– USNI News – Amphib USS Bataan (LHD-5) is operating in the Red Sea as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to simmer.
In a quest for 355 ships, US Navy leaders are unwilling to accept a hollow force
– Defense News – The push to grow the U.S. Navy by about 20 percent was given a new lease on life, politically speaking, with a renewed push from the White House and acting secretary of the Navy. But the fundamental issue applies: The Navy can’t tack on a significant number of extra ships without more funding.
Finland to bolster Navy’s surface fleet with new ships, more missiles
– Defense News – Finland plans to increase its naval modernization budget in 2020 as part of a broad and ambitious effort to deepen its overall presence and surface capability in the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia.
Is the U.S. Navy Going to Fight ‘World War I’ Against China?
– National Interest – James Holmes writes that the German Army of 1918 offers a cautionary tale about the perils of being too slow to develop new hardware to put new concepts into effect. Let’s not risk a German fate.
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!
China starts work on US$97 million, 10,700 tonne civilian patrol vessel – its biggest ever
– South China Morning Post – With tensions between Beijing and its neighbours riding high over territorial claims in the South China Sea, a Chinese shipyard has begun work on what will be the largest offshore patrol vessel in the nation’s civilian fleet.
Indian Navy hits a major milestone with a home-grown experimental jet
– Defense News – The Indian Navy hit a major milestone in its quest for a home-grown carrier-based fighter aircraft. A prototype of a naval version of India’s Tejas light combat aircraft performed an arrested landing on board the carrier Vikramaditya in the Arabian Sea.
China nuclear missile development steps up a gear with test of weapon capable of hitting US mainland
– South China Morning Post – China has moved to speed up development of its most advanced submarine-launched nuclear missile, a weapon capable of striking the US mainland.
Putin takes a look at new aircraft carrier
– Barents Observer – As the country’s one and only vessel of the kind lies damaged by accident and fire at port in Murmansk, the President puts his eyes on a brand new project.
Does the US Navy have its robot-warship concept all wrong?
– Defense News – The U.S. Navy’s plans for unleashing robot warships on the world’s oceans may need some work, according to a new study.
American Destroyer Sounds Collision Alarm As Russian Ship Gets Aggressive In The Middle East
– War Zone – The U.S. and Russian Navies had a similar near-collision in the Pacific last year and this incident comes during a very tense time in this region.
The Navy and the UAPs
– USNI Blog – One of the strangest mysteries of the modern U.S. Navy is a series of events that played out in 2004 and 2014–15, on each coast, involving what the Pentagon now calls “unexplained aerial phenomena” (UAP).
French Navy Final Loire-Class BSAM ‘Garonne’ Enters Active Service
– Naval News – The French Navy (Marine Nationale) fourth and final Loire-class vessel, “Garonne”, entered “active duty”.
The Conventional Wisdom on China’s Island Bases is Dangerously Wrong
– War on the Rocks – Couldn’t the United States easily neutralize China’s remote outposts in the South China Sea in a conflict, negating their value? The assumption is understandable given how seemingly remote the facilities are and how accustomed Americans have become to uncontested dominance over the sea and air. But it is flawed.
Destination Unknown Volume 1
– US Marine Corps University – The first graphic novel of short stories about future war released by the Krulak Center via Marine Corps University Press.
Battle of the Bastions
– War on the Rocks – Bastions are back…
The surface Navy needs to fundamentally reshape itself to defeat the Chinese threat, study finds
– Defense News – The U.S. Navy’s surface fleet is completely misaligned to meet the threats the military says it must counter in the 21st century, and it’s not correctly constructed to pursue its own strategy of “distributed maritime operations,” according to new study from the Center or Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
Read the report: Taking Back the Seas: Transforming the U.S. Surface Fleet for Decision-Centric Warfare
Pakistan and China launch joint naval drills. Should India be concerned?
– Defense News – A nine-day Sino-Pakistani naval exercise commenced in Pakistan’s port of Karachi on Monday with the arrival of a Chinese naval task group from its South Sea Fleet. Sea Guardians 2020 is the sixth in the bilateral series, which, according to the Pakistan Navy, will focus on “augmenting interoperability and strategic cooperation.”
The Future of America’s Contest With China
– New Yorker – Washington is in an intensifying standoff with Beijing. Which one will fundamentally shape the twenty-first century?
Winning the Invisible War: Gaining an Enduring Advantage in the EMS
– CIMSEC – The challenge of spectrum management and control will be acute for militaries, which depend almost entirely on the EMS for sensing and communications.
Don’t Go Too Crazy, Marine Corps
– War on the Rocks – The Marine Corps is embarking on a 10-year restructuring to align itself with the National Defense Strategy, but in doing so, it risks ignoring the last 70 years of its history.
Argentina studies the purchase of two ‘Ula’ Norwegian class submarines
– El Snorkel – The arrival of Type 210 would serve to resume the formation of Argentine divers and strengthen the defense capacity of the marina on its coast. (In Spanish)
(Thanks Alain)
If A Chinese-American War Happens, It Will Start In The South China Sea
– National Interest – James Fanell writes that China has been preparing for just that fight.
Increasing the Lethality of the Surface Force: A Conversation With RDML Scott Robertson
– CIMSEC – CIMSEC had the opportunity to discuss the growth and evolution of the U.S. Surface Navy’s lethality with Rear Admiral Scott Robertson, commander of the Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC).
India hoists a ‘metal chain’ in the Indian Ocean
– The Hill – Many take an interest in the Indian Ocean. For example, both Britain and France have vowed to mount a frequent, if not standing, naval presence in the Indo-Pacific to help offset Chinese and Russian ambitions. And let’s not forget India, a budding titan that regards itself as the Indian Ocean region’s benevolent overseer.
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