CNN – A decommissioned aircraft carrier from the 1960s that has been floating offshore for three months since Turkey refused it entry to be scrapped there will be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean in waters under Brazil’s jurisdiction.
(Thanks to Alain)
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‘Limited’ Wars Could Make a Bloody Return
USNI Proceedings – “Flexible response” plans can help prevent prolonged fighting and devastation.
Estonia Selects Blue Spear Anti-Ship Missile For Coastal Batteries
Naval News – Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) has signed a contract with Proteus Advanced Systems Pte. Ltd., a joint venture company of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) and ST Engineering Land Systems Ltd. (ST), to equip the Estonian Defence Forces with Blue Spear (5G SSM) missile systems
Houthis Lay Sea Mines In Red Sea; Coalition Boasts Few Minesweepers
Breaking Defense – The Houthi rebels in Yemen have planted sea mines in the southern part of the Red Sea where US Navy and other allied ships are sailing, posing a possibly grave threat to shipping.
Maritime Strategy Series Kicks Off on CIMSEC
CIMSEC – This week CIMSEC is running an interview series on the U.S. Navy’s 1980s Maritime Strategy. Through discussions with those helped conceive and advocate for this historic strategy, important lessons on the maritime dimension of great power competition will emerge.
This Is Our First Look At The Navy’s New CMV-22B Osprey Flying From An Aircraft Carrier
War Zone – The aircraft’s choice as a replacement for the venerable C-2 Greyhound has been controversial, but its development has been amazingly fast.
At the Commissioning of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Aircraft Carrier Baekdusan
– CIMSEC – Bringing a new light carrier into service would be an impressive feat for any naval enterprise, let alone the Korean People’s Navy….a new FICINT story…
Suggestion For Warship Recommendation Guide For a Beginner?
Can anyone recommend a modern warship recognition guide for a beginner?
Weyer’s Flottentaschenbuch is a bit too much at this stage.
This Jane’s guide would be perfect but it is 14 years old. Does anyone know of anything newer?
Please let me know through the Contact Form – Thanks!
Russian coast guard receives new ice strengthened patrol vessel
– Barents Observer – The “Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky” will improve search- and rescue capabilities in Russia’s western Arctic region.
India Set To Hand Over Submarine To Myanmar To Counter China
– International Business Times – India will soon turn over a Russian-made submarine to Myanmar making it the first-ever commissioned submarine for the country formerly known as Burma. The impending transfer is seen as a boost to the bilateral defense cooperation between the two countries and it supports India’s policy to countermeasure any action China may take with Myanmar.
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U.S. Navy’s Costliest Carrier Was Delivered Without Elevators to Lift Bombs
– Bloomberg – The $13 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, the U.S. Navy’s costliest warship, was delivered last year without elevators needed to lift bombs from below deck magazines for loading on fighter jets.
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Japanese destroyer shoots down ballistic missile off Hawaii
– Defense News – Japanese Aegis destroyer Atago detected and shot down a short-range ballistic missile in space Tuesday in a joint test with the U.S. Navy using the SM-3 Block IB missile.
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Annual White Paper on Defense
– Japanese Ministry of Defense – An excellent look at how the Japanese see the Chinese threat to Japan.
Tradewinds 2018 and the Caribbean’s Maritime Security Challenges
– CIMSEC – The first two phases of the multinational, Caribbean-focused military exercise Tradewinds 2018 took place between 4-21 June. Said maneuvers, sponsored by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), brought together an estimated 1,700 troops from almost two dozen nations. Given the ongoing maritime security challenges that the Greater Caribbean continues to face, these confidence and interoperability-building exercises continue to be very important.
Lifting the Fog of Targeting: “Autonomous Weapons” and Human Control through the Lens of Military Targeting
– US Naval War College Review – Military targeting practices should be the core of any analysis that seeks a better understanding both of the concept of meaningful human control within a context of increasingly autonomous weapons, and of what human-machine relationship we require.
Into the Abyss?: European Naval Power in the Post–Cold War Era
– US Naval War College Review – A survey of how Europe’s naval forces have evolved since the end of the Cold War amid a complex and threatening security environment. More than two decades of fiscal austerity have jeopardized Europe’s ability both to ensure good order at sea and to provide credible deterrence, and have limited its ability to promote common interests and shape events abroad.
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