– National Interest – Australia, which has been saddled for nearly two decades with the advanced—yet unreliable—Collins class attack submarines will buy Japanese Soryu class diesel submarines to replace them. The decision will send shock waves through both countries. For Australia, it will mean giving up—at least temporarily—on an indigenous submarine industry and thousands of jobs in return for a modern, reliable submarine force. For Japan it will be even more of a landmark event: the sale of Japanese-built submarines abroad will be the largest export of arms abroad in seventy years and symbolic of the new direction Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is taking Japan.
US Navy – U.S. and Arab partners bomb ISIS in Syria
– CNN – The United States and several Arab nations rained bombs on ISIS targets in Syria on Tuesday — the first U.S. military offensive in the war-torn country and a forceful message to the militant group that the U.S. would not stand by idly while it carried out its rampage of terror. The operation began with a flurry of Tomahawk missiles launched from the sea, followed by attacks from bomber and fighter aircraft
Brazilian Navy – Saab Gets A Toe In The Water
– Aviation Week – Two Swedish delegations have recently visited the Brazilian aircraft carrier Sao Paulo in support of plans to develop a naval version of the JAS 39E/F Gripen fighter.
Chinese Navy – Chinese Carrier’s Purported Air Wing Deemed Plausible but Limited
– Defense News – New details have emerged on the aircraft lineup for the new carrier Liaoning, which analysts say is a “plausible” mix of foreign-designed fighter jets and various helicopters, yet limited due to its lack of other necessary aircraft.
Chinese Navy – Getting to Know the Chinese Navy
– Weekly Standard – The Obama administration very much wants a diplomatic success somewhere in the world. So when the president orders the head of the U.S. Navy to meet with his Chinese counterpart and find areas of cooperation, it is neither surprising nor inappropriate. But the possibility that the Chinese Navy will gain real insight into how our aircraft carriers operate is worrying our Pacific allies and could compromise our security.
Russian Navy – Russian Baltic Fleet Conducts Large-Scale Coastal Troop Exercises
– RIA Novosti – The Russian Baltic Fleet is conducting tactical exercises for its coastal forces on one of the ranges of the Kaliningrad Region, with more than 1,000 motorized infantry soldiers and marines from its fleet and more than 250 military and special equipment units participating.
Canadian Navy – Navy to drop four ships, will need stop-gaps until new vessels are built
– Winnipeg Free Press – Two of the fleet’s three destroyers, HMCS Iroquois and Algonquin, and both supply vessels, HMCS Preserver and HMCS Protecteur, have made their last voyages and will be decommissioned
US Navy – Navy’s new amphib highlights the future of Marine aviation
– Marine Corps Times – About 1,500 Marines and sailors have been busily testing the capabilities of the USS America, the Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship during a two-month transit in a region that rarely sees a warship of this size.
US Navy – The Navy’s Cutest Planes Are Flying Research Missions
– US Navy – The Navy’s Cutest Planes Are Flying Research Missions – S-3 Vikings used to operate from carriers—now they’re working for science – and in the future they could return to the carrier-onboard-delivery role.
US Navy – USS Fort Worth to drill MCM, marine corps lift in As-Pac deployment
– Jane’s – The US Navy (USN) expects to deploy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) to the Asia-Pacific region by the end of 2014. There will be two significant differences from the deployment carried out in 2013 by USS Freedom . The first would be drills to test Fort Worth ‘s mine countermeasures (MCM) capability in South Korean waters while the second would be to focus on using the LCS to provide “non-traditional maritime lift” for the US Marine Corps.
Pakistani Navy – Al Qaeda Militants Tried to Seize Pakistan Navy Frigate
– Wall Street Journal – Al Qaeda militants tried to hijack a Pakistan Navy frigate earlier this month and use it to target U.S. Navy vessels on antiterrorism patrol in the northwestern Indian Ocean.
Indian Navy – Whatever You Do, Don’t Buy Your Aircraft Carrier From Russia
– War is Boring – India learned the hard way with INS ‘Vikramaditya’.
Royal Navy – Royal Navy Faced With Tough Sub Choices If Scotland Leaves U.K.
