Royal Navy – The captain of HMS Nottingham, which ran aground off of Australia, will be rewarded for helping to save the ship.
US Navy – Exercise Millenium Challenge 02 is over.
History – US Marines – Another look at the Battle for Guadalcanal.
US Navy – An interview with the Secretary of the Navy
Background – Russia – How Russia may attempt to extend its sphere of influence in the future.
Background – Information Warfare – High Power Microwave weapons, designed to attack electronic systems, may be ready for use against Iraq.
US Navy – The US is evaluating the Norwegian patrol boat Skjold this summer.
Indian Navy – India will resume exercises with the US Navy in the fall.
US Navy – The US is looking for more partners to contribute escort vessels to fight the war on piracy.
NAVINT – Anthony Preston’s miscellaneous naval news from Australia, Indonesia, Brunei, Iran, Kuwait, Norway and India.
Taiwanese Navy – To placate China, Taiwan cancels an antisubmarine exercise.
Russian Navy – Russia is beginning naval exercises in the Caspian Sea.
US Navy – The US Navy is being sued over its deployment of low frequency active sonar.
Background – Iraq – Sir John Keegan on why an attack on Iraq must use all available military forces.
Background – Iraq and Wargaming – William Arkin on how a wargame previously covered here, Millennium Challenge 02, is in reality a wargame for testing different strategies to use against Iraq. The overall theme is to demonstrate the capability to conduct “rapid decisive operations” – that is the use of a much wider range of government resources – diplomatic, economic, covert – and the power to employ the most appropriate of those forces to achieve a desired political or military outcome rather than a level of destruction of the enemy.
Indian Navy – India’s new Krivak-class guided missile frigates will be delivered by the end of the year.
Royal Navy – A list of Royal Navy ships that could be used against Iraq in the near future.
Russian Navy – Although Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plan on joining NATO, Russia intends to maintain a strong naval presence in the Baltic Sea.
Meanwhile, the aircraft carrier Kuznetsov is said to be in drydock until 2004, due to problems with its engines. Its airwing has been training in the Ukraine at an airfield the simulates the carrier’s deck.
US Coast Guard – A look at how the Coast Guard is balancing its new home defense mission with its other traditional roles.
US Navy – How P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft have been used in the war on terror.
Royal Navy – The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal will soon deploy to the Mediterranean Sea.
Royal Navy – HMS Nottingham begins its journey back to Australia.
South Korean Navy – South Korea is salvaging its warship that was sunk by North Korea in June.
Thai Navy – Thailand’s new navy chief says he will not push for the acquisition of submarines.
Background – Saudi Arabia – Thomas Ricks on how the US government may be warming to the idea that the Saudi’s are at the root of many of the US’s troubles.
History – An entertaining article on how the US National Park Service is attempting to preserve and present Cold War artifacts – namely missile silos.
Background – Special Operations – William Arkin on the future of US special operations – as hoped for by Special Operations Command.
US Navy – Naval lessons learned in Afghanistan.
Japanese Coast Guard – Japan is forming an organization of volunteer coastwatchers to look for environmental accidents, suspicious incidents and terrorists.
History – Beira patrol – A review of Britain’s naval blockade of the newly independent state of Rhodesia from 1966-1975, and what lessons may be drawn from it for current and future UN naval blockade operations.
Background – War on Terrorism – Why the war on terror is lagging behind in South-East Asia.
US Navy – Thomas Ricks on how it is being proposed that SEALs become more aggressive in boarding and searching suspicious vessels around the world.
US Navy – How the Joint Strike Fighter is transformational.
Russian Navy – What questions about the Kursk have been left unanswered by the final report?
Background – Intelligence – An excellent Power Point brief on the naval intelligence lessons learned to date in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Royal Navy – England will sink two Type-22 frigates it cannot find buyers for.
US Navy – Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, with her F/A-18E squadrons.
Background – Iraq – Thomas Ricks on the US military’s reservations over invading Iraq.
US Navy – More on the Gold Team’s design for the DD(X).
Argentine Navy – Argentina has given up in its attempt to rescue a German ship trapped in Antarctica.
Taiwanese Navy – More about the negotiations between Taiwan and the US over diesel submarine acquisition.
Background – Iran – Reuel Marc Gerecht on how Iran is now ripe for a democratic revolution to replace its corrupt theocracy.
Taiwanese Navy – Negotiations over submarines being supplied to Taiwan get down to brass tacks.
Royal Navy – HMS Cumberland will be exercising with the Pakistani Navy.
Canadian Navy – Canada will exercise in the Arctic for the first time in 13 years, in Exercise Narwhal Ranger, to assert its sovereignty over the region.
