– New York Times – Tom Friedman on the US Navy’s green initiatives.
US Navy – The Forgotten Threat
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – It is likely only a matter of time before terrorists attempt maritime attacks in the United States using small vessels. Why isn’t something being done about it? Whatever happened to the small-boat threat?
Chinese Navy – China’s naval ambitions
– Armed Forces Journal – 10 myths America holds about China.
US Navy – 'Tipping' the Future Fleet
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The course ahead for the Navy of the mid-21st century is still uncharted. The strategic alternative it chooses now will chart that course, for better or worse.
US Navy – US and Japanese warships in joint exercises
– BBC – Warships from America and Japan have just completed their biggest ever joint exercises, as tensions remain high in East Asia.
Russian Navy – Second Borei SSBN Launched
– Defense Technology International – The Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk has launched the second Borei-class (Project 955) SSBN, Alexander Nevsky.
Royal Navy – Meet Britain's New Flagship
– Defense Technology International – With HMS Ark Royal being put out to pasture, the U.K. names the HMS Albion its new flagship.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Japan Plans Military Shift to Focus More on China
– New York Times – In what would be a sweeping overhaul of its cold war-era defense strategy, Japan is about to release new military guidelines that would reduce its heavy armored and artillery forces pointed north toward Russia in favor of creating more mobile units that could respond to China’s growing presence near its southernmost islands.
Geopolitics / Tajikistan – Tajikistan: The Next Jihadi Stronghold?
– New York Review of Books – Ahmed Rashid writes on the current situation in Tajikistan.
US Navy – Experimental Navy railgun scores record shot
– Virginian Pilot – A futuristic new Navy weapon has achieved a testing milestone during a demonstration at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren.
US Navy – Navy secretary says moving carrier to Fla. still in plans
– Virginian Pilot – Navy Secretary Ray Mabus minced no words Wednesday when asked for a yes-or-no answer on whether the Navy will drop its plans to shift a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier to Florida.
Piracy – The Big Myth of Somali Pirates
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – They pose little threat. But there is peril in comparing them to Barbary brigands. That muddies the debate – clouding our perspective on what truly is in our national interest.
Chinese Navy – China's Navy: A Turn to Corbett?
– Chinese Navy – China’s Navy: A Turn to Corbett? – Chinese navalists have been mixing some Sir Julian Corbett into their Mahanian cocktails lately. That is wise on their part, and something that bears American scrutiny.
Chinese Navy – Countering the Missile Threat
– Air Force – New generations of enemy missiles, and a willingness to use them, could put air bases under siege like never before.
Geopolitics – Where's the American empire when we need it?
– Washington Post – Robert D. Kaplan mourns the end of the American Empire.
Mexican Navy – DEA intelligence aids Mexican marines in drug war
– Washington Post – The U.S. government is turning to elite units of Mexican marines to go after drug cartel bosses in aggressive “capture or kill” missions, providing intelligence and training to bolster what officials say is Mexico’s most trustworthy and nimble force.
Royal Navy – WikiLeaks: Foreign Office accused of misleading public over Diego Garcia
– Guardian – The Foreign Office stands accused of misleading the public over the plight of thousands of islanders who were expelled from their Indian Ocean homeland to make way for a large US military base.
Royal Navy -HMS Ark Royal returns home after final voyage
– The Guardian – Royal Navy flagship back in Portsmouth for decommissioning after defence spending review.
US Marines – Flexible future
– Armed Forces Journal – The F-35B will give the Marine Corps unprecedented basing options.
Geopolitics / India – Monsoon: Robert Kaplan's new book
– Foreign Policy – An interview with Robert D. Kaplan on his new book Monsoon.
Chinese Navy – Big-War Thinking in a Small-War Era: The Rise of the AirSea Battle Concept
– China Security – Thomas P.M. Barnett takes a look at the Air Sea Battle Concept.
Chinese Navy – From “Curious” to “Concerned”
– Air Force – The unchecked growth of China’s military seems designed to blunt US advantages.
Afghanistan – The Last Patrol
– The Atlantic – In the heart of Taliban country, the paratroopers of 2 Charlie begin their final mission, braving snipers, IEDs, and the unrelenting sun.
Chinese Navy – China’s Secret Co-orbital Satellites: The Quiet Surge in Space
– AsiaEye – Has China launched an ocean-surveillance satellite constellation?
Pakistani Navy – Karachi Scandal Rocks French Political Establishment
– Defense Technology International – Karachi. Capital of Pakistan. But also the name of a scandal in France which is keeping the country fascinated, if totally confused, involving as it does a contract for submarines, overhand and underhand commissions, senior politicians and military officials, financing of a presidential bid, frequent references to current President Nicolas Sarkozy and, tragically, the violent deaths of 15 people.
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