China Mil – A German frigate would set sail for the Indo-Pacific region early August this year and sail through the South China Sea on its way back about six months later, reported the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a German newspaper, on March 2 citing several senior officials at the German foreign and defense ministries. Reuters said it that would be the first German warship crossing the South China Sea since 2002.
This Is The Pentagon’s $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The Pacific
War Zone – The plans include calls for deploying long-range missiles in the Western Pacific, new missile defenses and sensor networks, and more.
New Details of Austal’s EPF Hospital Ship Emerge
USNI News – After the Navy last week issued a $235-million contract modification to Austal USA to build its latest multi-purpose Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, new details of the ambulance variant have come to light.
China has built the world’s largest navy. Now what’s Beijing going to do with it?
CNN – At some point between 2015 and today, China has assembled the world’s largest naval force. And now it’s working to make it formidable far from its shores.
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Navy’s Ever-Evolving Aegis Combat System
War Zone – We go in-depth with Lockheed’s point man on Aegis about the combat system’s revolutionary past, evolving present, and universal future.
Aegis Ashore on Guam Would ‘Free Up’ 3 Navy Destroyers
USNI News – Building an Aegis Ashore facility on Guam would relieve three guided-missile destroyers from missile defense work and make them available for Navy tasking, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Thursday.
Advantage at Sea Requires Rethinking Influence
War on the Rocks – The U.S. Navy handicaps itself in great-power competition. “Though we are not exchanging fire with our competitors,” according to the chief of naval operations, “we are battling for influence and positional advantage.” Much of this battle is waged in information environments, and the new tri-service maritime strategy includes influence within the information domain in the very definition of “naval power.” Yet the U.S. Navy neglects part of its arsenal for influence, namely military information support operations.
Meet Singapore’s New Maritime Security Unmanned Surface Vessels
Naval News – The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will soon deploy new Maritime Security Unmanned Surface Vessels (MARSEC USVs) to complement manned vessels in patrolling and securing Singapore’s waters.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Wants $4.68B for New Pacific Deterrence Initiative
USNI News – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is seeking $4.68 billion in the upcoming fiscal year for the year-old Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
Sea Blind: Pacing Cybersecurity’s Evolving Impact on Maritime Operations
CIMSEC – Just as the sextant enabled celestial navigation of ships far from shore, and signal flags and lights allowed ships to communicate with one another more effectively, the adoption of digital technology has allowed sailors to shoot, move, and communicate even more rapidly. While this technology allows seafarers to navigate more precisely and communicate and coordinate with others more easily, it introduces new vulnerabilities to modern warships.
Russia Revives Its Coast Defenses
StrategyPage – After a decade of effort Russia is finally completing its coastal defense rebuilding program.
Perils of a New Dimension: Socially Engineered Attacks in Maritime Cybersecurity
CIMSEC – Maritime security, through cybersecurity, will become a much more complex endeavor. It will require a considered combination of the human element, technical innovation, management procedures, security protocols, and classical maritime know-how.
In Indo-Pacific, US eyes ‘agile’ posture to dodge Chinese missiles
Nikkei Asia – The U.S. will deploy its Indo-Pacific military presence far and wide rather than keep it concentrated at a handful of bases as it seeks to protect itself from China’s advanced missile capabilities.
PLA commissions upgraded destroyer, naval drills show
Global Times – A newly commissioned, upgraded variation of the Type 052D destroyer recently made its public debut in a series of maritime exercises by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, and analysts said more warships of this class are expected to join the service soon.
Surface ship readiness continues to struggle, US Navy inspections show
Defense News – The U.S. Navy’s surface fleet continues to struggle to keep its ships adequately maintained, according to the Board of Inspection and Survey, an entity responsible for monitoring the condition of the service’s ships.
The One-Sided War of Ideas With China
Foreign Policy – As Washington ramps up to defend democracy, Beijing is still motivated mostly by geography.
South China Sea: why France is flexing its muscles in the contested waters
South China Morning Post – France has territories, and therefore exclusive economic zones around them, in the Indian Ocean and the southern Pacific. It attaches great importance to its interests in the region and has forged close security ties with countries there.
USS Gabrielle Giffords Deployment Showcased LCS’s Flexibility, Naval Strike Missile
USNI News – USS Gabrielle Giffords’ (LCS-10) recently completed 17-month deployment to the Pacific will refine how the Navy thinks about operating and maintaining the Littoral Combat Ship forward.
Time for a Fully Integrated Dual-Fleet Force Model
War on the Rocks – Why are so many countries opting to invest as much — if not more — in their coast guards compared to conventional naval forces? Perhaps the more pressing question for naval planners, strategists, and statesmen alike is why the United States is not following suit.
Examination of Israeli-owned ship indicates Gulf blast was caused by mines
Times of Israel – An examination of damage to an Israeli-owned cargo ship currently docked in Dubai indicates an explosion that hit it in the Gulf of Oman was caused by mines covertly attached to the ship.
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Replacing Trident could take the UK-US ‘special relationship’ to “new heights”
BBC – UK cooperation with the United States on nuclear weapons has reached “new heights”, with the new warhead for the Trident missile, BBC Newsnight has learned.
Government submarine contract sunk and unlikely to resurface
Independent Australia – The submarine deal France proudly called ‘the contract of the Century’ appears to have collapsed
2034: A Novel of the Next World War
Wired – By Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis. Read all 6 parts of this novel, starting here.
Last Exit From Afghanistan
New Yorker – Will peace talks with the Taliban and the prospect of an American withdrawal create a breakthrough or a collapse?
The Navy Plans To Launch Swarms Of Aerial Drones From Unmanned Submarines And Ships
War Zone – Unmanned surface and underwater vehicles capable of deploying drone swarms in contested territory could be game-changing for the Navy.
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