– Virginian Pilot – The Russians are coming! Well, actually, they’ve been here for a couple of weeks. And we invited them.
US Navy – Navy has spike in commanding-officer firings
– Washington Post – The Navy has fired a dozen commanding officers this year, a near-record rate, with the bulk getting the ax for offenses related to sex, alcohol or other forms of personal misconduct.
Chinese Navy – China extending military reach
– BBC – A maritime arms race is under way in the South China Sea. Beijing is rapidly developing a host of military capabilities that will enable it to project power well beyond its own shores.
Miscellaneous – Narco Subs Sailing to Africa?
– Defense Technology International – While Central and South American law enforcement officials have been snatching drug-running submarines in and around the Caribbean for years, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, the sub problem might be bigger than many of us had thought.
Afghanistan – Washington Losing Patience with Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
– National Journal – It isn’t just people who are dying in Afghanistan. So is an entire concept of war.
Russian Navy – Russia test fires troubled Bulava missile after 8-month break
– RIA Novosti – Russia resumed tests of its troubled Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile,and the launch – 15th in the Bulava’s history – was successful “by all parameters.”
Chinese Navy – Should We Be Afraid of China's New Aircraft Carrier?
– Foreign Policy – Not yet.
French Navy – Shape Shifting Ship
– Defense Technology International – Since 2008, the French defense ministry has ordered four production-model Engin de Débarquement Amphibie Rapide (EDA-R) craft from CNIM, with an option on two more, with the goal of providing each of the three Mistral-class amphibious-warfare ships with two of the craft. The first of these is to be delivered in September. Unit cost is EUR15 million.
Afghanistan – The Long Road
– National Post – An excellent review of Canada’s 10 year involvement in Afghanistan.
US Marines – Marines Aim to Avoid Postwar Identity Crisis
– Wall Street Journal – The service’s top officer plots a post-Afghanistan focus in the Pacific region, where Marines experienced their most devastating losses and most heroic victories.
US Navy – Builder Blames Navy as Brand-New Warship Disintegrates
– Wired – The Navy’s newest warship is slowly disappearing, one molecule at a time.
Royal Navy – Bandits à neuf heures, Jacques! Royal Navy pilots have language lessons so they can use French aircraft carrier
– Daily Mail – Royal Navy top-gun pilots are being forced to learn French so that they can fly from France’s flagship aircraft carrier.
Vietnamese Navy – Vietnam to hold joint naval drill with US
– Associated Press – Vietnam and the United States are to hold joint naval exercises, Hanoi said on Thursday as regional tensions simmer over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Phillipine Navy – US obliged to defend Filipinos in Spratlys
– Associated Press – U.S. forces are obliged to help defend Filipino troops, ships or aircraft under a 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty if they come under attack in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said, citing past American assurances.
French Navy – French army and navy operate in closest collaboration yet
– Defense Technology International – The French army and navy have never before worked in such close cooperation in a major operational mission as they are today in Libya, says French Army Chief of Staff General Elrick Irastorza.
Russian Navy – Russia signs contract to buy two Mistral-class BPCs
– Defense Technology International – The Russian defense export agency Rosoboronexport finally signed the contract with the French military naval systems company for two Mistral-class BPC helicopter landing docks.
Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan navy prepares missions to contested waters
– AFP – Taiwan’s navy said Tuesday it would not scrap scheduled patrol missions to disputed islands in the South China Sea, despite a flare-up of regional tensions in the contested waters.
Chinese Navy – China to boost coastal forces amid sea tensions
– Daily Telegraph – China will boost offshore surveillance by adding ships and 6,000 personnel by 2020 in a move likely to raise tensions with South China Sea neighbours staking rival claims to waters thought to hold vast reserves of oil and gas.
Phillipine Navy – Philippines to China: Don't intrude into our water
– Associated Press – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III insisted Friday that his country won’t be bullied by China in a territorial spat over the Spratly Islands, but also announced an end to oil exploration in the disputed waters that had angered Beijing.
Royal Navy – Britain can do 'nothing' to prevent Argentina retaking Falkland Islands
– Daily Telegraph – The head of the Naval task force in the Falklands War has warned that defence cuts mean Britain can now do “precisely nothing” to prevent Argentina retaking the islands.
Chinese Navy – China stages military drills in South China Sea
– Chinese Navy – China stages military drills in South China Sea – China said Friday that its maritime defense forces recently staged three days and nights of exercises in the South China Sea, a disputed, resource-rich region where tensions are rising.
Royal Navy – Navy chief: Britain cannot keep up its role in Libya air war due to cuts
– Daily Telegraph – The British military intervention in Libya is unsustainable, the head of the Navy has said.
US Navy – Russia objects to US warship in Black Sea
– Associated Press – Russia is voicing concern about a U.S. warship now just off its shores in the Black Sea. The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey, which is taking part in annual joint military exercises conducted by NATO and Ukraine, is an integral part of U.S. plans to create a missile shield in Europe, which Russia opposes.
US Navy – US Navy 'stopped North Korean vessel bound for Burma'
– BBC – A US warship intercepted and halted a North Korean vessel that was bound for Burma and was suspected of carrying missile technology.
Vietnamese Navy – Vietnam in live-fire drill amid South China Sea row
– BBC – Vietnam is holding live-fire drills in the South China Sea amid high tensions with China over disputed waters.
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