– National Defense – Naval aviators plan to fly the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from an aircraft carrier at sea this fall. Pilots who have operated the aircraft say they are cautiously optimistic about its future despite a string of technical setbacks.
US Navy – Pentagon Caps LCS at 32 Hulls, Hagel Directs Navy to Evaluate ‘Capable and Lethal’ Frigate Designs
– USNI News – The Pentagon will cut the final number of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) by 20 — from 52 to 32 — and shortly begin a study on a new frigate for the service, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told reporters at a Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Department budget preview on Monday afternoon.
China Training for ‘Short Sharp War’ with Japan
– USNI News – China has long trained for an amphibious invasion of Taiwan during military exercises but has expanded its training to include a similar attack on Japanese holdings in the East China Sea, according the chief of intelligence of the U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLEET).
Royal Navy – Run Silent, Run Cheat: The Sneaky Hobby Games Played Aboard Navy Submarines
– War is Boring – Deceptive games are downright customary on British and U.S. subs.
US Marines – State of the Corps
– San Diego Union Tribune – Top Marine sounds off on women infantry, warfighter legacy, budget pain.
US Navy – A maritime strategy reboot
– San Diego Union Tribune – Faced with fewer dollars, not enough ships, and allies and enemies alike touchy about shore access, the sea services are getting creative as they craft a maritime strategy for the future.
US Marines – MV-22 Flight Photo Essay
– Aviation Week – A look at a flight aboard an MV-22 Osprey.
Vietnamese Navy – Asia‘s Killer Submarine Boom
– War is Boring – Under the waves, the Pacific is becoming a very dangerous place—and that could be good for peace.
US Navy – Hello, Iran! U.S. Navy’s Fearsome New War Boat Arrives in the Persian Gulf
– War is Boring – The Navy’s new—and so far only—gun-armed, robot-hauling war boat arrived in Bahrain on Feb. 8. The 65-foot, 50-ton-displacement Coastal Command Boat is assigned to Task Group 56.7, America’s patrol force in the Persian Gulf.
Indian Navy – China’s Aircraft Carrier Could Be a Ticking Steam Bomb
– War is Boring – India’s refurbished Soviet-made aircraft carrier Vikramaditya suffered a boiler failure during her 42-day trip from Russia’s Sevmash shipyard, where she was rebuilt, to the Indian Karwar naval base on the country’s west coast starting in late November.
US Navy – Navy Chief: US Would ‘Help’ Philippines In South China Sea
– Defense News – The United States will “help” the Philippines in the event that China occupies disputed islands in the South China Sea, the US Chief of Naval Operations said Thursday.
US Navy – US Navy Explores Sub-Launched Hypersonic Missiles
– The Diplomat – The Navy is exploring the feasibility of sub-launched hypersonic missiles for conventional prompt global strike program.
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Chinese Navy – China flexes its muscles in U.S.-led military exercises
– Washington Times – The U.S. is leading the largest multinational military exercise in the Asia-Pacific region, and Chinese media are hailing Beijing’s first-time participation in the annual drill as proof that the communist nation’s “regional military impact” cannot be ignored.
Intelligence – The world is one big dataset. Now, how to photograph it …
– TED – A fascinating TED talk that suggests a new way forward for open-source intelligence.
Philippine Navy – For South China Sea claimants, a legal venue to battle China
– Reuters – When Philippine President Benigno Aquino compared China to the Germany of 1938 and called for global support as his country battles Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, he put the focus on a case that Manila has filed in an international court. The Philippines has taken its dispute with China to arbitration under the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of the Sea and its lawyers say that the tribunal has discretionary powers to allow other states to join the action. China is refusing to participate and has already warned Vietnam against joining the case being heard at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, sources have said. Hanoi has so far kept its options open. Any final ruling by the court on the dispute, one of the most tense flashpoints in Asia, cannot be enforced but will carry considerable moral and political weight, analysts say.
Deterring the Dragon . . . From (Under) the Sea
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – If the United States wants to prevent China from flexing its military muscle and disrupting the status quo it should adopt and advance a subsurface strategy.
[I would say this is the most insightful essay I’ve read in Proceedings in a very long time. A great idea for a new grand strategy for the US in the Pacific. – Michael]
Geopolitics – Why So Much Anarchy?
– Stratfor – Robert D. Kaplan on why anarchy is increasing in the world.
US Navy – Aegis Forward Deployed To Europe
– Aviation Week – The first of four U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers to be forward deployed as part of NATO’s ballistic missile defense of allied populations and territory arrived at Naval Station Rota in Spain on Feb. 11.
US Navy – Bush Carrier Strike Group to Deploy Saturday
– USNI News – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is scheduled to depart for a Middle East and Mediterranean deployment on Saturday as the centerpiece of Carrier Strike Group 2.
US Navy – DOT&E on LCS
– Aviation Week – As anyone who follows the Littoral Combat Ship is quite aware by now, the Pentagon Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation (DOT&E) has once again taken the LCS program to task for problems with both the ships and the mission module packages as well as the related equipment.
Vietnamese Navy – Submarines in Southeast Asia: Proliferation, Not a Race
– The Diplomat – ASEAN countries are looking to bolster their submarine fleets, but this is not an arms race.
US Navy – Bataan ARG Deploys with 22nd MEU
– USNI News – Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Bataan left Naval Station Norfolk, Va. for an eight month deployment on Saturday.
Chinese Navy – Why to Ignore China’s Aircraft Carriers
– The Diplomat – A lot of Chinese hardware could challenge US primacy in the Pacific. Carriers are not among them.
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