– Stars and Stripes – Although officials insisted the annual multinational Eager Lion exercise that ended here Sunday was unrelated to sectarian violence across Jordan’s borders, regional tensions nonetheless affected the course of the two-week exercise.
Russian Navy – Don’t Sweat Russia’s Newest Nuclear Submarine
– War is Boring – ‘Severodvinsk’ is too expensive for mass production
Chinese Navy – China’s Third Aircraft Carrier Could Be Nuclear
– War is Boring – China’s first aircraft carrier—the refurbished Ukrainian-built flattop Liaoning—entered testing in 2011. The People’s Liberation Army Navy is building a second carrier itself—a conventionally-powered vessel like Liaoning. A third carrier currently in the planning stage could be bigger than her two predecessors—as big as an American Nimitz-class supercarrier, in fact—plus nuclear-powered, just like U.S. flattops.
Russian Navy – Russian Navy Accepts First in New Class of Nuclear Attack Submarine
– USNI News – Russian television has reported that the Russian Federation Navy has accepted its first Project 855 Yasen-class nuclear-powered attack submarine into this week.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – China Reacts to Japanese Anti-Ship Missile Positioning
– USNI News – China is set to take “firm and effective actions,” in response to a planned move of anti-ship missiles by Japanese Self Defense Force closer to the disputed Senkaku Islands.
Philippine Navy – Philippines, U.S. to hold naval drills near disputed shoal in S.China Sea
– Reuters – Philippine and American troops are set to hold naval exercises this month near a disputed shoal, which will almost certainly anger China with tension already high in the South China Sea.
US Navy – Lockheed Outlines Post Littoral Combat Ship Pitch
– USNI News – Lockheed Martin outlined the range of options they presented to the Navy as part of the Pentagon mandated study into a follow-on ship to the Flight 0 Littoral Combat Ships.
US Navy – Pentagon orders amphibious transport ship USS Mesa Verde to Persian Gulf as Iraq worries grow
– AP – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde into the Persian Gulf as concern grows over a militant group’s advancement toward Iraq’s capital.
Chinese Navy – Chinese Weapons That Worry the Pentagon
– USNI News – While the report seldom contains any earthshattering revelations on China’s military advancement, it does — in very broad strokes — give insight to the developments in China that give the Department of Defense the most concern. The following is a selection of Chinese weapons that were highlighted in the report…
US Navy – The U.S. Navy’s Secret Counter-Stealth Weapon Could Be Hiding in Plain Sight
– USNI News – The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye maybe the U.S. Navy’s secret weapon against the emerging threat of enemy fifth-generation stealth fighters and cruise missiles. The key to that capability is the aircraft’s powerful UHF-band hybrid mechanical/electronically-scanned AN/APY-9 radar built by Lockheed Martin. Both friend and foe alike have touted UHF radars as an effective countermeasure to stealth technology.
US Navy – China joins in world’s largest naval exercises
– AP – Chinese ships headed for waters near Hawaii on Tuesday to participate for the first time in RIMPAC, the world’s largest naval exercises – a rare opportunity to build trust with the US and regional rivals including the Philippines and Japan.
US Navy – Navy plan for carrier-based drones takes flak from lawmakers
– Los Angeles Times – A U.S. Navy plan for aircraft carrier-based drones has launched a dogfight in Washington over the role of the robotic planes in combat.
Royal Australian Navy – Japan & Australia consider submarine deal that could rattle China
– Royal Australian Navy – Japan & Australia consider submarine deal that could rattle China – Japan is considering selling submarine technology to Australia – perhaps even a fleet of fully engineered, stealthy vessels.
Geopolitics – Old world order is out
– Geopolitics – Old world order is out – Robert D. Kaplan writes that there has been something both conclusive and convulsive — and yet sustaining — about the crisis in Ukraine that has caused people to believe we have entered a new chapter in international relations. As other commentators have noted, the old order has collapsed. By that they mean the period erstwhile labeled the post-Cold War.
US Navy – Life Aboard an Aircraft Carrier
– Air and Space – Life aboard the USS George W. Bush.
Chinese Navy – Chinese cruise missiles could pose biggest threat to U.S. carriers
– Navy Times – Saturation strikes from Chinese anti-ship cruise missiles could become the biggest threat to Navy carrier strike groups (CSG), according to a paper issued by the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs at the National Defense University.
US Navy – U.S. Navy rescues 282 apparent migrants in Mediterranean
– CNN – The U.S. Navy rescued 282 people from six small vessels in the Mediterranean Sea after one of the boats began to sink.
Russian Navy – France defends sale of Mistral assault ships to Russia
– BBC – French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has confirmed the controversial sale of two warships to Russia will go ahead, saying many jobs are at stake.
Chinese Navy – Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2014
– US Department of Defense – Read the US government’s latest official view on the Chinese Navy.
US Navy – Ideas Pour in to US Navy’s Small Ship Task Force
– Defense News – The task force working to come up with ideas for the US Navy’s small surface combatant (SSC) got a major data download Thursday, as industry submitted their proposals for modified or entirely new designs.
US Navy – Navy Considers it’s Beyond-the-Horizon Future
– DOD Buzz – The Navy is in the early phases of considering new sensors, aircraft and weapons it could add to its beyond-the-horizon strike and cruise missile intercept system.
Vietnamese Navy – Japan to Provide Vietnam Patrol Boats Next Year
– USNI News – Vietnam’s Vice Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh told Reuters on Monday at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that the country expects to receive patrol boats from Japan early next year.
US Navy – Fleet Forces’ top ship slated for lay-up
– Navy Times – The East Coast’s busiest ship is also its best.
Russian Navy – France Might Withhold 2nd Mistral Ship From Russia
– Defense News – French defense officials are exploring ideas to avoid delivering a second helicopter carrier to Russia, including looking for an alternative client for the Sevastopol.
US Navy – Navy Quietly Downscales Destroyer Upgrades
– USNI News – The Navy has quietly reduced the scope of upgrades to its guided missile destroyers in a move that could make up to a quarter of the fleet a target of early decommissioning due to obsolescence. Out of 28 early Arleigh Burke-class DDGs (Flight I/II), 21 will not receive a full upgrade to their Aegis combat systems and instead have a midlife upgrade that will focus on the mechanical health of the ship and some will have upgrades to the ships’ anti-submarine warfare systems as part of a cost saving strategy.
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