– Virginian Pilot – The $2 billion warship experienced problems with all four of its engines – forcing one to be shut down – on a recent training mission. The Navy still expects to begin a 20-week, pre-deployment training on schedule in August.
US Navy – Hornet Hypoxia
– Defense Technology International – What’s been reported elsewhere is that investigators have focused on pilot hypoxia (lack of oxygen) as the primary cause for the November 16 crash of an F-22 operating from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, and in particular on the functioning of the onboard oxygen generating system (Obogs). What hasn’t been reported is that there is a history of Obogs-related hypoxia issues in the world’s biggest fleet of Obogs-equipped fighters, the bulk of the US Navy Hornet and Super Hornets.
US Navy – U.S. warships arrive in Vietnam
– CNN – Three U.S. Navy ships arrived Friday – as welcome guests – at the Vietnamese port of Da Nang.
US Navy – AirSea Battle Must Not Work Alone
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The Navy’s new doctrine should include several related operational concepts for planning and executing future conflicts.
Chinese Navy – China’s top general calls U.S. naval exercises inappropriate
– Washington Times – Beijing’s top military leader on Monday called for U.S. forces to halt joint naval exercises with China’s neighbors in the South China Sea and issued a string of complaints about U.S. policy after meeting his U.S. counterpart.
Chinese Navy – What if China attacked the Spratlys?
– Mindanao Examiner – The question in everybody’s mind is: What if China attacked the Spratlys? And if so, can the Phillipines survive a Chinese attack?
Editorial – NOSI service restored
Service at NOSI.org has been restored, and all posts dating back to June 27th are now visible on the home page at http://www.nosi.org. Please visit NOSI and catch up on the last 2 weeks of posts that I had made but that were not visible to you due to a software mix-up after a server migration. I apologize for the apparent outage. — Michael
Chinese Navy – How to Track China’s Naval Dreams
– The Diplomat – Is the talk around the port of Gwadar a sign that China is considering a string of pearls strategy? Anti-air missile batteries will be the first sign.
Chinese Navy – Chinese UAV May Conduct Targeting for Ballistic Missiles
– Defense Technology International – U.S. analysts are already suggesting that the new Chinese UAV design — with its 60,000-ft. cruising altitude, 300-mi. radar surveillance range and, possibly, lower radar reflectivity if made from the right composites — could serve as the targeting node for China’s anti-ship ballistic missiles.
Chinese Navy – China Sea Dispute Looms Large in U.S. Visit
– Wall Street Journal – Tensions in the disputed waters of the South China Sea threaten to distract Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a visit to China intended to build on a recent thaw in bilateral military ties.
Royal Navy – Aircraft carriers: NAO fear over defence review change
– BBC – The National Audit Office has expressed deep concern about changes to the Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers made in the 2010 defence review.
US Navy – 'Hands-free' landing is a step toward unmanned naval flight
– Virginian Pilot – The Navy moved a step closer to unmanned carrier-based aerial combat last weekend when a modified F/A-18D Hornet made its first carrier touchdown without a pilot’s guiding hands.
Miscellaneous – Acoustic 'cloaking device' shields objects from sound
– BBC – Scientists have shown off a “cloaking device” that makes objects invisible – to sound waves.
US Navy – U.S. Navy Radar Testing Center Goes Dark
– Aviation Week and Space Technology – Even on an island of unique buildings anchoring the premiere U.S. Navy maritime testing grounds for the service’s most sophisticated air and ballistic missile defense radar systems, the building that those here call the “Taj Mahal” stands apart, gleaming eggshell white near the ocean’s edge.
French Navy – Gowind Day
– Defense Technology International – I don’t know whether horizontal rain and deep puddles are auspicious for ship naming ceremonies but if they are then DCNS’ latest creation, the Adroit first-of-class Gowind ocean patrol vessel (OPV) is a lucky ship indeed.
Russian Navy – Russian warship in Norfolk for joint training drills
– 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.
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