– War on the Rocks – The rapid and creative combination of small, cheap, flexible systems represents a new theory of victory: mosaic warfare.
Soviet mini-submarine discovered in Jarfjord by Norwegian special forces in 1990
– Barents Observer – A former officer from the Headquarters of the Armed Forces in Northern Norway told about the surfacing submarine in a TV documentary by NRK about the Cold War.
White House Asks Navy To Include New Unmanned Vessels In Its Ambitious 355 Ship Fleet Plan
– War Zone – Changes in official definitions could create an easier path to the goal of a 355-ship fleet and reflects a growing interest in drone ships and subs.
Collision Course
– ProPublica – When the USS John S. McCain crashed in the Pacific, the Navy blamed the destroyer’s crew for the loss of 10 sailors. The truth is the Navy’s flawed technology set the McCain up for disaster.
Why China Wants Its Navy to Patrol the Atlantic Ocean
– National Interest – Is this a problem for Washington?
Amid a heated aircraft carrier debate, the US Navy sees funding slashed for a next-generation fighter
– Defense News – As questions continue to swirl about the vulnerability and reach of aircraft carriers, Congress has gutted funding for the U.S. Navy’s research effort into a next-generation fighter to replace the relatively limited range F/A-18 Super Hornet, an effort experts say could decide the continued relevance of the aircraft carrier in the 21st century.
Here’s what the Navy got for Christmas
– Defense News – So, what did the Navy get for the holidays this year?
Is China Planning To Incite A “People’s War” To Dominate The South China Sea?
– National Interest – This is not Mao’s China, but…
China’s aircraft carriers tipped to team up to target foreign forces aiding Taiwan
– South China Morning Post – China’s new aircraft carrier is likely to team up with its sister ship to form a dual-carrier battle group to cut off foreign military access to Taiwan during a war, according to a military magazine and defence specialists.
The US Navy gets its large unmanned surface vessels in 2020 with strings attached
– Defense News – The U.S. Navy will get its two Large Unmanned Surface Vessels in 2020 after all, but lawmakers want the service to proceed with caution.
Lockheed inks $2 billion contract for Saudi frigate
– Defense News – The Navy announced Friday that Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.96 billion contract to build four multi-mission surface combatants for Saudi Arabia. The ships, which are slated to be built at Fincantieri’s Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin, are derived from the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship design.
Navy To Slash 24 Ships in 2021 Plan, Bolster Unmanned Effort
– Breaking Defense – The Navy will buy a dozen fewer ships, slash its shipbuilding budget, and possibly decommission 12 more hulls over the next four years as part of a bold cost-cutting proposal submitted to the White House for its fiscal 2021 budget. The proposals would not move the service any closer to its goal of having 355 ships by 2034, as the fleet would actually end up slightly smaller in five years than it is today.
Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit Deploys
– USNI News – The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is now deployed after picking up Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on Thursday.
Manning Matters (!)
– USNI Blog – Manning matters. That’s the basic conclusion of a pair of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) studies that were directed by the 2017 Comprehensive Review of Surface Force Incidents (CR).
US Navy to dive deep into its maintenance woes
– Defense News – The U.S. Navy is gearing up to peel back the onion on years of delays and tens of thousands of operational days lost with ships languishing in shipyards.
China’s new aircraft carrier the Shandong could confront other nations in disputed South China Sea, state media says
– South China Morning Post – China’s first home-built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, will focus its mission on the disputed South China Sea and having face-to-face encounters with foreign vessels, state media said on Wednesday.
Next-Generation Anti-Ship Missile Achieves Operational Capability with Super Hornets
– USNI News – The next-generation Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) achieved early operational capability (EOC) with the F/A-18E/F last month, bringing new capabilities to U.S. naval aviation.
Can the US Navy make lemonade out of LCS lemons?
– Defense News – The U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship program endured another round of budget cuts this year to its mission modules, but all is not gloom for the Navy’s small surface combatants.
First made-in-China aircraft carrier, the Shandong, officially enters service
– South China Morning Post – China’s first home-built aircraft carrier was officially commissioned by President Xi Jinping on Tuesday as Beijing flexed its military muscles.
The Chinese Navy Is Building An Incredible Number Of Warships
– Forbes – While the U.S. Navy launches a handful of AEGIS destroyers each year, the single image below of a Shanghai shipyard shows nine newly constructed Chinese warships. China’s Navy, known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), is modernizing at an impressive rate. And on a vast scale.
Russia’s top General indirectly confirms Arctic deployment of the unstoppable Kinzhal missile
– Barents Observer – MiG-31K fighter jets armed with the new Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile based at Kola, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya could in practice pose a threat it is not possible to defend against in the European Arctic, northern Scandinavia and North-Atlantic.
Foggo: Navy Needs Unmanned ISR, Tankers to Counter Russia
– USNI News – As Russia continues to increase its submarine activity in the Mediterranean, Arctic and Atlantic, the U.S. Navy has made organizational changes to be more responsive but should invest in unmanned systems to support forces in the European theater, the four-star admiral who leads Naval Forces Europe said.
Sunrise could come for nuclear-powered submarine tanker
– Barents Observer – Sailing under the ice north of Siberia is cheaper than crushing through, a concept study concludes.
Indo-Pacific Strategy: Shaping a Hybrid Regional Order
– War on the Rocks – What does Japan want in the Indo-Pacific? It can be tough to tell, because at the moment, Tokyo seems to be pursuing incompatible aims. Japan is trying to check China geopolitically while deepening economic engagement. At the same time, it wants to deepen its strategic coordination with its closest security partners — the United States, Australia, and India — through the Quad, and it also wants to ensure the participation of a maximum number of countries in its Free and Open Indo-Pacific initiative.
If You Can’t See ’em, You Can’t Shoot ’em: Improving US Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting
– Hudson Institute – There is a current lack of appreciation for the critical role of intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting (ISR/T) capabilities in naval combat success. This operational blind spot has concrete ramifications for the balance of power in the Western Pacific and the ability of the United States to force a political settlement without conflict.
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