– USNI News – An Arbitral Tribunal is expected to rule this month on a South China Sea territorial dispute between China and the Philippines, and the U.S. should be prepared to respond to any Chinese reaction, a think tank panel said today.
Combined Arms in the Littoral Environment
– USNI Blog – My article continues the argument originally made by Vice Admiral Cebrowski and Captain Wayne Hughes in their path setting article on the Streetfighter concept. However, successful combat in the littoral environment will have to be a team sport. Fortunately, we have the US Navy and Marine Corps team who can execute this mission, if enabled to develop new capabilities and doctrine to employ them.
War and Survivability of US Naval Forces
– War on the Rocks – We need to harden the surface force in order to make our adversaries spend more of their tax dollars in trying to overcome it — or better yet — decide that such expenditures aren’t worth the opportunity cost. This is, of course, the essence of conventional deterrence.
NOSI is taking a short break and will next update on Monday June 20
NOSI is taking a short break and will next update on Monday June 20th.
During this time, please consider visiting our related site and downloading the War Studies Primer for an introductory course on the study of war.
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India, U.S. Relationship with China Make ‘Hard Actions’ Difficult in South China Sea, Indian Ocean
– USNI News – The strong economic ties the United States and India maintain with China inhibit Washington and New Delhi from taking “hard actions” when Beijing acts provocatively in the South China Sea or the Indian Ocean.
The 1974 Paracels Sea Battle: A Campaign Appraisal
– US Naval War College Review – On 19 January 1974, the Chinese and South Vietnamese navies clashed near the disputed Paracel Islands. The short but intense battle left China in control of seemingly unremarkable spits of land and surrounding waters in the South China Sea. The skirmish involved small, secondhand combatants armed with outdated weaponry. The fighting lasted for several hours, producing modest casualties in ships and men. The incident merited little public attention, especially when compared with past titanic struggles at sea, such as those of the two world wars. Unsurprisingly, the battle remains an understudied, if not forgotten, episode in naval history. But its obscurity is undeserved. Newly available Chinese-language sources reveal a far more complex naval operation than is commonly depicted in Western scholarship…
Should Coasties Or Navy Build New Icebreaker?
– Breaking Defense – After a decade of dithering, the White House and Congress have finally come close to agreeing that America must build a new icebreaker. One congressional subcommittee, the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, has actually come up with the $1 billion needed to build it in less than a decade. But the money wasn’t put in the Coast Guard’s budget. The defense subcommittee put the money in the Navy’s budget. But the Navy won’t operate the ship. So why should the Navy get the money? Is that a good idea?.
Who’s At The Helm? The Past, Present and Future Leaders of China’s Navy
– US Naval War College Review – China’s navy is undergoing a leadership transition not seen in a generation. Between late 2014 and the time of this writing (spring 2015), the upper echelons of leadership within the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy, or PLAN) began experiencing substantial change in personnel, with eleven of the fourteen positions on the navy’s Party Committee Standing Committee (referred to below as the PLAN Standing Committee)—the navy’s highest decision- making body—turning over.
USN, Royal Thai Navy conduct “most complex” anti-submarine exercise to date
– Jane’s – The US Navy and the Royal Thai Navy are carrying out a series of drills that includes the “most complex” anti-submarine warfare exercise conducted between the two services to date.
Twilight of Manned Flight?
– Proceedings of the US Naval Institute – The writing is on the wall: The next century of carrier aviation will be one of continued relevance, but considerably different composition.
Boeing Pushing For New Engines, Advanced Cockpit on Super Hornets, Growlers
– USNI News – The Navy has plans to boost its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler capabilities in the coming years to match an evolving threat, but plane manufacturer Boeing is still pushing for conformal fuel tanks, an advanced cockpit system and a new engine that the company says would add even more range and warfighting capability.
Chinese Navy Trains and Takes Risks
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Improvements in Chinese Navy multi-mission platforms have seen a focus on realistic training.
