– Barents Observer – The 96 meter long special-purpose ship “Akademik Aleksandrov” has been formally incorporated in Russia’s Northern Fleet.
Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies
– War Zone – In this article, we will cover the capabilities of both kinds of submarine-launched torpedoes and how they actually work, which is very different than what you have probably seen in the movies.
Positive First Results For Europe’s Operation Agénor
– Naval News – The initial assessment for Operation Agénor one month after reaching FOC is quite positive: 1,152 hours of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz have been monitored.
Philadelphia shipyard to build new dual-use merchant mariner training ships
– Defense News – The vessels could also prove useful in the Navy’s quest to identify a flexible hull that can meet a number of missions as it seeks to replace its aging logistics fleet.
COVID-19 Slams West’s Nuke Carriers While China Signals Taiwan, Japan
– Breaking Defense – China is operating the only aircraft carrier in the Western Pacific as the COVID crisis continues to ravage the USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam, and the USS Ronald Reagan remains pierside in Japan.
The US Navy is taking extreme measures to preserve its carrier surge
– Defense News – With the world’s eyes on the embattled carrier Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy is taking strong measures to make sure it can surge healthy aircraft carriers if needed. The carrier Harry S Truman, at the tail end of a seven-month deployment, is being held offshore as indefinitely as the Navy aims to keep its surge carrier deployment ready amid a global pandemic.
PRC, Russian Subs May Soon Face UUV-Launched US Sea Mines
– Breaking Defense – Unmanned underwater vehicles will scatter anti-submarine mines as a new way to protect US Navy ships at sea, part of a larger push to screen the fleet from increasingly sophisticated Chinese and Russian subs prowling the seas.
Dutch JSS Karel Doorman Set Sails To The Caribbean For COVID-19 Relief Mission
– Naval News – The Royal Netherlands Navy’s HNLMS Karel Doorman set sails for the Caribbean this morning. The Joint Logistic Support Ship (JSS) has been tasked by the Dutch Ministry of Defense to support civilian authorities in fighting the COVID-19 if the situation calls for it.
Don’t bet on a quick global resurrection amid COVID-19 pandemic
– Sunday Times – Niall Ferguson writes that Easter never felt more Eastery. The world economy looks dead. Can it be resurrected?
US Navy should turn to unmanned systems to track and destroy submarines
– Defense News – The U.S. Navy should increase the use of unmanned systems in ASW across the board, which cost a fraction to buy and operate compared to their manned counterparts.
Is China Getting Ready for an East China Sea Showdown?
– National Interest – On March 30 a destroyer from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force collided with a Chinese fishing boat on the high seas in the East China Sea. Details remain sketchy, but the collision came on the heels of a similar collision between a Taiwan Coast Guard vessel and a mainland fishing boat. What is Beijing thinking?
Fully Integrate America’s Naval Force
– USNI Proceedings – A truly integrated naval service should have a single headquarters to provide common fiscal, acquisition, and technology policy and support to the operating forces.
Navy Targets Sub-Launched Hypersonic Test By Mid 2020s
– Breaking Defense – The Navy plans to test its developmental hypersonic missile from a submarine by the mid-2020s, and is pushing the burgeoning program through a series of static tests this year to demonstrate technologies as it gears up to equipping its Virginia-class submarines with the weapon.
Fire Breaks Out On China’s Massive New Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship
– War Zone – The blaze struck while the ship was tied up to the pier at Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai.
Veneer of China’s Charm Offensive Cracked By Vietnamese Fishing Boat Incident
– USNI News – Last week’s collision between a Chinese Coast Guard vessel and a Vietnamese fishing boat near the Paracel Islands exposes Beijing’s “charm” and “coercion” strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic, regional experts say.
Technology-Enabled Mission Comand: Keeping Up With the (John Paul) Joneses
– War on the Rocks – This is Part 2 in a series on command philosophies and command technologies.
Clarifying Command: Keeping Up With the (John Paul) Joneses
– War on the Rocks – This is the first article in a series on command philosophies and command technologies.
Indonesia Is Reconsidering Contract With South Korea for 3 Diesel-Electric Submarines
– The Diplomat – The Indonesian government is considering cancelling a contract with South Korea for three Nagapasa-class diesel-electric attack subs.
(Thanks to Alain)
China develops fighter jet for training new generation of aircraft carrier pilots
– South China Morning Post – Chinese engineers have modified an old fighter jet to create a training aircraft for pilots who will serve on the country’s newest aircraft carrier – the Type 002 – which is currently in development.
US Navy commissions its last Block III Virginia submarine
– Defense News – The last of the U.S. Navy’s eight Block III Virginia-class submarines has joined the fleet.
Sea test this year for China’s new ‘skiing’ plane after coronavirus delay
– South China Morning Post – China is making up for time lost during the coronavirus outbreak by resuming preparations to test its largest amphibious aeroplane, which will be able to cover all of the South China Sea.
German sub about to be delivered to Egyptian Navy
– Jerusalem Post – The S43 submarine is the third out of four new submarines ThyssenKrupp sold to Egypt, after getting Netanyahu’s approval.
(Thanks to Alain)
Frigates: The Right Tool for the Job
– National Review – With the Navy lacking a well-balanced fleet, the U.S. must rely on destroyers to do the job of frigates.
French Carrier Charles De Gaulle Heading Home Amid Suspicion Of Covid-19
– Naval News – The French Navy aircraft carrier and flag ship Charles de Gaulle is heading home early following suspicion of several Covid-19 cases among its crew members.
Cooperative Deployments: An Indispensable Tool For Preparing for the High-End Fight
– CIMSEC – Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Gilday’s December 2019 Fragmentary Order (FRAGO), “Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority,” emphasizes the importance of building alliances and partnerships to enhance U.S. warfighting capability, with a particular focus on “full interoperability at the high end of naval warfare.”…The U.S. Navy’s Cooperative Deployment Program (CDP), a framework for integrating partner nation (PN) navy units into deploying U.S. Navy strike groups, offers a particularly valuable instrument for advancing this goal.
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