Defense and the National Interest – Martin Van Creveld with some reflections on the future of war.
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Royal Navy – Spain lost Gibraltar 300 years ago today: it should get over it
Daily Telegraph – John Keegan says the Spanish must give up their obsession with reclaiming Gibraltar.
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North Korean Navy – N Korea missiles 'could reach US'
BBC – North Korea is in the process of developing a new missile system for ships or submarines, according to a report in Jane’s Defence Weekly.
Royal Navy – Navy chief seeks deal on cuts with Hoon
Daily Telegraph – The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy has warned the Government that the planned loss of a dozen ships means that the Navy will be unable to undertake at least two commitments in the future.
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Royal Navy – Navy relies on speed to counter terrorists
Daily Telegraph – Patroling the Strait of Gibraltar with the Royal Navy.
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US Navy – Carrier's run-in with dhow raises red flags
Virginian Pilot – How could a small boat designed for fishing in the Persian Gulf get so close to a multibillion-dollar American carrier equipped with state-of-the-art radar and armed with its own air force? Thatís the question Navy investigators are still asking after the carrier John F. Kennedy struck and sank the mysterious boat in the Persian Gulf on July 22.
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US Navy – Precision Strike Weapon Advances Create Mythology of Infallibility
Sea Power – Without question a great strength of the U.S. military is its precision strike capability, enabled by costly, high-technology weapon systems and powerful information management tools. That strength has birthed a new mythology in which precision-guided munitions (PGMs) are perceived to be as mighty as Zeusí thunderbolts. But what is the real story about the limitations of these wonder weapons?
Editorial Note – NOSI's RSS Feed
One of the benefits of NOSI’s recent reorganization is that NOSI now has a valid RSS feed which can be found here. In short, RSS is a tool that monitors the flow of new information on your favorite Web sites and lets you know what is new on each site.
To learn more about what this all means – what RSS feeds are, how to find them and how to read them, please read the following document: US Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership- What is RSS?.
US Marines – Marines confront, overcome the crucible of Fallujah
San Diego Union Tribune – An indepth look at the Battle of Fallujah, told through the voices of the Marines that fought there.
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Transformation – Scope of Change in Military Is Ambiguous
Washington Post – Thomas Ricks surveys how much transformation has actually occured in the military during the Bush administration.
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US Navy – How to Find a Career after Military Service
US Naval Institute Proceedings – Homework, determination, and discipline can make the search easier.
Terrorism – The 9/11 Commission Report: Reorganization, Not Reform
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind comments on the 9/11 Commission Report.
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Iraq – In Memoir, U.S. General Tells of Gaps in War Plans
New York Times – General Tommy Franks’ view of the war in Iraq, as published in his new book due out this week.
More from the Washington Post
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Indian Navy – New chief wants a wired-Navy
The Statesman – The new chief of the Indian Navy wants a more network-centric navy, and nuclear powered submarines.
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Royal Marines – End your rift, SAS and SBS are told
Daily Telegraph – Looks like the SBS is more competent than they have been made out to be.
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Terrorism – The Terror Web
New Yorker – Were the Madrid bombings part of a new, far-reaching jihad being plotted on the Internet? An excellent look into what Al-Qaeda is morphing into???
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Royal Australian Navy – Tiny submarine makes big splash
BBC – Australian researchers have built what they claim is the world’s smallest submarine: a 40cm-long, self-controlling submersible called Serafina.
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US Navy – Inside the Ring
Washington Times – Intercepts of EP-3’s continue off of China.
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History – During Battle of the Philippine Sea, Submarines Scored Big
Sea Power – The first day of ìThe Battle of the Philippine Sea,î June 19, 1944, is also remembered as the day of the ìGreat Marianas Turkey Shoot,î a day that cost the Japanese more than 300 aircraft (See June Sea Power). While this date is well noted in naval aviation chronicles, it is also a milestone in the annals of the submarine force for entirely different reasons.
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US Marines – Navy corpsmen to the rescue when injured Marines need aid
San Diego Union Tribune – With the corpsmen in Iraq???
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Italian Navy – Oto Melara Munition Gives Naval Guns Low-Tech, ëNonlethal' Precision
Sea Power – In an age characterized by missiles guided by sophisticated electronic seekers and a constellation of satellites, an Italian arms company is taking a different approach to precision munitions. To increase the accuracy of widely used medium-caliber naval guns, Oto Melara is employing the concepts of low drag and high speed with a new munition called Ammunition Reduced Time-of-Flight (ART).
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Greek Navy – Greek navy on Olympic patrols for 'suspicious' ships
Associated Press – Dozens of Greek Navy vessels have started patrolling the country’s coastal waters as part of a two-layer security zone to protect the Olympic Games, with NATO warships due to keep watch further out to sea, a naval official said Wednesday.
US Navy – Navy's senior aviator-to-be faces daunting list of tasks
Virginian Pilot – As Rear Adm. James M. Zortman leaves his command of the Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Force today and heads to San Diego as the Navyís senior aviator, the ìto doî list waiting for him out West already overflows.
US Marines – Distributed Operations: The Time is Now
Marine Corps Gazette – Regardless of current success, the Marine Corps must continue to develop and test new initiatives.
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US Navy – After 6 months, war-weary sailors back at last
Virginian Pilot – The USS George Washington battlegroup returns home from the Gulf.
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