– Defense Technology International – The Navy doesn’t seem to have figured out a way to align its stated need for 48 submarines with its build schedule for new Virginia class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs), or its yearly shipbuilding budget.
Royal Navy – Scrapping flagship carrier 'makes no sense'
– Daily Telegraph – Scrapping Britain’s flagship aircraft carrier made no financial sense and leaves the Falkland Islands vulnerable to a new attack, former senior Navy commanders have claimed.
US Navy – Another tugboat helps tow crippled cruise ship; passengers welcome aid
– CNN – A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier resupplied the cruise ship Tuesday evening. Sailors stood on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan in 50-yard lines, handing off boxes of water, frozen bread, sandwich meats, granola bars, paper plates and more for the Splendor.
Piracy – Federal courts in Norfolk wrestle over definition of piracy
– Virginian Pilot – For the first time since the 19th century, piracy suspects will go on trial in a federal court in a case that legal experts see as precedent-setting.
Ukranian Navy – Ukrainian warship joins NATO anti-terror operation in Mediterranean
– RIA Novosti – The corvette Ternopol of the Ukrainian Navy has sailed off from the Black Sea port of Sevastopol to join the NATO’s Active Endeavour mission in the Mediterranean
US Navy – US forces get nod to share our bases
– The Australian – Australia has agreed to a major escalation of military co-operation with the US.
Information Warfare – The Online Threat
– New Yorker – Should we be worried about a cyber war?
Operations Other Than War – Marines stand by off coast of storm-battered Haiti
– Associated Press – U.S. Marines were aboard the USS Iwo Jima in the Carribean Friday preparing to help take relief supplies to Haiti, as Hurricane Tomas battered the small, impoverished country.
US Marines – The Next JSF Debate
– Defense Technology International – Bill Sweetman asks if the F-35B – and, by extension, Marine tactical aviation – at risk?
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Japan Boosts Its Submarine Fleet
– Defense Technology International – Japan’s decision to increase the size of its submarine force to 24 from 18 is a major response to the rise of Chinese military power and presumably not the last.
German Navy – Anti-piracy Debut For Hamburg
– Defense Technology International – The Hamburg will be the first F124 Sachsen class frigate to participate in the EU Operation Atalanta anti-piracy mission.
French Navy -French fighter jets could land on British carriers
– Daily Telegraph – French fighter jets could be stationed on Britain’s new aircraft carrier as the two nations’ navies become “interdependent,” the French defence minister has said.
Dutch Navy – Support Ship Escorts Somali Food Supplies
– Defense Technology International – The Royal Netherlands Navy support ship Hr. Ms. Amsterdam yesterday escorted a ship delivering supplies to Somalia for the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP).
US Navy – Navy unveils its 'mean, green riverine machine' in Norfolk
– Virginian Pilot – The Navy took a step toward breaking its dependence on petroleum Friday, powering up a boat with fuel derived in part from seaweed.
Russian Navy – Russia's Bulava test-fire a success
– Associated Press – The Russian Navy on Friday successfully test fired its Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile. The launch was conducted from a submarine in the White Sea, near the border with Finland. The missile reportedly hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula, some 6,000 kilometers (3,400 miles) to the east. It marks the second successful firing in a month, further boosting the nation’s weapons program that had become accustomed to embarrassing failures.
US Marines – Commandant sets Marines on course for future
– San Diego Union Tribune – The new commandant of the Corps is calling on Marines to prepare for a future of increasingly irregular warfare by shaping themselves into a lighter, more agile and flexible force ready to be the “first to fight” or respond to a broad spectrum of missions, from heavy combat to humanitarian assistance.
US Marines – Camp Pendleton Marines see heavy combat in Sangin
– Los Angeles Times – It is a familiar pattern for Marines serving in Helmand province, a stronghold of the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. Their initial pushes into areas controlled by insurgents have been met with heavy resistance, including small arms fire, ambushes, and lethal improvised bomb attacks.
Russian Navy – With Ukraine's blessing, Russia to beef up its Black Sea Fleet
– Christian Science Monitor – Moscow’s upgrade to its Black Sea Fleet – headquartered with Ukraine’s blessing at Sevastopol – could make waves around the Black Sea, where NATO has a strong presence.
French Navy – More trouble for the Charles de Gaulle
– Defense Technology International – The French navy could have done without this embarassment just before the Euronaval show opens next Monday: their flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier which should have been away on a four-month foreign tour in the Indian Ocean never left on October 15 because of a small electrical problem.
Geopolitics / Indian Ocean – More than piracy drives naval buildup
– Reuters – In the Indian Ocean, international warships keep watch against Somali pirates, but in the long run, newly arrived forces from India, China, Russia and elsewhere may be as much rivals as allies.
Chinese Navy – Understanding Asia-Pacific Sea Power
– The Diplomat – In this first in a series on the region’s navies, The Diplomat looks at how to measure naval power—including the US and China’s.
Royal Navy – Nuclear submarine HMS Astute runs aground off Skye
– BBC – The Royal Navy’s newest and largest attack submarine HMS Astute has run aground off Skye, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.
Russian Navy – Russia, Ukraine to regulate size of the Black Sea Fleet
– RIA Novosti – Moscow and Kiev will soon sign an agreement regulating the upcoming overhaul of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the Russian defense minister said on Wednesday.
Royal Navy – Navy aircraft carriers not operational for 26 years
– Daily Telegraph – The Royal Navy is set to lose its ability to fly combat jets off aircraft carriers for the next 26 years under the defence cuts to be announced today.
Royal Navy – Navy aircraft carrier will be sold after three years – and never carry jets
– Daily Telegraph – One of the Navy’s new £3 billion aircraft carriers will never carry aircraft and will sail for only three years before being mothballed and possibly sold, ministers will announce on Tuesday.
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