– Defense News – The White House has canceled plans to decommission an aircraft carrier 25 years early as a cost savings measure, a plan that was largely opposed on Capitol Hill.
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Navy Adding Fourth Amphib to Japan-Based Fleet for Operational Flexibility; 1 DDG Leaving Japan
– USNI News – The Navy is adding a fourth amphibious ship to its forward-deployed fleet in Japan and is bringing home one of the destroyers that has been forward-deployed the longest.
The Turkish Navy in an Era of Great Power Competition
– War on the Rocks – The Turkish navy’s transformation resonates strongly with the political and social leanings of Turkey’s sitting president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Where’s the money for Britain’s future littoral strike groups?
– Defense News – When British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced in February that his ministry would create two “littoral strike groups,” some naval experts turned their heads in confusion.
Whale with harness could be Russian weapon, say Norwegian experts
– Guardian – Marine experts in Norway believe they have stumbled upon a white whale that was trained by the Russian navy as part of a programme to use underwater mammals as a special ops force.
200,000 Tons of Diplomacy: 2 Navy Aircraft Carriers Are Making a Statement in the Mediterranean
– National Interest – Russia and others need to take notice.
China’s latest class of warship makes its public debut
– Defense News – The first of a new class of guided missile destroyer from China made an appearance at a naval review to mark the 70th Anniversary of the country’s navy.
Navy Black Box Detector Joins in Deep Water Hunt for Missing Japanese F-35A
– USNI News – The U.S. Navy is employing tools it used in the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 to help find a Japanese F-35A that crashed earlier this month.
Off the Eastern Seaboard, a US Navy missile test could make big waves
– C4ISRNet – A test announced in late March could herald an enormous change in the way the Navy modernizes its ships, while making a once prohibitive cost of maintaining older ships attainable.
The enduring case for American naval power
– Defense News – …made by the Undersecretary of the Navy…
Why Does The Royal Navy Want Huge Unmanned Submarines?
– Forces Network – This could mark a radical new stage in the evolution of underwater warfare.
Analyzing The First Images Of Russia’s Huge Doomsday Torpedo Carrying Special Missions Sub
– War Zone – What we can see so far highlights the “special projects” submarine’s deep-sea intelligence gathering capabilities.
Russia Reveals New Sub Carrying Nuclear-Tipped Drone
– Washington Free Beacon – Russia unveiled one of its nuclear superweapons on Tuesday launching its first submarine capable of firing high-speed underwater drones armed with massive nuclear warheads.
Behold America’s New And Desperately Needed Heavy Icebreaker
– US Coast Guard – The U.S. Coast Guard is sorely in need of these ships, especially as competition heats up in the Arctic region.
Allies Diplomatic Note To Moscow: 2 Carriers, 7 Ships, 1 Ambassador
– Breaking Defense – While two carriers attracting most of the attention, a smaller US footprint is being established between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, where Russia — and Turkey — are raising concerns.
USS America Will Allow Japan-Based Marines to Bring More MV-22 Ospreys to Sea
– USNI News – The Japan-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is already considering how next year’s arrival of new amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) will affect operations in the forward-deployed amphibious force.
Battle Force Missiles: The Measure of a Fleet
– CIMSEC – Calculating the power of a fleet is a daunting and imprecise task…
Marines Folding F-35B into New Pacific Island-Hopping Concept
– USNI News – The Marine Corps is learning how to incorporate its new F-35B Joint Strike Fighter jets into its island-hopping concept of Expeditionary Advance Base Operations, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit rehearsing this concept recently in the Pacific.
Maritime Air Power: The Neutral Battleground
– RAF CASPS – The importance of maritime air operations and the characteristics desired in a maritime patrol aircraft.
Britain’s Caribbean Naval Mission
– USNI News – One of three British Bay-class landing ships has spent nearly two years in the Western Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, both looking after British interests as well as finding ways to partner with the U.S. Navy.
A Bomber For the Navy
– CIMSEC – Rather than sending the B-1 Lancer into early retirement, the Department of Defense could transfer it to the Navy for duty as a land-based ship-killer. Considering its speed, range, payload, and flexibility to employ the new Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), the B-1 is an ideal candidate for rebirth as a Sea Control Bomber.
Preparing for a Digital Pearl Harbor
– USNI Blog – Can we learn to do any better if the next surprise attack comes in cyberspace?
Coast Guard Pledges To Manage Russia, China in Arctic
– Breaking Defense – The Coast Guard wants to operate more consistently in the Arctic, but has a fraction of the icebreakers that Moscow can deploy.
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