Naval News – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has commissioned the third of its Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines, which feature better underwater endurance than its older boats.
Indian Navy Stands Up First MH-60R Anti-Submarine Helo Squadron
USNI News – The Indian Navy activated its first MH-60R Sea Hawk squadron on Wednesday at INS Garuda in Kochi, marking an expansion in the service’s antisubmarine warfare capability.
Extending the life of HMS Victorious
Navy Lookout – HMS Victorious arrived in Devonport to begin a multi-year Deep Maintenance Period (DMP) in May 2023. Here we provide a some background and detail about the project.
The Aircraft Carrier Faces An Uncertain Future
National Interest – If new defensive and offensive technologies come to fruition, the aircraft carrier could resume its habitual functions as a capital ship, raider, and offshore airfield. If not, the carrier confronts a dour future.
A Russian Lake – Has the West Ceded the Black Sea to Russia?
CIMSEC – In 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğa called the Black Sea a “Russian Lake” and encouraged NATO to do more to counter Russia’s efforts to exert control over it. Never was that control shown to be more complete than last August, when the Russian Federation Navy stopped and boarded Palau-flagged freighter Şükrü Okan in the southwest portion of the Black Sea, about as far from the Russian coast as you can get, delaying its journey and menacing its crew at gunpoint before determining that it was not carrying contraband and allowing it to proceed. This incident may be seen as the canary in the coalmine indicating imminent suffocation of freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.
Italian Nanotechnology: A submarine full of innovation
El Snorkel – The need was to eliminate the formation and sedimentation of sea salt in the periscopes. (In Spanish)
(Thanks to Alain)
Navy Personnel Leaders Tie Uptick in Sailor Stress to Manning Shortfalls
USNI News – It is a truth universally acknowledged by Navy leadership that the sea service has a manning problem , and a stress one. Manning and stress are linked problems.
Myanmar’s Mystery Submarine
Covert Shores – The Myanmar Navy has acquired two patrol submarines in recent years. Firstly an KILO Class submarine from India, and then a MING Class submarine from China. But there is another third boat. The brown water of the Yangon River hosts this unknown submarine.
(Thanks to Alain)
What We Know (And Don’t) About Multiple Cable Faults in the Red Sea
Telegeography – We’re now seeing reports that a ship dragging an anchor was likely to blame. If so, that wouldn’t be surprising — accidents with ship anchors account for the second most common cause of submarine cable faults.
Houthi’s may have scuttled abandoned British bulker Rubymar
DefenceWeb – Reports coming out of the Middle East suggest the Houthi militia may have had a hand in scuttling the drifting UK-owned bulk carrier Rubymar.
(Thanks to Alain)
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Australian Personnel Already Training With New Smart Sea Mines
Naval News – Australia has already received its first batch of smart sea mines which have already been put to use during exercises.
US Navy Works To Strengthen ‘Non-Kinetic’ Shield
Naval News – The US Navy is advancing its efforts to roll out a next-generation of non-kinetic ‘soft-kill’ anti-ship missile defense capabilities to the fleet.
Navy expeditionary forces eye counter-drone, offensive unmanned ops
Defense News – The Navy Expeditionary Combat Command enables the rest of the fleet, providing port security, naval construction, mine clearance, salvage diving and more. But as the community thinks about how to modernize to keep up with evolving technology and unpredictable threats, it’s mulling adding a new tool to the toolkit: operating offensive, lethal drones.
Netherlands plans four new air-defense frigates
Defense News – The Netherlands plans to order four new air-defense frigates for more than €3.5 billion (U.S. $3.8 billion) to replace its current fleet, Dutch State Secretary of Defense Christophe van der Maat said in a letter to parliament Friday.
Navy’s surface readiness groups expand waterfront influence
Defense News – The Navy in December stood up a network of Surface Readiness Groups, or SURFGRUs, to put proven leaders in a position to focus solely on getting ships through maintenance and basic training on time, before turning them over to operational squadrons.
White House Calls for $20B Maritime Infrastructure Investment, Domestic Crane Production
USNI News – The White House on Wednesday announced a multi-billion dollar maritime infrastructure plan that would restart the domestic production of container cranes to address the cybersecurity threat from Chinese-made cranes operating in ports around the United States.
U.S. Navy Building Robust Logistics Framework in Indo-Pacific
USNI News – The Navy’s Indo-Pacific logistic command is building a more robust and responsive logistic sustainment framework to support theatre operations, its commander said earlier this week.
Philippines Starts Latest Naval Modernization Attempt Amid South China Sea Tensions
USNI News – Amid increasing tensions in the South China Sea with China and fears of how a conflict over Taiwan could jeopardize the country’s territories in the Luzon Strait, the Philippines is looking to prioritize its naval forces in a revised military modernization plan.
The Royal Navy’s future vision for the underwater battlespace
Navy Lookout – Here we look at how the RN is developing its vision for fighting in the increasingly contested undersea domain in the next two decades.
U.S. Coast Guard Poised To Buy Badly Needed Private Icebreaker
The War Zone – The Coast Guard is far from meeting ice-breaking mission demands in the strategic Arctic region and currently only has one heavy icebreaker.
Italian Destroyer Guns Down Houthi Drone With 76mm ‘Super Rapid’ Cannon
The War Zone – As part of the European Operation Aspides, Italy has become the fifth country to engage Houthi threats over the Red Sea.
Ukraine war: Russian Black Sea fleet ship sunk in drone attack, Kyiv says
BBC – A Russian patrol ship has been sunk in the Black Sea after being attacked by sea drones, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
Cable Attack: New Undersea Threat Is Starting To Reshape Naval Wars
Naval News – The way that maritime drones are reshaping naval warfare is becoming clear in the Black Sea. But the extent to which their underwater cousins, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), will influence future wars is less so. One arena where they are likely to shine is in seabed warfare, itself mysterious and little understood.
US Navy orders Swiftships to stop work on its landing craft program
Defense News – The U.S. Navy has ordered the builder of its Landing Craft Utility 1700 program to stop work and moved to terminate the contract, the shipbuilder Swiftships told Defense News, following years of challenges and disagreements on the program.
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