– USNI Blog – It is well known that the current, largely homogeneous, surface combatant fleet is not an affordable force structure for the future…One potential solution to this problem is to go beyond the current high-low framework to a three-tier, high-medium-low fleet.
Confederate Sea Denial and Tactics of Asymmetric Naval Warfare
– CIMSEC – The future U.S. way of war must innovate beyond the Second World War strategy of out-producing adversaries, since the U.S. has fewer shipyards and its rivals may have greater industrial capacity. The Confederate States Navy provides an excellent example of an under-industrialized innovative underdog struggling to defend itself against an industrial juggernaut.
The Counterrevolution in Naval Affairs
– National Interest – Navy officials must formulate a concept that combines U.S. Marine and Navy forces, scatters them around the world, and yet preserves their unity as fighting forces despite physical distance and hostile efforts to fragment them.
The Secretary of Hyperwar
– USNI Proceedings – This fictional vignette, with an analytical intermission, explores the role of the Secretary of Defense managing a high-intensity conflict with China during the late 2020s.
The Man Who Couldn’t Take It Anymore
– The Atlantic – “I had no choice but to leave,” General James Mattis says of his decision to resign as President Trump’s secretary of defense.
With the Osprey Waiting on Deck, Delivery Service to Carriers is About to Change
– Air and Space – Farewell to the Grumman C-2 Greyhound, which has been running supplies at sea for more than 50 years.
Russia’s New Submarines Are Dangerous. But How Would They Be Used in War?
– National Interest – Where the Russian navy is all but abandoning the production of new aircraft carriers, cruisers and other “blue-water” surface warships, it has recommitted to sustaining a large fleet of big, long-range submarines. Why?
U.S. Intelligence Agency Eyes The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone For Maritime Surveillance Missions
– War Zone – The Navy’s primary task for this unmanned aircraft will be aerial refueling, but it’s clear that there is interest in expanding its mission set.
Top Marine’s Force Changing Plans Prompt Talk Of Smaller Ships, F-35 Buy Changes
– War Zone – The Commandant of the Marine Corps has a vision for a new way of fighting future wars and making regular deployments abroad.
Marine 2030 Force Design Is Nearly Complete; Concepts Now Being Modeled, Tested
– USNI News – The Marine Corps is nearly done drawing out what its 2030 force will look like, and the service will spend the next month or so doing a significant amount of modeling and simulation to ensure they’ve got it right, the commandant said.
North Korea tests submarine-capable missile fired from sea
– BBC – North Korea has confirmed it test-fired a new type of a ballistic missile, a significant escalation from the short-range tests it has conducted since May.
Marines Focused on China in Developing New Way to Fight in the Pacific
– USNI News – The Marine Corps continues its drive to become a more agile and maritime-focused force that can respond to tensions quickly and buy decision space for military leaders and diplomats, the commandant said.
China unveils new H-6N bomber with extended range, extra capabilities
– Global Times – China’s latest bomber, the H-6N with refueling capability, made its debut at the National Day parade in Beijing on Tuesday, and Chinese military analysts said that the new bomber’s ability to take aerial refueling can give it a much longer operational range compared to its predecessor H-6K.
Philippine minister takes to Twitter to order diplomatic protest over Chinese ships
– South China Morning Post – Beijing is stepping up its activities in the disputed South China Sea amid a swell of patriotic pride sparked by National Day celebrations, and it wants the world to see.
Swedish navy returns to vast underground HQ amid Russia fears
– The Guardian – Sweden’s navy HQ is returning to a vast underground cold war fortress designed to withstand a nuclear attack, in what has been seen as a defensive move against a resurgent Russia.
China Showcases Stealthier Sharp Sword Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Configuration
– War Zone – The rear of the design on display during a parade to mark the 70th founding of Communist China is completely different from an earlier prototype.
China’s High-Speed Drone Is Rocket-Powered And All About Doing What Satellites Can’t
– War Zone – The aircraft is designed to rapidly gather intel in contested areas by surprise and especially when key satellites are no longer operational.
Four Of The Biggest Revelations From China’s Massive 70th Anniversary Military Parade
– War Zone – The spectacle in Tiananmen Square was full of previously unseen advanced Chinese military developments.
U.S. Needs More Ships in Europe to Counter Growing Russian Threats
– USNI News – The head of Naval Forces Europe is making a pitch for more ships to provide presence, training and crisis response capability in his area of the world, even as tensions are rising globally.
With One Hand Tied: Naval Auxiliaries and Their Ability to Conduct Belligerent Acts
– CIMSEC – It is an oft-repeated axiom of international law that vessels which serve as auxiliaries to a state’s armed forces may not lawfully commit a belligerent act in an international armed conflict.
North Korea may have fired missile from submarine
– BBC – North Korea may have fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a move that came just hours after Pyongyang said it would resume nuclear talks with the US.
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A Striking New Vision For the Marines, and a Wakeup Call For the Other Services
– War on the Rocks – Military planning documents rarely draw more than a yawn in Washington, but the new Marine Corps Commandant’s Planning Guidance is proving an exception. Crafted by newly appointed Gen. David Berger, it lays out a striking new vision for the Corps — and jettisons a sizable number of long-held Marine articles of faith along the way.
McMurdo Station Expansion Relies on Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker
– USNI News – For the next several years, the Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker will lead the annual Antarctic resupply mission as the service develops its new class of icebreaker.
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