– Defense Technology International – The U.K. has for the first time fired a Hellfire from a ship-based WAH-64 Apache attack helicopter as it revives the concept of operating the system from ships after several years during which the mission lay dormant as the helicopters were heavily tasked performing land-based operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
US Navy – High-Speed-Vessel Transferred To Navy
– Aviation Week – The Navy signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Army on May 2 transferring all five of the Army’s Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) to the Navy.
Israeli Navy – Israel moving forward with sixth German submarine
– Jerusalem Post – Germany has pledged to build a new submarine for the navy, paving the way for a deal that will boost Israel’s strategic long-arm capabilities in the face of Iran’s continued race toward nuclear power.
Geopolitics / Libya – Sons of the Revolution
– New Yorker – Jon Lee Anderson asks can a ragtag civilian army defeat a dictator?
US Navy – Carrier George H.W. Bush to deploy on 1st combat cruise
– Virginian Pilot – In a string of firsts associated with Wednesday’s deployment, Rear Adm. Nora Tyson, shown, will be a part of history as the first female commander of a carrier strike group. The deployment also coincides with the 100th anniversary of naval aviation.
French Navy – Aircraft carriers gain clout in naval power
– Associated Press – Aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
Ground Warfare – A Beast in the Heart of Every Fighting Man
– New York Times Magazine – The case against American soldiers accused of murdering Afghan civilians turns on the idea of a rogue unit. But what if the killings are a symptom of a deeper problem?
US Navy – Tomorrow's Seabots and Their Magnetic Wheels
– Defense Technology International – While pirate attacks have increased, we’ve also seen an increased willingness on the part of U.S., French, Russian and South Korean special forces to get kinetic, boarding and forcibly retaking some of these pirated ships–a risky proposition given that they’re facing an armed and unpredictable enemy–which makes attempts at gaining situational awarness a critical part of the operation. In order to do that, some think it’s time to call in the robots.
US Navy – In Bin Laden’s Compound, Seals’ All-Star Team
– New York Times – There were 79 people on the assault team that killed Osama bin Laden, but in the end, the success of the mission turned on some two dozen men who landed inside the Qaeda leader’s compound, made their way to his bedroom and shot him at close range – all while knowing that the president of the United States was keeping watch from Washington.
Chinese Navy – China boosts marine surveillance over island tensions
– BBC – China is to expand its ocean monitoring agency to protect its maritime interests, a senior official has said.
Dutch Navy – Dutch Sweep Libyan Mines
– Defense Technology International – The Royal Netherlands Navy minehunter Hr. Ms. Haarlem is hunting mines with its hull-mounted sonar and exploding those found with its Seafox unmanned underwater vehicles.
US Navy – Bin Laden discovered ‘hiding in plain sight’
– Washington Post – More details emerge on the SEAL Team 6 mission to capture / kill Bin Laden.
US Navy – How U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden
– CNN – US Navy SEALs have killed Osama Bin Laden.
Chinese Navy – Chinese Buildup Upsets Strategic Balance
– Aviation Week – Defense analysts and U.S. Navy brass agree—China’s recent successes in developing an anti-ship ballistic missile and a more robust navy have made the powerhouse Asian nation a much greater military force to reckon with.
Misc – NATO stops Gaddafi forces mining harbour
– AFP – NATO warships stopped Muammar Gaddafi forces on Friday from laying anti-ship mines in Misrata’s harbour, the alliance said, accusing the regime of trying to disrupt the flow of aid to the besieged city. “The sea-mines were being laid two to three kilometres offshore and in the approaches to Misrata by deliberately sinking the inflatable boats on which they were being carried,” NATO said in a statement. Three mines were found early on Friday and were being disarmed, the 28-nation alliance said.
US Navy – U.S. Navy Wants Modular Ship Construction
– Aviation Week – Shipbuilders that want to obtain or retain U.S. Navy work should look to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program for inspiration, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says.
Chinese Navy – New Chinese, Ship-Based, Heavy Fighter Readied For Flight Tests
– Defense Technology International – Beijing is revealing pictures of its indigenously built J-15 Flying Shark design that is intended to populate the decks of its first aircraft carrier.
US Navy – Rhino's Revenge
– Defense Technology International – Bill Sweetman analyses the prospects for further orders of Boeing’s F-18E/F’s from countries around the world.
Operations Other Than War – The military interventions we don’t plan for — those to protect civilians
– Washington Post – General Anthony Zinni says that “No one argues that planning for wars makes them more likely. Yet this seems to be the underlying reason for the military’s allergy to planning for civilian protection. U.S. armed forces should start treating civilian protection missions as seriously as they take wars. It’s only prudent to study mass-atrocity response operations, plan for them and, perhaps most important, conduct exercises with the civilian leaders who would make decisions about potential interventions.”
Chinese Navy – Two Vectors, One Navy
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Aside from a strong national defense, world peace is now part of China’s official military mission. Serving both, its fleet could eventually resemble the U.S. Navy.
Chinese Navy – The Year of the Tiger: China’s Spy Satellite Surge in 2010
– AsiaEye – From late 2009 to late 2010, as attention on East Asia was consumed by high tensions on the Korean Peninsula and at the edges of the East China Sea, China’s powerful military space establishment quietly deployed a record number of spy satellites into lower earth orbit.
Chinese Navy – China's Naval Challenge
– US Naval Institute Proceeding – The United States should closely watch China’s supposed peaceful rise, but especially its increasing aggression and capabilities in the western Pacific.
Chinese Navy – China’s Military Gets Expeditionary
– The Diplomat – The PLA’s expeditionary capabilities will grow significantly in coming years. What are the greater implications?
US Navy – How to Save a Trillion Dollars
– Time – How defense cuts will affect the US Navy.
Chinese Navy – The Real Game-Changers of the Pacific Basin
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Modern amphibious assault vessels grant China an opportunity to project multimission forces into the littoral and beyond, with real potential to destabilize the region.
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