– War Zone – The service will use the retired aircraft as parts sources to keep other jets flyable before turning those planes over to the Marines.
American Destroyer Packed New Electronic Warfare System During Black Sea Mission
– War Zone – Arguably a U.S. Navy surface combatant’s most important weapon deals in electrons not high-explosives, and it’s more important now than ever.
The Navy’s New Fleet Problem Experiments and Stunning Revelations of Military Failure
– CIMSEC – The sudden rise of a powerful maritime rival is coinciding with the atrophy of high-end warfighting skills and the introduction of exceedingly complex technologies, making the recent stunning revelations about how the U.S. Navy has failed to prepare for great power war especially chilling.
US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in historic Vietnam visit
– BBC – US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson is making a historic call at Vietnam, the first time a ship of this size has visited since the Vietnam War ended. The nuclear-powered carrier set anchor off the port city of Danang, where US combat troops first landed in the war, making this a highly symbolic location.
Waging war with disinformation
– The Economist – The power of fake news and undue influence.
Here’s The Six Super Weapons Putin Unveiled During Fiery Address
– War Zone – The Russian president said “you listen to us now” as he boasted about nuclear-powered cruise missile, hypersonic weapons, nuclear torpedoes, and more.
British Type 26 frigates to get Lockheed missile launcher
– Defense News – Britain’s Royal Navy is to equip it’s new Type 26 frigate fleet with Lockheed Martin’s Mk 41 Vertical Launching System for missiles.
First Combat Laser For Navy Warship: Lockheed HELIOS
– Breaking Defense – By 2020, for the first time, the US Navy will put a lethal laser on a warship.
China to develop its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
– Defense News – One of China’s largest shipbuilders has revealed plans to speed up the development of China’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, as part of China’s ambition to transform its navy into a blue-water force by the middle of the next decade.
Numbers Matter: China’s Three ‘Navies’ Each Have the World’s Most Ships
– National Interest – Numerical superiority allows China’s second and third sea forces to flood the maritime gray zone in ways that its neighbors, as well as the United States, may find very hard to counter.
War Studies Primer
– Visit the War Studies Primer for an introductory course on the study of war.
Look at slides 2 and 3 in the War Studies Primer for its Table of Contents, and then choose a lecture to read and enjoy.
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DARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy Submarines
– War Zone – As part of a larger “Ocean of Things,” an array of sensors would watch marine animal activities for signs of man-made intruders.
Super Hornets and Growlers to get bigger fuel tanks
– Army Times – The Navy is set to equip its Super Hornet and Growler fleet with bigger fuel tanks in the coming years, a development that will allow the jets to fly farther and provide additional capability in a changing world.
The Navy Needs to Do More than Rebuild for the Future, It Needs to Reinvent Itself
– CIMSEC – It is time for a Navy-wide campaign to rethink force strategy, design, and culture for competition in a digitized world.
Sweeping legislation aims to fix the US surface Navy
– Defense News – Republican Sens. Roger Wicker and John McCain have introduced sweeping legislation that takes aim at the U.S. Navy’s readiness and organizational shortfalls that came to light in the wake of last year’s deadly accidents in the Asia-Pacific region.
One Ship to Rule Them All
– USNI – Can a common NATO-Pacific frigate be built?
Pakistan launches naval exercise as it aims to counter India, protect economy
– Defense News – Pakistan’s Navy kicked off a major exercise Saturday as it tries to modernize and expand to counter growing Indian naval power, as well as protect its maritime economy and trade links.
Officials Admit Japan’s ‘Helicopter Destroyers’ Were Also Designed For Jets
– War Zone – The Japanese government has consistently and vehemently denied that its hulking helicopter carriers were built with tactical jets in mind.
Coast Guard Defines “All Hands On Deck”
– USNI Proceedings – Ninety years after rescuing 43,853 victims of the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927, the Coast Guard again surged to “all hands on deck” disasters, this time Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. They were but the latest in an already lengthy list of disasters the Coast Guard has faced less than two decades into the 21st century, events that provide insight into the challenges the service must be prepared for in the coming decades. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill; the Haiti earthquake; Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Sandy, Gustav, and Ike; the 9/11 maritime evacuation of Manhattan—these and other massive, highly disruptive disasters required deep and extended commitments of Coast Guard capabilities, competencies, and authorities. They also sorely tested its capacity to sustain ongoing, normal operations.
Breaking the Anti-Ship Missile Kill Chain
– CIMSEC – With the fielding of increasingly capable anti-ship missiles, the centerpiece of the next conflict with a near-peer maritime power will be warfare to deny the adversary the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition information required for successful anti-ship missile attack on surface combatants and capital ships.
The odds on a conflict between the great powers
– The Economist – The great powers seem to have little appetite for full-scale war, but there is room for miscalculation.
U.S. prepares high-seas crackdown on North Korea sanctions evaders
– Reuters – The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to expand interceptions of ships suspected of violating sanctions on North Korea, a plan that could include deploying U.S. Coast Guard forces to stop and search vessels in Asia-Pacific waters.
No, China Doesn’t Want Confrontation in the South China Sea
– National Interest – An antagonist who stumbles into the arena of combat is different from one who strides into the arena.
A White Hull Approach to Taming the Dragon: Using the Coast Guard to Counter China
– War on the Rocks – It has been deemed the “Era of Coast Guards” in the Asia-Pacific. The U.S. Coast Guard has suggested that the service’s frequent interactions with the Chinese Coast Guard better position it to navigate the “narrow door of diplomacy” in the region than U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers. Yet despite the growing emphasis on a “white hull” coast guard versus “grey hull” naval approach in the South China Sea, many analysts continue to argue against utilizing the U.S. Coast Guard there. These critics contend that the service would have little if any positive effect on China’s coercive maritime behavior, and even go so far as to say it’s “too little too late” for a white hull answer. Even more ominously, some believe such an approach could accidentally spark war.
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