El Snorkel – Several countries are now trying to develop their underwater capabilities, and Sweden will soon have a revolutionary weapon in its arsenal. (In Spanish)
(Thanks to Alain)
Newport News has fully staffed attack sub line, after years of delays
Defense News – The Virginia-class submarine production line at Newport News Shipbuilding is now fully staffed, after taking a back seat to the preeminent Columbia-class submarine program for years.
(Thanks to Alain)
Greek Naval Vessels To Be Fitted With SPIKE Missiles
Naval News – Greece will proceed with the procurement of SPIKE fire-and-forget missiles from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to equip eight naval vessels of two different types.
(Thanks to Alain)
The Case for Japanese Land Power in the First Island Chain
War on the Rocks – At this juncture, Japan’s new strategies envision a refashioned Ground Self-Defense Force which will be more cross-domain, lethal, mobile, and survivable. As such, it will better support joint and bilateral operations with the U.S. military along the first island chain. Given its evolving roles and missions, the Ground Self-Defense Force has the opportunity to take the lead in the endeavor to modernize the alliance.
India’s Navy Is No Superpower Just Yet
1945 – It’s pretty plain that India remains content to freeride on outside-supplied maritime security, much as the United States freerode on the Royal Navy for most of the nineteenth century.
Denmark Begins Procurement Process To Deliver New Capabilities For Arctic Operations
Naval News – Denmark has begun the process of procuring systems to increase air, land, and sea presence and surveillance across its Arctic areas of interest.
‘Hodgepodge of tech’: What makes Indonesia’s naval buildup vulnerable?
Defense News – ‘Hodgepodge of tech’: What makes Indonesia’s naval buildup vulnerable?
How are Pakistan’s naval modernization plans coming along?
Defense News – Even as Pakistan’s currency plunges and the country pursues a bailout package to avoid default, the country’s naval officials say its maritime modernization programs remain on track.
Philippine Coast Guard says Chinese ship aimed laser at one of its vessels
CNN – The Philippine Coast Guard has accused a China Coast Guard ship of pointing a “military grade” laser at some of its crew, temporarily blinding them, aboard a vessel in contested waters of the South China last week.
Warships serve as hospitals in Hatay
Hurriyet Daily News – Türkiye’s amphibious tank landing ships TCG Bayraktar and TCG Sancaktar have docked at a port in the southern province of Hatay to provide hospital services for the victims of Feb. 6’s major earthquakes.
A return to the Philippines
Defense News – The US Navy will likely be in China’s backyard, again, but don’t expect another Subic Bay.
The Promise and Pitfalls of Underwater Domain Awareness
War on the Rocks – Few expressions in the maritime lexicon today are as persistent and pervasive as maritime domain awareness. The term has become a watchword in security and governance debates, a conceptual idiom implying information superiority in the nautical arena. Within the greater scope of maritime domain awareness, however, underwater domain awareness is a new and emerging concept that has piqued the interest of maritime analysts. It rests on the idea that modern-day technology has rendered the sea transparent, making it possible for maritime agencies to track undersea activity.
Growing signs Australia’s new nuclear sub will be British design
Breaking Defense – With the formal announcement of Australia’s path to obtain nuclear attack submarines expected to happen in Washington next month, speculation about the likely solution AUKUS is beginning to leak out.
Peregrine rotary wing UAV to enter service with the Royal Navy
Navy Lookout – Under the Future Tactical Uncrewed Air System (FUTAS) programme, the RN has selected the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter which will operate in the intelligence-gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance role, initially from warships based in the Persian Gulf.
Ireland will ‘never be in a position to engage’ in antisubmarine warfare
Breaking Defense – Ireland’s deputy prime minister this week explicitly ruled out developing antisubmarine warfare capabilities, despite facing fierce criticism over maritime weaknesses, an inability to independently protect undersea cables or prevent Russian naval exercises in Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ) waters.
From Eyes Above: Information Architectures For Striking Maritime Targets
CIMSEC – As the Navy expands the scope of its anti-ship arsenal, it needs to consider a concurrent expansion of the information architecture that is needed to employ these weapons at range.
New Philippine Basing Access Strengthens U.S. Marine, Navy Plans
Naval News – A week ago, the Philippines and the United States took steps to expand the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with U.S. access to four bases in the Philippines. This builds on the previous five bases in the original agreement created in 2014, greatly enhancing U.S. capabilities in the Philippines. This increased access can be of great benefit to U.S. forces which are seeking an increased presence in the region to counter adversaries, such as China. Of the U.S. services engaging with the Philippines with this threat in mind, the U.S. Marine Corps has taken center stage in these efforts. These new sites can prove to be crucial for Marine plans going forward in the Western Pacific.
World’s Largest Submarine Drone Being Built In Germany
Naval News – As the last Typhoon class submarine is retired, another underwater giant is starting construction. The German MUM (Modifiable Underwater Mothership) will be the largest autonomous underwater vehicle in the world.
Keeping the fleet stealthy – the acoustic ranges used to support the Royal Navy
Navy Lookout – As part of a series covering UK naval infrastructure, here we look at the little-known facilities used to evaluate the acoustic and magnetic signatures of the navy’s ships and submarines.
Qatari navy’s new amphibious ship to help fulfil nation’s ‘unique’ needs
Breaking Defense – A look at what Qatar can do with its new LPD.
(Thanks to Alain)
How the US Navy is creating the ‘nirvana of one combat system’
Defense News – The U.S. Navy is considering how best to equip ships and sailors to take advantage of fleetwide connectivity that Project Overmatch will provide. At the heart of this is the Integrated Combat System, a single hardware-agnostic software suite that all ships can pull from to conduct missions alone or in a group.
First images of the interior of the new Russian submarine “Generalissimo Suvorov” of the Borey-a class (project 995a)
El Snorkel – The Russian media Paluba.media publishes the first images of the interior of the balistic missile submarine Bulova “Generalissimo Suvorov” (In Spanish)
(Thanks to Alain)
Rules of Engagement and Undersea Incursions: Reacting to Foreign Submarines in Territorial Waters
CIMSEC – The conduct of Russian submarine espionage in the territorial seas of its neighbors presents one of the greatest challenges to avoiding conflict in the Baltic Sea. These incidents reveal the gap between the law of the sea and the use of force in self-defense against an armed attack. The Nordic coastal states must walk a fine line between protecting their territorial integrity and avoiding escalation of an incident that might quickly spin out of control.
Navy Underwater Robots, Divers Searching for Remains of Chinese Spy Balloon; Salvage Ship Set to Deploy from Little Creek for Recovery
USNI News – A U.S. amphibious warship, explosive and ordnance divers and underwater robots are off the coast of South Carolina surveying about a square mile off the Atlantic Ocean for the remains of a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter shot down on Saturday.
Philippines coast guard chief says boosts South China Sea presence
Reuters – The Philippine Coast Guard has stepped up its presence in the disputed South China Sea by deploying additional vessels and conducting more sorties and overflights to protect maritime territory and the country’s fishermen, its chief said on Monday.
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