– National Interest – Getting into a fight may not be wise, but some sort of military clash between the United States and Iran appears increasingly likely. If fight we must, let’s at least stride—not stumble—onto the battleground.
Recapitalize Sealift or Forfeit the Next Great Power War
– CIMSEC – The question is not “would the U.S. Navy run out of fuel in a fight with China?”, but how quickly. We are talking weeks, if that.
Reestablish the Strategic Studies Group
– CIMSEC – The new CNO should reestablish the SSG to develop a new generation of strategists and operational concepts for Navy and Marine Corps warfighting.
The Houthis Teach a 4GW Lesson
– Traditional Right – The recent Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities at Khurais and Abqaiq, which are more than 500 miles from Yemen, offer a number of Fourth Generation war lessons.
Second giant aircraft carrier sets sail from the Forth
– BBC – The UK’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has set sail from the Firth of Forth.
Make Crew Endurance an Operational Warfighting Imperative
– CIMSEC – Now is the time to accelerate the learning process and leverage the benefits of circadian watches and crew endurance policies into a Navy-wide mindset that values and prioritizes personal readiness.
Prepare for Autonomous Undersea Conflict
– CIMSEC – Undersea warfare is entering an era of profound transformation due to the increasing sophistication and proliferation of unmanned systems.
Two Unaddressed Problems in the Surface Navy
– CIMSEC – A lot has been written about the troubles of the U.S. Navy’s surface force, but two underlying institutional problems have not been fully addressed. The failure to address these flaws promises that the U.S. Navy’s surface force will continue to risk generating less capable Sailors who are more risk averse and less tactically astute.
This Submarine Could Be One of the Best on Earth (Not American Either)
– National Interest – On July 12, 2019, French president Emmanuel Macron celebrated the imminent launch of France’s first new nuclear-powered submarine in over a decade—the Barracuda-class vessel Suffren.
UAE joins naval security coalition in the Gulf
– Defense News – The United Arab Emirates has joined an intentional maritime security coalition to “deter threats to maritime navigation and global trade” in the Arabian Gulf and surrounding waterways.
U.S. Destroyer Arrives Off Saudi Arabia Amid Plans To Bolster The Kingdom’s Air Defenses
– War Zone – The U.S. Navy has reportedly deployed the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Nitze to the northern end of the Persian Gulf ostensibly to help shore up Saudi Arabian air defenses in the wake of unprecedented mass cruise missile and suicide drone attacks on sites critical to the country’s oil industry.
Navy’s New Triton Drone Heads To Guam, New Pacific Recon Tool
– Breaking Defense – The Navy is sending two high-altitude MQ-4C Triton drones to Guam on their first overseas deployment, placing the sophisticated surveillance platform deep within the Indo-Pacific at a time of rising tensions with China and stepped-up Navy patrols through the Taiwan Strait.
Russia’s Naval Strategy in the Mediterranean
– Russian Military Reform – The Mediterranean will play a key role in Russian naval strategy because of its strategic significance as an access point to southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. For Russia, the Mediterranean symbolizes the larger competition between Moscow and Washington.
Competitors Get a Say in Readiness, Too
– USNI Proceedings – The first installment of Professor James Holmes’ new regular column “Strategy Matters”.
Marine Planners Using Commandant’s Guidance to Start Crafting Future of the Corps
– USNI News – Two months after new Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger released his commandant’s planning guidance, the Marines charged with plotting how the service will operate in the future showed a glimpse into how the new guidance is shaping their work.
Arleigh Burke Destroyers Are Most Viable Option for Near-Term Navy Presence in Arctic
– USNI News – In the high latitudes, where presence increasingly equals power, the U.S. Coast Guard shoulders much of today’s mission load. But experts think the Arleigh Burke destroyers of the future could share the operational burden.
The Strategic Implications of Israel’s Turn to the Sea
– War on the Rocks – Israel is in the midst of a “turn to the sea”: a systematic allocation of national, corporate, and civil society resources toward the nation’s maritime domain. As many regional actors, including Egypt, Turkey, and Iran, are naval powers, and as global actors such as Russia and the United States have a naval presence in the region, Israel’s evolution has broader implications for regional security.
The US military has triggered a massive surge of its wartime sealift ships
– Defense News – The command in charge of U.S. military logistics worldwide on Tuesday triggered one the largest surges of its aging sealift ships in decades, a critical test of the country’s ability to move heavy equipment overseas in the event of a major conflict.
Electric Boat Preparing for Columbia-Class, But Supply Base Remains a Challenge
– USNI News – General Dynamics Electric Boat broke ground on a Columbia-class submarine assembly facility at its Groton yard on Friday, kicking off one of the final facilities improvement projects the company needs ahead of a massive increase in submarine construction work in the coming decades.
Russian Navy To Be First To Field Hypersonic Cruise Missiles On Submarines
– Forbes – The Russian Navy is expected to be the first country to field hypersonic cruise missiles on its submarines, potentially giving it some strategic advantages in naval warfare.
(Thanks to Alain)
Learning From Success: Advancing Maritime Security Cooperation in Atlantic Africa
– CIMSEC – The M/T MAXIMUS and the M/T ANUKET AMBER are vessels that have tested the cooperative architecture for maritime security in West and Central Africa. The MAXIMUS is considered a great success story, and the ANUKET AMBER was at least a partial success.
Sea Hunter’s Autonomous Controls Could Support Unmanned Beach Landings
– USNI News – Autonomous control systems developed for the Pentagon’s Sea Hunter unmanned ship could also help keep Marine Corps logisticians out of harm’s way during future amphibious landings.
Enough Nuclear: All of the Reasons the U.S. Navy Needs Diesel Submarines
– National Interest – They’re cheap, defensible, and punch above their weight in the right setting—what’s not to love?
“Adaptable Deck Launchers”:The Best Counter to China’s Missile Strategy?
– National Interest – Over at The Drive, the redoubtable Tyler Rogoway relates the feel-good story of the summer, an instant classic: the defense firm BAE Systems says it has developed an “adaptable deck launcher” (ADL) that can be bolted onto any ship of war with deck space to spare. Weaponeers can load up the four-cell launcher with the same missile canisters used in the Mk 41 vertical launch system (VLS), the standard launcher installed aboard U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers and ships from a handful of allied navies. BAE’s add-on deck launcher is a mundane piece of kit with strategic promise.
What Does China Want with the Arctic?
– National Interest – Hint: It isn’t just about defense and oil.
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