UPI – India’s emerging maritime clout
The Indian Defense Ministry’s Sixth Land and Naval Defense Systems Exhibition held in New Delhi last month showcased newly inducted equipment by the country’s navy and army.
Russian Navy – A Follow-On To Kuznetsov?
Defense Technology International – A Follow-On To Kuznetsov?
The Russian Navy is making plans for a new aircraft carrier fleet. Navy commander Adm Vladimir Vysotsky announced on Friday, February 26, that the technical design of Russia’s new aircraft carrier will be completed by the end of 2010.
Singaporean Navy – Singapore warns of threat to tankers in Malacca Strait
BBC – Singapore warns of threat to tankers in Malacca Strait
Singapore has learned that an unnamed group may be planning to attack oil tankers in the Malacca Strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
Russian Navy – Russia announces plans to buy four French warships from France
The Times – Russia announces plans to buy four French warships from France
Russia is to buy four warships from France in the biggest defence deal with a Nato member since the end of the Cold War. In a move that has alarmed Georgia and the Baltic States, France and Russia said that they were in “exclusive talks” on the sale of Mistral-class amphibious assault ships.
Air Warfare – Combat Generation: Drone operators climb on winds of change in the Air Force
Washington Post – Combat Generation: Drone operators climb on winds of change in the Air Force
The Air Force’s identity crisis is one of many ways that a decade of intense and unrelenting combat is reshaping the U.S. military and redefining the American way of war. The battle against insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq has created an insatiable demand for the once-lowly drone, elevating the importance of the officers who fly them.
US Marines – After Push in Marja, Marines Try to Win Trust
New York Times – After Push in Marja, Marines Try to Win Trust
CJ Chivers writes that after the declaration this weekend that the battle for the Taliban enclave of Marja had been won, for the Marines standing behind sandbags and walking patrols, the more complicated work has begun. With it will be a test of the strategy selected by President Obama and the generals now running the Afghan war.
Royal Navy – Navy intercepts Argentinian warship near British waters
Daily Telegraph – Navy intercepts Argentinian warship near British waters
The Royal Navy has intercepted an Argentinian warship near British waters in an apparent escalation of the row over the Falkland Islands.
US Navy – US Navy rescues Tanzanian ship
AFP – US Navy rescues Tanzanian ship
A US Navy warship prevented an attack on a Tanzanian ship and apprehended eight suspected pirates in the process, the US Embassy in Tanzania said yesterday.
US Navy – US Navy moves to let women serve on submarines
BBC – US Navy moves to let women serve on submarines
The US defence department has decided to allow women to serve aboard submarines, according to officials.
Royal Navy – Argentina takes Falklands oil dispute with UK to UN
BBC – Argentina takes Falklands oil dispute with UK to UN
Argentina is seeking United Nations support in its new row with the UK over oil drilling off the Falkland Islands.
US Marines – Afghans Voice Their Fears Amid Marja Campaign
New York Times – Afghans Voice Their Fears Amid Marja Campaign
C.J. Chivers in Afghanistan.
US Marines – Civilians in Crosshairs Slow Troops
Wall Street Journal – Civilians in Crosshairs Slow Troops
As Capt. Anthony Zinni monitored a live video feed from a Predator drone circling overhead, he spotted four men planting a booby trap in the middle of the road here.
For Capt. Zinni, one of the officers responsible for approving airstrikes in the nine-day-old battle for Marjah, it seemed like an easy call: The men were digging a hole alongside a road where a Marine supply convoy was scheduled to pass within hours. But just as he was about to give the order to strike, Capt. Zinni spotted even-smaller white figures on the video running along the path south of the canal.
Children. Maybe 50 feet from the men planting the booby trap. “It’s not a good shot,” Capt. Zinni said, ordering the Predator drone to delay the strike. “It’s not a good shot.”
The 45 minutes that followed help illustrate why it is taking coalition forces so long to secure this hotly contested part of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan – Prize on the Battlefields of Marja May Be Momentum
New York Times – Prize on the Battlefields of Marja May Be Momentum
Any historian, or any general, would tell you the same: Lose the initiative on the battlefield, and it’s awfully hard to get it back.
US Marines – Marines Do Heavy Lifting as Afghan Army Lags in Battle
New York Times – Marines Do Heavy Lifting as Afghan Army Lags in Battle
As American Marines and Afghan soldiers have fought their way into this Taliban stronghold, the performance of the Afghan troops has tested a core premise of the American military effort here: in the not-too-distant future, the security of this country can be turned over to indigenous forces created at the cost of American money and blood.
Royal Navy – Great Britain Gambles With The Royal Navy
US Naval War College Review – Great Britain Gambles With The Royal Navy
The news late last year that the Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland was to be replaced on the Falklands patrol by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Largs Bay in order to join the international counterpiracy effort in the Gulf of Aden raised quite a few eyebrows. This was not because anyone seriously thought that Argentina would seek to profit from the absence of a British warship in these contested waters for the first time since 1982 but more as it seemed to show just how bad things were getting for the once-mighty Royal Navy that its first-line fleet could not apparently cover both commitments at once.
Afghanistan – Follow the Bear
US Naval Institute Proceedings – Follow the Bear
A joint team of active-duty U.S. military officers takes a second look at what worked in Afghanistan for the Soviet Union in the late 20th century and suggests that the United States could learn a thing or two from what transpired.
Argentinean Navy – Argentina toughens shipping rules in Falklands oil row
BBC – Argentina toughens shipping rules in Falklands oil row
Argentina has announced new controls on shipping through its waters to the Falkland Islands in a growing dispute over British oil drilling plans.
US Navy – Nimitz docks in Hong Kong despite China tensions
BBC – Nimitz docks in Hong Kong despite China tensions
The American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Nimitz, has arrived in Hong Kong at a time of strained relations between the US and China.
US Marines – Soldiers Keep Up Push in Taliban Stronghold
New York Times – Soldiers Keep Up Push in Taliban Stronghold
CJ Chivers in Afghanistan.
US Navy – Congress is battleground over carrier move
Virginian Pilot – Congress is battleground over carrier move
Now that the Department of Defense has made clear its intent to move a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier to Mayport, Fla., the battle between Florida and Virginia shifts to Congress.
Chinese Navy – Why China’s Naval Rise Could Help the World
The Diplomat – Why China’s Naval Rise Could Help the World
The upside of the rise of the People’s Liberation Army Navy…
US Marines – Afghan Attack Gives Marines a Taste of War
New York Times – Afghan Attack Gives Marines a Taste of War
CJ Chivers reports that Company K, part of a surge battalion, received a crash course in the Afghan war as it began an assault into the last large Taliban stronghold in Helmand Province.
Chinese Navy – China's Aircraft Carrier Ambitions An Update
US Naval War College Review – China’s Aircraft Carrier Ambitions An Update
This article will address two major analytical questions. First, what are the necessary and suffi cient conditions for China to acquire aircraft carriers? Second, what are the major implications if China does acquire aircraft carriers?
US Navy – Hampton Roads could host futuristic speed boats
Virginian Pilot – Hampton Roads could host futuristic speed boats
A Hampton Roads Army or Navy base could be a homeport for the next generation of rapid transport ship being developed jointly by the services.
Russian Navy – The cruel sea
Economist – The cruel sea
NATO allies worry about France’s decision to sell big warships to Russia.
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