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
What Should A $100 Billion Japanese Military Look Like?
1945 – James Holmes writes that Tokyo must refuse to succumb to the allure of prestige platforms.
Can’t Sail Away From Cyber Attacks: ‘Sea-Hacking’ From Land
War on the Rocks – The warnings had been issued for years. The techniques were simple enough — penetrate the platform through the onboard navigation system and then go horizontally across the onboard networks to gain control of key systems such as steering and the throttle. The hackers did exactly this — surprisingly without foreknowledge of the specific systems they were to hack prior to beginning the penetration. They were in and through the navigation interface in a remarkably short time and had control of both the steering systems and the throttle in quick succession. From this effort came a coveted “Black Badge” from the Maritime Hacking village of the annual cyber security conference DefCon, held in August 2021 in Las Vegas.
Navy Denies Russian Claims of Expelling U.S. Destroyer From Territorial Waters In Sea of Japan
USNI News – The U.S. Navy on Friday refuted Russian claims that it prevented a U.S. destroyer from crossing into its territorial waters in the Sea of Japan.
China, Russia hold joint naval drill in Sea of Japan, display ‘higher level of trust, capability’
Global Times – With China’s advanced Type 055, a 10,000 ton-class large destroyer, for the first time joining an exercise with a foreign navy, China and Russia on Thursday kicked off a joint naval drill in the Sea of Japan, in a move that Chinese experts said not only displays the two sides’ high level of strategic mutual trust, but also will enhance their capability to jointly deal with maritime security threats and safeguard regional peace and stability, at a time when Western countries are building antagonistic regional security organizations like the Quad and AUKUS.
China forges ahead in full-time training of carrier-borne fighter pilots
ChinaMilitary – China has preliminarily possessed the capability of full-time training of carrier-borne fighter pilots.
The 4 Submarines Competing For The Indian Navy’s P-75I Program
Naval News – The Indian Navy’s P-75I submarines will be larger and much more potent than the Kalvari Class now entering service. They will be the bedrock of India’s submarine fleet at a time when the strategic focus is leaning towards China as well as the traditional adversary, Pakistan. There are 4 contenders.
Does Taiwan Need Nuclear Weapons To Deter China?
1945 – James Holmes writes that Taiwan can take a pass on nuclear weapons—and husband defenses better suited to the strategic surroundings.
Why the Moskva-Class Helicopter Cruiser is Not the Best Naval Design For the Drone Era
CIMSEC – The Moskva-class represented the largest and most obvious failure of the helicopter cruiser concept. Their weapons were inflexible and their air group too small, compounded by horrible seakeeping. Beyond the failings of the design itself, their doctrinal role was made obsolete before the first ship commissioned. While the proposed ‘Modern Moskva’ avoids these failings, the concept does not address the problems which doomed all helicopter cruisers. Efficiently operating large numbers of aircraft requires as much flight deck as possible. Surface combatants require deck space for weapons and sensors. Trying to combine the two requirements yields a ship that does neither well. A ‘Modern Moskva’ finds itself in a position of being larger and more expensive than a normal surface combatant, but wholly worse than a carrier at flight operations.
Two French LHDs And 25 Helicopters Take Part In Large Amphibious Exercise
Naval News – The French Navy and French Army are currently conducting a joint, large scale, amphibious exercise named Cormoran 21. The goal is to train both services in a high intensity combat scenario representative of what the French Military may face tomorrow.
China Maritime Report No. 15: The New Chinese Marine Corps: A “Strategic Dagger” in a Cross-Strait Invasion
Chinese Maritime Studies Institute – Since 2017, the People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC) has undergone significant expansion, growing from two brigades to eight. The major impetus behind these efforts is a desire to build the service arm into an expeditionary force capable of operating in most environments at short notice. However, PLANMC reform has also bolstered its ability to contribute to major campaigns along China’s periphery, including a Taiwan invasion scenario. This report examines the PLANMC’s role in a cross-strait amphibious campaign and analyzes how new additions to the force could be used against Taiwan.
Sea Power Makes Great Powers
Foreign Policy – History reveals a country’s rise and decline are directly related to the heft of its navy. So why is the United States intent on downsizing?
A New Maritime Strategy, Part 1 – The Real Issues
CIMSEC – In this article Robert Rubel will highlight potential issues with strategy development so that Navy leadership can determine an effective naval strategy.
Hurt USS Connecticut Highlights Ship Repair Shortfalls At Key Guam Base
Forbes – The Navy’s lack of ship repair support in the central Pacific is a serious matter.
Naval Group Unveils XLUUV Demonstrator
Naval News – During the fifth edition of the Naval Innovation Days, Naval Group unveiled for the first time to the public its Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) demonstrator.
This Is Our First Look At The Marines’ Loitering Munition-Armed Light Armored Vehicle
War Zone – The ‘suicide drones’ will allow Marine light armored units to surveil the battlefield and strike targets with pinpoint precision from up above.
Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater
War Zone – A veteran submariner explains the challenges crews face navigating complex undersea environments that they can’t even see.
Japan Moves Forward With Aegis Equipped Ship Project. But Is It Enough?
Naval News – According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD)’s budget request for FY2022 announced on August 30, 2021, the budget includes the cost to modify the Lockheed Martin SPY-7 radar in order to operate it at sea. Japan’s SPY-7 radar was initially procured for the land based Aegis Ashore facility.
Chinese Testing Experimental Armed Drone Ships at Secret Naval Base
USNI News – In front of scenic cliffs and an ornamental European-style windmill is a secret People’s Liberation Army Navy pier. Here, at a former tourist resort on China’s northern coast, is where the PLAN is developing some of its most secretive, and previously unreported, naval programs.
Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to pass secrets
AP – A Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American nuclear-powered submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent
Dune Foresaw—and Influenced—Half a Century of Global Conflict
Wired – From Afghanistan to cyberattacks, Frank Herbert’s novel anticipated and shaped warfare as we know it.
Malaysian and Singapore Drill with U.K., Australia and New Zealand in Bersama Gold 2021
USNI News – Nations part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) – Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom – began the field training portion of the Bersama Gold 2021 exercise today on Friday.
U.K. Royal Navy’s First Sea Lord Talks AUKUS, British Carriers in the Pacific
USNI News – Last week, USNI News spoke with First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Tony Radakin about the ongoing deployment of Queen Elizabeth, the AUKUS deal in which the U.K. and U.S. will work with Australia to build a new class of nuclear-powered submarines, and less restrictive“come as you are” naval operations could be the future of maritime alliances.
Navigating a Sea of Challenges: A New Approach For NATO in the Eastern Mediterranean
Modern War Institute – NATO is the most formidable military alliance in the world, capable of deploying and sustaining forces anywhere around the globe—an unprecedented degree of power projection. However, analyzing the contemporary geopolitical situation in the eastern Mediterranean shows that NATO is only one of the key players. Russia has strategically acquired the lion’s share of political and military influence in Syria and Libya, while also gradually empowering a potential rift in the alliance, enticing Turkey to change its course and drift away from the West. This fact is in stark contrast with basic NATO principles and goals, as dominance in the Mediterranean is critically vital to Europe’s stability and prosperity.
Modern Naval Mines: Not Your Grandfather’s Weapons That Wait
CIMSEC – So, CNO: Remember your 18 February 1991 introduction to naval mine warfare. Thirty years on, the Navy’s mines and mining objective must make America’s adversaries worry about the threat of mines and seabed warfare systems more than their weapons concern the United States and its allies and partners.
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