– USNI News – The heart of the United Kingdom’s nuclear submarine enterprise could be cut out if Scotland leaves the U.K. in Thursday’s referendum on Scottish independence, British leaders have warned repeatedly over the last several months.
Indian Navy – The Andaman Islands: From outpost to springboard
– The Economist – India eyes a strategic opportunity in the Bay of Bengal.
US Navy – Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel Delivers
– USNI News – Austal USA has delivered the latest Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) to U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC).
US Coast Guard – Five Enduring Lessons from Arabian Gulf Patrol Craft Operations
– USNI News – The Arabian Gulf (AG) has evolved into a proving ground for expeditionary patrol boat operations. In the future, reduced high-end combatant availability, a truncated LCS fleet, and the growing importance of the kinds of littoral and irregular warfare operations that favor patrol craft capabilities will likely sustain or increase demand for patrol craft in overseas contingency operations. Both the Navy and Coast Guard should pause to reflect on some of the enduring lessons-learned from operating patrol craft in the AG for the last twelve years to ensure that future patrol craft crews are well-prepared for operating in politically-sensitive, high-threat environments.
US Navy – Amid US plans for continued Asia presence, a shrinking submarine fleet
– Stars and Stripes – The U.S. Navy bills its submarine fleet as the world’s most advanced, a boast that few in the Asia-Pacific region would argue. However, the one thing that the U.S. fleet hasn’t been able to do is escape the realities of both age and cost.
Fourth Generation Warfare – Another Strategic Failure
– Traditional Right – William Lind on why the US strategy to eliminate ISIS will fail.
US Marines – U.S. Marine Corps’ Aggressive Move Into An Amphibious Future
– USNI News – In an aggressive move to reclaim its maritime expeditionary heritage after 13 years of grinding land-based combat and counterinsurgency/nation-building, the Marine Corps has published a new capstone conceptual document that charts a new course into the future.
US Navy – Crash report: Navy confident in safety of Sea Dragons
– Virginian Pilot – After tracing the cause of a helicopter crash that killed three sailors to a wiring bundle that had been rubbing against a worn-out fuel line, the Navy turned its attention to the remaining fleet of MH-53E Sea Dragons sitting on the flight line at Norfolk Naval Station. The findings: The chafing problem existed to some degree in every Sea Dragon helicopter, placing each at risk for a similar catastrophe. In the weeks that followed, maintenance crews replaced degraded fuel lines and any wires that showed signs of chafing. Soon the remaining 28 Sea Dragons were flying again over Hampton Roads and abroad. Although the Sea Dragon is the Navy’s oldest, most maintenance-intensive and most crash-prone helicopter, the service remains confident in the long-term safety of the aircraft.
US Navy – If America Could Rebuild the U.S. Navy from Scratch…
– National Interest – Here’s a thought experiment: would America build the U.S. Navy currently plying the seven seas if it were starting from scratch? Color me skeptical. If not, what kind of navy would it build, and how can we approximate that ideal in light of budgetary constraints, a slew of legacy platforms that can’t simply be scrapped and replaced, and an organizational culture and history that frown on revolutionary change?
French Navy – Two NATO Ships Leave Black Sea
– USNI News – A U.S. guided missile destroyer and a French signals intelligence ship have left Black Sea.
Royal Australian Navy – Australia Moving Ahead With $20 Billion Japanese Sub Buy
– USNI News – Australia is on track to select the Japanese Soryu-class submarines to replace its aging Collins-class submarines in a potential $20 billion deal for 10 to 12 boats.
US Navy – Comprehensive Anti-ISIS Air Campaign Includes Syria
– USNI News – The U.S. will launch a comprehensive air campaign to exterminate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group that has been ravaging those two nations. President Barack Obama announced the launch of the new full-scale American intervention during a televised speech on Sept. 10.
Canadian Navy – NATO Ship in Black Sea Buzzed By Russian Planes, Russia Disputes Account
– USNI News – The Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Toronto (FFH-333) was overflown by three Russian planes — two fighters and a surveillance aircraft — on Sunday, according to a Monday statement from Canadian Defence Minister Rob Nicholson. “While the Russian military aircraft that circled the HMCS Toronto did not in any way pose a threat to the Canadian ship, their actions were unnecessarily provocative and risk escalating tensions even further,” Nicholson said in the statement.
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