– Stars and Stripes – The USS Bonhomme Richard will likely miss its next underway deployment after a botched $3 million resurfacing of the amphibious assault ship’s flight deck.
US Navy – RIMPAC Exercise Puts LCS Through Paces
– Defense News – The USS Independence had a successful RIMPAC exercise.
US Marines – Equipped with monitors and mice, modern Marines train for fast-moving future
– Stars and Stripes – The high-tech training exercise — “Large Scale Exercise 2014” — integrated troops on the ground, Marines in simulators and virtual forces, as part of the Marine Corps’ aggressive 10-year plan to prepare units to deploy anywhere, anytime.
Pakistani Navy – Pakistan navy repels militant attack at Karachi dockyard
– BBC – The Pakistan navy says it fought off an attack on its Karachi dockyard in which two militants and a sailor were killed.
US Navy – CNO’s Losing Battle to Avoid a Hollow Navy
– Real Clear Defense – Greenert’s Navigation Plan Makes the Best of a Terrible Hand.
US Navy – Maintaining the Relevance of the Future Carrier Air Wing
– National Interest – Why the UCLASS debate matters.
US Marines – 22nd MEU deployment extension unlikely to change Marines’ op-tempo, but much remains in flux
– Marine Corps Times – Longer deployments are becoming increasingly necessary for the Marine Expeditionary Units and crisis response units. Deployment extensions for them are not unusual.
US Navy – Non-Standard: Navy SM-6 Kills Cruise Missiles Deep Inland
– Breaking Defense – You wouldn’t expect the Navy to test its weapons in the desert. But that’s just what happened Thursday at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, an Army facility 500 miles from the sea, where a Standard Missile-6 successfully intercepted a mock cruise missile flying low and slow over land. Hitting that target is one sign of how far Navy missile defense programs have cast their net beyond their traditional domain.
Russian Navy – The Spiny Dogfish Might Be the World’s Best Naval Gunship
– War is Boring – Russian Ka-52K rivals America’s AH-1Z
Chinese Navy – Two PLA Pilots Have Died Testing Fighters for Chinese Carrier
– USNI News – At least two People’s Liberation Army Air Force pilots have died in testing jets slated to operate from the Chinese carrier Liaoning.
US Navy – As Technology Matures, New Roles Emerge for Underwater Drones
– National Defense – While unmanned underwater vehicle technology is advancing, it is not maturing as quickly as UAVs.
Russian Navy – Russia to reopen Northern Fleet base in Arctic
– BBC – Russia has dispatched a group of ships from its Northern Fleet to the Arctic, with the aim of restoring a permanent base in the region.
Geopolitics / Russia – Watching the Eclipse
– New Yorker – Ambassador Michael McFaul was there when the promise of democracy came to Russia—and when it began to fade.
US Navy – A New Era in Anti-Submarine Warfare
– USNI News – China and Russia’s submarine forces are flexing their prowess in the undersea domain by operating further from their respective country’s homeport – in some cases within striking distance of the United States. Given the expansion in operations, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platforms on both coasts of the United States will be required to monitor and defend the nation more frequently. Foreign submarine operations near the homeland are not necessarily immediate threats, but do require careful thought as the Navy prepares to execute future ASW missions. As budget and naval policymakers continue to plan for the future, ASW must remain a high priority for either homeland or overseas defense. The good news is that the U.S. Navy has new platforms and technology coming online that can provide a significant advantage in the undersea domain.
US Navy – Reagan’s Run
– Aviation Week – It would be nearly impossible to steal even a wink of sleep in the stateroom of CVN 76 Ronald Reagan during nighttime air ops in the middle of the Pacific off the Hawaiian coast during the Rim of Pacific (Rimpac) exercise…
US Navy – Four NATO Ships Due in Black Sea Ahead of Maritime Exercise
– USNI News – Four NATO warships are due in the Black Sea in the next several days ahead of an international maritime exercise to include Ukraine.
Chinese Navy – China Seeks to Protect South China Sea Submarine Gateway
– Chinese Navy – China Seeks to Protect South China Sea Submarine Gateway – China’s efforts to protect its submarine gateway to the South China Sea could broaden from standoffs with U.S. military planes to announcing an air defense identification zone, according to two retired army officers.
Russian Navy – France halts warship delivery to Russia
– Russian Navy – France halts warship delivery to Russia – France has said conditions are “not right” for delivery of the first of two Mistral navy assault ships to Russia.
US Navy – Money For New US Navy Amphib Falls Far Short
– Defense News – Powerful forces in Congress are working to buy the US Navy an extra amphibious ship, and lawmakers in both the House and Senate have added between $650 million and $800 million to the proposed 2015 shipbuilding budget to begin construction.But, even if the money is approved and signed into law, it won’t be enough to cover the more than $2 billion needed to buy the ship.
Royal Navy – Britain’s View of Naval Strategy
– Aviation Week – Bill Sweetman writes that after too many years of hearing senior U.S. officers gripe about sequestration and congressional mandates, and fire off interservice potshots, it’s refreshing to hear a flag officer sounding optimistic.
US Navy – LCS to conduct test of Norwegian missile
– Navy Times – The littoral combat ship USS Coronado will get a chance at an historic LCS first this fall when it launches a surface-to-surface missile in tests off Southern California.
US Navy – Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected by Scientists
– The Atlantic – A network of Internet-connected undersea microphones is picking up more than whale songs.
US Marines – American Jump Jets Spying on Islamic State
– War is Boring – AV-8B Harrier jump jets belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps’ 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are flying surveillance missions over Islamic State forces in northern Iraq, according to the crew of the Navy warship that carries the compact fighter-bombers in the Persian Gulf.
North Korean Navy – North Korea’s Asymmetric Submarine Doctrine
– The Diplomat – While North Korean submarines may be technologically dated, its access denial strategy can still be effective.
US Coast Guard – USCG Cutter Program Hits Its Stride
– Defense News – It’s not often the US Coast Guard takes center stage at the sprawling Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The huge facility builds more different kinds of ships for the US Navy than any other yard. But here in the dog days of summer, the white-hulled ships of the smaller service have been in the spotlight, with the acceptance trials of the fourth national security cutter (NSC) wrapping up Friday and the christening next day of the fifth ship.
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