Wargaming – German Wargaming
– US Naval War College Review – A look at the history of German naval war gaming.
Information Warfare – Hacking the President’s DNA
– The Atlantic – The U.S. government is surreptitiously collecting the DNA of world leaders, and is reportedly protecting that of Barack Obama. Decoded, these genetic blueprints could provide compromising information. In the not-too-distant future, they may provide something more as well—the basis for the creation of personalized bioweapons that could take down a president and leave no trace.
Miscellaneous – Aircraft Carriers in Space
– Foreign Policy – Naval analyst Chris Weuve talks to Foreign Policy about what Battlestar Galactica gets right about space warfare.
US Navy – Between Peace and the Air-Sea Battle
– US Naval War College Review – A War at Sea strategy.
Russian Navy – Russian warships head toward Syria
– Los Angeles Times – A group of Russian warships was en route to the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday with the possible mission to evacuate citizens of their nation from Syria, the Russian news agency Interfax reported Tuesday.
Geopolitics – Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds
– National Intelligence Council – A fascinating prediction of what the US intelligence community thinks the world will look like in 2030. If you can’t read the whole report, try the Executive Summary.
US Navy – Imminent Domain
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Future conflicts will be won in a new arena—that of the electromagnetic spectrum and cyberspace. We must merge, then master those realms.
Geopolitics / Australia – Rising Up Down Under
– Air Force – The US and Australia are bolstering their close but quiet military relationship.
US Navy – Offshore Control is the Answer
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Colonel T. X. Hammes writes that in the highly unlikely event of conflict with China, the United States needs a strategy that plays to its strengths, minimizes the risks of nuclear escalation, and limits physical destruction.
Iraq – General Principles
– New Yorker – Dexter Filkins provides a considered answer to the question of how good was General Petraeus?
Chinese Navy – China upset at being called out for reverse engineering Su-33
– Flight – China is upset at being called out for reverse engineering the Shenyang J-15 carrier-based fighter from the Russian Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker. The Chinese argue in the People’s Daily–a state media organization–that the J-15 is more advanced than the Su-33.
US Navy – Redeeming Freedom: U.S. Navy Seeks to Renew Faith in LCS Fleet
– Aviation Week – This is a story about the Navy’s desire to rebrand and restore the reputation of what is arguably its most important surface-vessel program, which has faced mounting doubts and criticism, especially in the halls of Congress. As part of that effort, Aviation Week was granted exclusive interviews with top Navy officials and unique access to the Freedom, its officers and crew during the first days of November’s certification exercises.
US Marine Corps – USMC: Under-utilized Superfluous Military Capability
– Time – Doug Macgregor takes on the USMC.
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