– South China Morning Post – Warship is named after the province where it will be based, but it also carries a message aimed at reminding the PLA Navy to learn from past humiliations
Turkish 1st Type 214 class submarine launched
– Naval Today – Turkey is pushing forward with the development of its submarine program, having witnessed its first Type 214 class submarine TCG Piri Reis hit the water on December 22 at the Gölcük Shipyard in northwestern Turkey.
(Thanks to Alain)
The latest Chinese aircraft carrier “Shandong” at sea
– BMPD – Beautiful images and video of the Shandong conducting flight operations. (In Russian)
(Thanks to Alain)
US Navy proposes decommissioning first 4 LCS more than a decade early
– Defense News – The US Navy has put forward a proposal to decommission the first four littoral combat ships in 2021 as part of a cost-savings measure, according to a memorandum from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to the Defense Department.
Aerial early warning, reconnaissance training boosts PLA Navy’s capability in S. China Sea
– Global Times – A naval aviation division of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command wrapped up an aerial early warning and reconnaissance training exercise recently, which experts said will boost China’s defense capability in the South China Sea as US warships and aircraft have trespassed frequently into Chinese territorial waters and airspace.
Pentagon proposes big cuts to US Navy destroyer construction, retiring 13 cruisers
– Defense News – The Department of Defense has sent a plan to the White House that would cut the construction of more than 40 percent of its planed Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyers in in fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
White House poised to blow up US Navy’s plans to recapitalize its aging sealift ships
– Defense News – The White House wants the U.S. Navy to go back to the drawing board and find new ways to replace its aging sealift fleet, a move that could set back efforts that military officials see as vital to maintaining the military’s ability to project power across the globe.
What If Trump Ordered a Naval Blockade of North Korea?
– National Interest – Could this be one way to respond to Kim’s supposed ‘Christmas gift’?
Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization
– Congressional Research Service – The following is the Dec. 20, 2019 Congressional Research Service, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress.
Learn About the 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedos Russia Has Up Its Sleeve
– National Interest – These doomsday weapons are the latest iterations of the new arms race.
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Mosaic Warfare: Small and Scalable Are Beautiful
– 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).
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