The Diplomat – India Readies for China Fight
For too long Delhi’s policymakers have watched idly as China’s military prowess has grown. Not anymore.
Piracy – Two Faces of High-Seas Crime
US Naval Institute Proceedings – Two Faces of High-Seas Crime
Maritime piracy and maritime terrorism must be tackled with a unified effort.
Air Warfare – How the U.S. Military Can Win the Robotic Revolution
Popular Mechanics – How the U.S. Military Can Win the Robotic Revolution
In 2003, the U.S. invaded Iraq with just a handful of unmanned vehicles. Now, less than a decade later, we have 7000 robots overseas in the air alone. The U.S. dominates the robot war room, for now. Here, military analyst P.W. Singer lays out a plan for how the U.S. can stay ahead, and avoid building the Pontiac Aztek of war, an over-hyped but underperforming dud.
US Navy – Northrop Grumman's move won't alter Navy's course
Virginian Pilot – Northrop Grumman’s move won’t alter Navy’s course
The Navy has shrugged off Northrop Grumman Corp.’s decision to sell or spin off its shipbuilding business, including the Newport News shipyard that builds aircraft carriers and submarines.
US Navy – Northrop Grumman may sell shipbuilding operations
Virginian Pilot – Northrop Grumman may sell shipbuilding operations
Northrop Grumman Corp. is poised to shed its shipbuilding operations, including the Newport News shipyard that builds the Navy’s aircraft carriers.
Geopolitics / Yemen – Is Yemen the Next Afghanistan?
New York Times Magazine – Is Yemen the Next Afghanistan?
In Yemen, Al Qaeda may have found the perfect combination of tribal hospitality, chaos and military opportunity.
US Navy – Navy Weighs Ship's Design, Along With Its Own Future
Wall Street Journal – Navy Weighs Ship’s Design, Along With Its Own Future
The contest to build the Littoral Combat Ship underscores a broader discussion taking place inside and outside the Navy about the future size and shape of the service’s fleet.
Chinese Navy – China Air Force Steps it Up
The Diplomat – China Air Force Steps it Up
US assumptions about China’s air power look outdated. It’s building a force that will be without rival in the Asia-Pacific.
Greek Navy – The Submarine Deals That Helped Sink Greece
Wall Street Journal – The Submarine Deals That Helped Sink Greece
Greece’s military deals illustrate how Germany and other creditors have in some ways benefited from Greece’s profligacy, and how that is coming back to haunt them.
Norwegian Navy – Norway resorts to ship-watching from space
BBC – Norway resorts to ship-watching from space
Norway’s coastline is huge. The mainland’s rim stretches for more than 2,500km but if you measure it to include all the fjords and nooks and crannies, it comes out at more than 25,000km. Little wonder then that the Scandinavian nation relies heavily on satellites to help it monitor what’s going on around its territory. And it has a fascinating mission, using a nano-sat, launching in the next few days that will enable it to keep even better watch on its waters.
Afghanistan – Examining the Complaints About American Rifle Reliability
New York Times – Examining the Complaints About American Rifle Reliability
C.J. Chivers on American rifle reliability in Afghanistan.
US Marines – Embeleaguroubled Fighting Vehicle Faces More Problems
Defense Technology International – Embeleaguroubled Fighting Vehicle Faces More Problems
The US Marines’ Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle shares a distinction with another of the Corps’ flagship programs, the V-22 Osprey, in having been completely restructured and reengineered during its development.
US Navy – The Right Submarine for Lurking in the Littorals
US Naval Institute Proceedings – The Right Submarine for Lurking in the Littorals
Antisubmarine SSKs are small, quiet, and maneuverable—just the thing for operating in shallow and narrow waterways.
Information Warfare – War in the fifth domain
The Economist – War in the fifth domain
Are the mouse and keyboard the new weapons of conflict?
Miscellaneous – Ecuador authorities seize drug-smuggling sub
CNN – Ecuador authorities seize drug-smuggling sub
A fully functional submarine built for the primary purpose of transporting massive amounts of cocaine has been seized by Ecuadorean authorities with the help of U.S. drug enforcement agents.
US Navy – Growler Grows Up
Defense Technology International – Growler Grows Up
The U.S. Navy’s efforts to ready the growing EA-18G Growler fleet for operational use are ramping up.
US Navy – Navy shares the blame for San Antonio's defects
Virginian Pilot – Navy shares the blame for San Antonio’s defects
Since the day the Navy commissioned it, the Norfolk-based amphibious ship San Antonio has been plagued with costly defects. Five years later, it sits along the Elizabeth River unfit to deploy. Now a report says that the Navy, as well as contractors who designed and built the vessel, bears blame for the problems.
Dutch Navy – Yo Ho Walrus!
Defense Technology International – Yo Ho Walrus!
The Netherlands has agreed to a NATO request to deploy a submarine as part of the alliance’s Operation Ocean Shield anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa…It will be the first submarine to participate in Operation Ocean Shield, which has so far been conducted by surface vessels.
Afghanistan – In Afghanistan, Petraeus will have difficulty replicating his Iraq success
Washington Post – In Afghanistan, Petraeus will have difficulty replicating his Iraq success
Thomas Ricks analyses the situation facing General Petraeus in Afghanistan.
Chinese Navy – China naval exercises to counter US-S Korean moves
PTI – China naval exercises to counter US-S Korean moves
In a move that could escalate tensions in the surcharged Korean peninsula, China said its military forces would kick-off live ammunition exercises in East China Sea from tomorrow in an apparent response to a joint naval manoeuvres between US and South Korea.
US Coast Guard – Icebreaker Break-down, and the USCG's Crossroads
Defense Technology International – Icebreaker Break-down, and the USCG’s Crossroads
One of the U.S. Coast Guard’s three polar icebreakers, the Polar Sea, likely will be in maintenance and unavailable for operations until at least January 2011, the armed service announced Friday afternoon. The breakdown means the icebreaker will skip its fall Arctic patrol, and it will most likely keep the cutter from providing standby capability to support resupply of McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
US Navy – Navy Grappling with Climate Change
Defense Technology International – Navy Grappling with Climate Change
On May 21st, the U.S. Navy released its Climate Change Roadmap, a document developed by the sea service’s Task Force Climate Change that lays out the basic parameters of how the Navy sees climate change affecting its operations, and what steps it may need to take over the next five years.
US Marines – Marines get modern landing craft
San Diego Union Tribune – Marines get modern landing craft
Camp Pendleton will take formal possession Monday of two Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles from General Dynamics, which has been putting the experimental amphibious craft through contractor tests. Pendleton will begin wide-scale testing of the prototypes in August.
US Navy – Reintegrating our Wounded Warriors
US Naval Institute Proceedings – Reintegrating our Wounded Warriors
“A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.” -President Theodore Roosevelt
Afghanistan – Teaching the Ropes
US Naval Institute Proceedings – Teaching the Ropes
The Afpak Hands Program may be one of the smartest tools for achieving peace we possess.
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