– Traditional Right – William Lind writes that “If we instead stand back a bit and look at the strategic picture, we quickly see that the North Korean threat to China is far greater than its threat to us.”
A War Plan Orange For Climate Change
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Planning for the long-term implications of climate change today is as important as planning for a major Pacific conflict was in the last century. To address climate change, the Department of Defense (DoD) and Pacific Command (PaCom) in particular need a 21st-century War Plan Orange.
More details of PLA’s ace Type 055 destroyer unveiled
– Asia Times – China has accelerated the deployment of its ace guided-missile destroyers, known as Type 055, as four of the latest-generation warships, capable of attacking targets onshore, offshore and underwater, are being built at the nation’s two largest shipyards in Shanghai and Dalian.
Navy Conducts Flight Test to Support Conventional Prompt Strike From Ohio-Class SSGNs
– USNI News – The Navy Strategic Systems Program and the Department of Defense this week tested a conventional prompt strike capability that could one day be fielded from guided-missile submarines.
Frigate RFP Pioneers New Shipbuilding Approach
– Breaking Defense – When the Navy publishes its Request For Proposals to design a new frigate, probably today, there should be no surprises for industry. That’s by, well, design. In stark contrast to the predecessor program, the Littoral Combat Ship, where the Navy changed key specs midway through construction at great expense, the frigate is a test case for a new approach to building ships that seeks to squeeze out uncertainty early.
Is the U.S. Navy Weak? The Chinese Seem to Think So
– National Interest – It will surprise no one to learn that Chinese military commentators, who watch U.S. Navy operations with utmost attention, have formed some preliminary conclusions regarding the meaning of the recent US Navy accidents for the larger geopolitical struggle in the Asia-Pacific.
Collisions Study Shows Navy Needs Better Training, More Ships: CNO
– Breaking Defense – Lookouts were looking in the wrong direction on the USS Fitzgerald. The bridge crew – including the commander – didn’t know how the helm worked on the USS McCain. The collisions that killed 17 sailors this summer were “preventable” lapses in basic seamanship, the Chief of Naval Operations admitted today, as he ordered a host of measures to prevent a repeat.
Navy finds deep-rooted failures led to fatal collisions
– Defense News – In one of the most remarkable U.S. Navy documents in recent memory, the service is admitting to widespread failures and training shortfalls at the core of its most basic function: safely operating ships at sea.
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Readiness Lapses that Led to McCain, Fitzgerald Collisions Were Years in the Making
– USNI News – Two of the world’s most sophisticated warships collided with merchant ships this year in preventable incidents that killed 17 American sailors. While those inside and out of the Navy are demanding answers to what caused the failures, the root causes are many and the fixes are far from easy.
Navy crews at fault in fatal collisions, investigations find
– Defense News – Two accidents that claimed the lives of 17 sailors and wounded dozens more resulted from complete breakdowns in standard Navy procedures and poor decision-making by officers and sailors on the bridge of the two warships.
15 Subs Kept Out of Service: 177 Months Of Drydock Backups
– Breaking Defense – A massive maintenance backlog has idled 15 nuclear-powered attack submarines for a total of 177 months, and the Navy’s plan to mitigate the problem is jeopardized by budget gridlock.
Delivery Of Russia’s Refit Nuclear Battlecruiser Delayed But Progress Looks Impressive
– War Zone – New video shows that the Cold War dinosaur of a ship has been largely gutted to make way for new combat systems and weaponry.
Navy, Marines Ponder Alternative Platforms’ Role as First ESB Now Operating in 5th Fleet
– USNI News – The Navy and Marine Corps are committed to using alternative platforms to move Marines around at sea, but there are still decisions yet to be made about how to maximize these ships’ effectiveness and minimize risk while operating independently or as part of a strike group.
Educating Naval Planners – A Conversation With The Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS)
– CIMSEC – A conversation covering the basics about MAWS, how MAWS students are impacting Fleet planning, and how future capabilities will affect operational planning.
Worries Surface On New Navy Mine Warfare Plan
– Breaking Defense – The Navy’s new plan to put mine-hunting gear on a wider range of warships could finally break mine warfare out of its ghetto — or it could keep mine-hunting the same redheaded stepchild but spread it across more decks.
Every Ship A Minesweeper? Navy Looks Beyond LCS
– Breaking Defense – There are maybe half a million sea mines in arsenals around the world. To find and clear them, rather than rely solely on a small fleet of small Littoral Combat Ships, the Navy now wants at least some mine-hunting gear on a vessels ranging from modified oil tankers to catamarans to aircraft carriers.
Xi has bolstered his power, but what will he do with it?
– New Straits Times – Niall Ferguson on the events in Beijing last week.
Russia Supposedly Bringing Back Giant Ekranoplans For Arctic Missions
– War Zone – Are Moscow’s Arctic ambitions going to result in a rebirth of the Soviet-era Caspian Sea Monster?
Delaying Chinese Global Dominance
– Global Guerrillas – What could be done to delay China’s One Belt One Road initiative? One solution is to mount a rearguard action — a method of delaying an advancing enemy when your forces are in retreat.
Trump’s armada: Navy assembles 3 carriers in Asia for the president’s visit
– Defense News – The Navy’s rare move to simultaneously assemble three aircraft carriers in the Pacific will create a major display of American sea power at a time when President Donald Trump is planning to visit the region for the first time next week.
The Quest For India’s Supercarrier
– CIMSEC – The Indian Navy’s plans to establish two carrier task forces affords it a limited window to finalize the design for its second indigenous aircraft carrier given the protracted schedule required to construct and operationalize a carrier battle group.
Amphibious Warfare Leaders Warn Against Buying Light Carriers Instead of Amphibs
– USNI News – The Navy’s director of amphibious warfare warned that pursuing a light aircraft carrier option in lieu of amphibious assault ships would limit the Marines’ options for responding to operational commanders’ needs, and instead urged faster shipbuilding and experimenting with new ship groupings to increase operational flexibility.
Marines Need Speed From Ship To Shore
– Breaking Defense – Small, fast missile boats clear a path through coastal waters for Marine landing forces. Robot jet skis, surfboards, and mini-subs scout out landing sites ahead of the human force. High-speed landing craft carry troops, their gear, and vehicles to the beach. Those are some of the ideas the Marines are experimenting with as they seek new ways to get ashore in the teeth of high-tech defenses.
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