– Armed Forces Journal – Losing the EFV doesn’t jeopardize the Marines’ future.
Author Archives: Naval Open Source Intelligence (NOSI)
US Coast Guard – Charting the Coast Guard's Course
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The new Commandant evaluates the service’s recent successes but prescribes a pragmatic agenda.
US Navy – When Hornets Growl
– Air & Space – The new, supersonic face of e-warfare.
US Navy – The LCS Needs Speed
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – In the 1916 Battle of Jutland, two Royal Navy battlecruisers exploded because their armor had been sacrificed for speed, famously prompting Admiral David Beatty to remark, “There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today.” In our day, as littoral combat ship (LCS) construction continues, many mutter similar complaints. The trimaran hull of the Independence class causes some of the dismay, but even more so for naval planners is the sacrifice of armor and armament for high speed.
Geopolitics – America Primed
– National Interest – A surprisingly optimistic global strategic assessment from Robert D. Kaplan and his brother.
Indian Navy – India's Cold Start Is Too Hot
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Based on punitive offensive operations short of nuclear attack, India’s new doctrine against Pakistan flirts with Armageddon.
Geopolitics / Middle East – Un-American Revolutions
– Newsweek – Niall Ferguson writes that most rebellions end in carnage and tyranny. So why are Americans cheering on the Arab revolutionary wave?
Chinese Navy – Studying History to Guide China’s Maritime Great Power Rise
– Harvard Asia Quarterly – A historical look at Chinese naval aspirations.
Miscellaneous – The Tyranny of Defense Inc.
– The Atlantic – Andrew J. Bacevich on how in 1961, Dwight Eisenhower famously identified the military-industrial complex, warning that the growing fusion between corporations and the armed forces posed a threat to democracy. Judged 50 years later, Ike’s frightening prophecy actually understates the scope of our modern system—and the dangers of the perpetual march to war it has put us on.
US Navy – Strategic Choices at the Tipping Point
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – In light of global economic and strategic realities, here’s how the Navy of the future might look.
U.S. Navy – US mobilizes to get assistance to quake-ravaged Japan
– CNN – The US Navy is standing by to assist Japan.
US Navy – Details emerge about heroism involving Norfolk-based ship
– Virginian Pilot – Crew members of the Bulkeley came to the aid of a Japanese vessel on Saturday and arrested the four Somalis suspected of trying to hijack it. The Bulkeley was one of four U.S. Navy ships that tried last month to free four Americans off East Africa who were later shot and killed.
Chinese Navy – China's Military Space Surge
– Aerospace America – China’s surging military space program is poised to challenge U.S. aircraft carrier operations in the Pacific, as Chinese military spacecraft already gather significant new radar, electrooptical
imaging, and signal intelligence data globally.
Afghanistan – Putting Afghan Plan Into Action Proves Difficult
– New York Times – C.J. Chivers writes that if the American-led fight against the Taliban was once a contest for influence in well-known and conventionally defined areas – the capital and large cities, main roads, the border with Pakistan, and a handful of prominent valleys and towns – today it has become something else. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, the United States military has settled into a campaign for scattered villages and bits of terrain that few people beyond their immediate environs have heard of.
US Marines – Marines: Rightsizing into "middleweight" force
– San Diego Union Tribune – After 10 years of acting as America’s second land army, the U.S. Marine Corps will be slimmed down to “middleweight” fighter status, its leader says.
Geopolitics – Why the West is now in decline
– Daily Telegraph – For 500 years Western civilisation was full of self-belief, but now, historian Niall Ferguson argues its dominance is coming to an end.
Chinese Navy – China challenges US predominance in Asia-Pacific
– Associated Press – When China launched threatening war games off Taiwan 15 years ago on the eve of an election on the self-governing island, the U.S. deployed two aircraft carriers, and China quickly backed down. Things don’t seem so one-sided any more.
German Navy – Stranded Egyptians sail home on German warships
– Associated Press – After being robbed by Libyan soldiers and huddling in a transit camp on the Tunisian border for several days, some 400 laborers fleeing Libya found themselves on perhaps the strangest stretch of their odyssey – a ride home in three German warships.
US Marines – Marines await Taliban move in deadly Afghan valley
– Associated Press – The cacophony of gunfire and bombing that dominated this southern river valley in the fall has dropped to a whisper, but U.S. Marines who have paid a heavy price battling the Taliban in Afghanistan’s deadliest spot expect the insurgents to hit back hard.
Geopolitics / Middle East – Arab democracy and the return of the Mediterranean world
– Washington Post – Robert D. Kaplan writes that with the toppling of autocratic regimes in Egypt and Tunisia – and other Arab dictators, such as Libya’s, on the ropes – some have euphorically announced the arrival of democracy in the Middle East. But something more subtle may develop.
Dutch Navy – Three Dutch marines captured during rescue in Libya
– BBC – Talks are under way to free three Dutch marines captured in Libya as they tried to evacuate foreign citizens.
US Navy -The Decline of U.S. Naval Power
– Wall Street Journal – Sixty ships were commonly underway in America’s seaward approaches in 1998, but today there are only 20. We are abdicating our role on the oceans.
Iranian Navy – Iran seeks closer naval ties with Syria
– Associated Press – Iran’s navy chief says he is seeking closer naval ties with Syria.
Italian Navy – Italian nationals evacuated from Libya
– Press TV – As pro-democracy protests rage in Libya, the Italian navy assault ship San Giorgio has prepared to evacuate Italians and people of other nationalities in the North African country’s port city of Misrata.
US Navy – Shipshape? The San Antonio, finally, almost is there
– Virginian Pilot – After two years, multiple breakdowns and more than $40 million in fixes, the amphibious transport dock is nearly ready for sea tests. The ship’s troubles, estimated in the thousands, included major engine problems.
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