Background – Iraq – Is the US considering a third-generation warfare plan for attacking Iraq?
US Marines – An update on the MV-22 Osprey flight test program.
US Navy – UN sanctions against Iraq are going to be more stringently enforced at sea.
US Marines – A review of non-lethal weapons currently under development.
US Merchant Marine – A thorough review of what ails the US Merchant Marine.
NATO – NATO’s biennial humanitarian disaster relief exercise utilizing naval forces, Co-operative Safeguard (CS02), took place last month. There is an extensive photo gallery that goes with this story.
Background – 4th Generation Warfare – Another excellent introduction to 4th Generation Warfare, in Adobe Acrobat format.
Russian Navy – The final word on the Kursk, from the Russian government.
US Navy – More on the F/A-18 E Super Hornet’s first operational deployment on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
US Marines – Will Marine Expeditionary Units be transformed into Expeditionary Strike Groups?
Background – Collateral Damage – Ralph Peters on why we should not apologize for collateral damage in Afghanistan.
US Navy – The US is being sued to stop testing of sonars in its Littoral Warfare Advanced Development program.
Background – Afghanistan – More lessons learned to date in trying to fight a 4th generation warfare adversary with 2nd generation warfare tactics.
Argentinean Navy – The Argentine icebreaker and the polar supply ship it is rescuing are both trapped in the ice.
South Korean Navy – South Korea will purchase the Aegis weapons system for use on a new class of destroyers.
US Navy – US submarines are being outfitted with new personal escape gear.
US Navy – The large wargame Millennium Challenge 2002 begins today.
Background – Piracy – More information on piracy in the first 6 months of 2002.
US Navy – What the US Navy is currently up to in mine countermeasures.
Royal Navy – Is the scrapping of the Royal Navy’s Sea Harrier fleet part of the reason for the early retirement of the UK’s most senior officers?
Indonesian Navy – Indonesian waters continue to be the number one site of piracy in the world.
US Navy – HMS Newcastle seized a large drug shipment in the Caribbean.
US Navy – The US would like to build a floating commando base, and is looking at several proposals, including permanent conversion of the USS Constellation.
US Navy – A single cell Vertical Launch System is being developed.
Israeli Navy – More information on Israel’s Dolphin-class submarines.
US Navy – The USS Abraham Lincoln battlegroup is deploying to the Pacific, it will be the first operational deployment of the F/A-18E Hornet.
German Navy – The German Navy helped to recover a ship that had been hijacked by Somali pirates.
French Navy – France captured two al-Qaida suspects in the Persian Gulf.
Background – 4th Generation Warfare – A review of how the US is conducting operations in Afghanistan against an enemy using 4th Generation Warfare.
Royal Marines – More details on why the SA-80 rifle does not work in combat situations.
Taiwanese Navy – Will Israel supply submarines to Taiwan?
Background – Afghanistan – David Isby on how we can build our way to a successful future in Afghanistan.
Background – 4th Generation Warfare – An excellent short PowerPoint presentation on what 4th generation warfare is.
US Navy – The USS George Washington battlegroup has relieved the USS John F. Kennedy battlegroup in the Arabian Sea.
US Navy – Medical lessons learned from the USS Cole attack – and how they are not being passed on.
Royal Marines – The Royal Marines’ assault rifle is OK after all, says the UK government. Should they be believed?
US Navy – The F-18E/F Super Hornet is joining the fleet.
US Navy – The US Navy’s aircraft are getting too long in the tooth???
Background – Robotics – A look at future applications of robots in naval warfare.
Spanish Navy – Moroccan troops have been evicted from a Spanish island by a combined arms team.
US Navy – The US plans to experiment with swapping the destroyer USS Fletcher’s entire crew, to lengthen ship deployment times.
Indonesian Navy – Indonesia will purchase 48 patrol boats from Eastern European countries. It is in dire need of more vessels to patrol its territorial waters.
Phillipine Navy – The US and Phillipine navies are conducting joint exercises together.
Sri Lankan Navy – Sri Lanka is stepping up patrols of its territorial waters to thwart rebel intrusions.
Background – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – A good review of the present and future potential of UAVs and UCAVs.
Argentine Navy – The Argentine navy’s ice-breaker, Almirante Irizar, is trying to push its way through the ice to rescue the German ship Magdalena Oldendorff off Antarctica.
Spanish Navy – Spain has sent another warship off Morocco.
Indian Navy – India and the US are now formally patrolling the Malacca Straits.
Chinese Navy – China continues to fortify its holdings in the Spratly Islands.
Background – Iraq – John Keegan’s view of what lies in store for Iraq.
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