Navy May Back Away From Advanced Arresting Gear for Ford Carriers
USNI News – The Navy could consider using a different system to catch incoming aircraft on its next generation of Gerald R. Ford-class (CVN-78) of aircraft carriers after the costs for the General Atomics-built Advanced Arresting Gear have more than doubled
Putin’s ‘Potemkin-Plus’ Navy
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Western observers would be remiss to write off the resurgent Russian fleet for its bluff and bluster—it may be ‘dressed to impress’ but is still dangerous.
It’s Time to Rethink U.S. Carrier CONOPS
– USNI News – There has been a lively debate in recent years over whether the appurtenance of American military might—the supercarrier—will be rendered irrelevant, even obsolescent, by the burgeoning anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) systems of the likes of China and Russia should war ever break out between them and Washington. This state of affairs is not helped by a glaring capability shortfall the U.S. Navy faces currently and in the foreseeable future: the lack of a carrier-based deep-strike aircraft due to the relatively short “legs” of its mainstay Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet attack fighter as well as the upcoming Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
Assessing the Usefulness of the American Large-Deck Carrier
– CIMSEC – In an anti-access/area-denial environment, would the carrier be given carte blanche to project its airpower? Would its survivability be seriously questioned by the submarine and other anti-ship systems?
Vietnam Pivots To US With Wary Eye On China: Arms Ban Ends
– Breaking Defense – In many ways, today marks the final exorcism of the Vietnam War as America turns to the much greater challenge of a rising, militarizing China — and as Hanoi seeks just enough US help to balance Beijing without provoking it.
Cam Ranh International Port Visits in Strategic Context
– CIMSEC – On 2 May, the French amphibious assault ship FS Tonnerre arrived in the Cam Ranh International Port (CRIP) for a four day visit. It was the third international visit to the newly established CRIP, nee Cam Ranh Bay, following the mid-March visit of a Singaporean naval vessel and a mid-April visit by two Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force ships. These three visits reflect Vietnam’s strategic interests, most importantly, the development of an omni-directional foreign policy. While much attention will be paid to President Obama’s visit to Vietnam this month, it is important to note both how far bilateral relations have come, but also how much they are only a piece of Vietnam’s overall strategic framework.
New intelligence vessel for Barents Sea makes port call to Kirkenes
– Independent Barents Observer – Packed with radar- and communication humps on the roof, the 125-meter long new “Marjata” came to Kirkenes Monday morning.
CNO: US Navy Needs Foreign Help Against Russia, China, ISIS, Iran
– Defense One – The Chief of Naval Operations explains why he’s working to expand and strengthen the fleet’s network of partners.
Inside America’s Lethal New Stealth Destroyer
– National Interest – The Navy is preparing to fire long-range precision guns and missiles from its lethal, stealthy new destroyer — in anticipation of its ultimate deployment on the open seas, service and industry officials explained. The new Destroyer, called DDG 1000 or the future USS Zumwalt, is a 610-foot land and surface warfare attack ship designed with a stealthy, wave-piercing “tumblehome” hull. On Friday May 20, the new ship was formally delivered to the Navy at Bath Iron Works in Portland, Maine.
Zumwalt Brings Mix of Challenges, Opportunities to Fleet
– USNI News – One of the most conspicuous ships in the Navy is among the least understood.
Capt. Kirk takes helm of US Navy’s futuristic ship
– Christian Science Monitor – Capt. James Kirk took command of the USS Zumwalt on Friday, as the Navy’s state-of-the-art ship moves closer to full operation.
Steaming Ahead, Course Uncertain: China’s Military Shipbuilding Industry
– National Interest – “In recent years, China’s navy has been launching new ships like dumping dumplings [into soup broth].” This phrase has circulated widely via Chinese media sources and websites. Accompanying it are ever-more-impressive analyses and photographs, most recently of China’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, now under construction in Dalian. The driving force behind all this, China’s shipbuilding industry, has grown more rapidly than any other in modern history.
Navy Wants LCS ‘Frigate’ Upgrade A Year Earlier: 2018, Not 2019
– Breaking Defense – The Navy wants to start building the upgraded “frigate” version of its controversial Littoral Combat Ship a year earlier, the frigate program manager said. The fixed-price, winner-take-all competition will “tentatively” happen in 2018 instead of 2019.
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