Naval News – The SM-6 Air Launched Configuration (ALC), known by its official designation as the AIM-174, is the longest range air-to-air missile ever fielded by the U.S. Navy.
A guide to the future Canadian Surface Combatant – the River-class destroyers
Navy Lookout – On 28th June, the Canadian Navy formally announced the start of construction work on its River-class destroyers. Here we look at how this design has been developed from the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigate.
USAF F-35As To Be Based In Japan Replacing Wild Weasel F-16s
The War Zone – The USAF is also moving ahead with plans to forward-deploy F-15EXs to Japan as the Marines make changes to their F-35 units in the country.
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Pakistan’s Maritime Domain Awareness Initiatives in the Indian Ocean
Center for Maritime Strategy – In an era of growing maritime challenges, no country can afford to ignore its own maritime security. For Pakistan—a country with an approximately 1,050-kilometer coastline along the Arabian Sea—this fact has inspired multiple lines of effort to protect the country’s maritime interests. Islamabad has a history of supporting order at sea, is recognized as a key upholder of international maritime law, and has undertaken various initiatives to enhance Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA). Viewed holistically, Pakistan’s MDA approach demonstrates that well-founded institutions can provide effective MDA with an economical expenditure of resources.
Is China at War in the South China Sea?
National Interest – Is China at war in the South China Sea? You be the judge. Beyond dispute its conduct is warlike—and that has implications for those resisting its transgressions.
US removes Gaza aid pier again due to weather and may not reinstall it
Defense News – The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza has been removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not reinstalling it unless the aid begins flowing out into the population again
China Maritime Report No. 39: A Hundred Men Wielding One Gun – Life, Duty, and Cultural Practices Aboard PLAN Submarines
China Maritime Studies Institute – Submarine performance is not just measured in technical terms, but also in how crews operate over time. As the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) increasingly deploys its submarine force beyond the near seas on long-distance combat readiness and training missions, studying the force’s human components benefits a broader understanding its overall effectiveness. This report explores work and living conditions, crew endurance, service culture, political requirements, and approaches to resolving human issues in the submarine force. An inherently dangerous and challenging profession, the submarine force has gradually developed numerous solutions to address various challenges to prevent non-combat attrition among crews. Life and duty in the “Dragon Palace,” both an internal joke and the overarching embodiment of PLAN submarine culture, reveals a professional community focused on secrecy, safety, and expertise that is working to enhance its human performance.
Türkiye, Bulgaria And Romania Activate MCM BLACK SEA Task Group
Naval News – On July 1, 2024, the activation ceremony of the MCM BLACK SEA Task Group was held in Istanbul, attended by the Navy Chiefs of Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Romania.
The situation in the Middle East – a Royal Navy perspective
Navy Lookout – The threat of war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, in addition to the ongoing struggle in the Red Sea, is testing the ability of the US and its allies to respond. Here we look at naval dispositions in the region.
Russian’s New Combat Icebreaker Starts Sea Trials
The War Zone – Armed with a gun and the capacity to carry cruise missiles, the Ivan Papanin is designed to break ice and launch kinetic attacks.
US Hands Over Three CN235 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft To Malaysia
Naval News – The United States formally handed over three CN235-220 maritime surveillance aircraft to the Royal Malaysian Air Force
Japan Will Deploy Mobile Radar Site in the Philippine Sea, U.S. Marines Test Attack Helicopter in Anti-Surface Role
USNI News – The Japan Self Defense Force has stationed a mobile radar system on Kita Daito Island in the Philippine Sea to expand Japan’s capabilities in the area.
The Navy’s ongoing carrier conundrum
Defense News -The USS Eisenhower’s latest extended cruise and its replacement once again raises questions about the finite carrier fleet’s ability to respond to a seemingly relentless series of global events that require the uniquely American naval presence of a flattop.
Portuguese Diesel-Electric AIP Submarine Just Patrolled Under The Arctic Ice
The War Zone – A conventionally powered Portuguese attack submarine has completed a rare voyage under the Arctic ice. As well as being a first-of-its-kind mission for the Portuguese Navy, the deployment underlines the growing importance of the Arctic theater to NATO’s submarine fleet. Although it’s nuclear-powered boats that traditionally dominate in this challenging area of operations, the Portuguese deployment demonstrates that conventionally powered submarines have a role to play here too.
Transitioning Away From the Carrier Strike Group and Toward Distributed Maritime Operations
CIMSEC – The intent of DMO should not be to render the CSG irrelevant, but rather to ensure that the CSG is not relied upon as the sole vanguard of sea control in the initial stages of a high-end conflict against a peer competitor. DMO must delay and degrade the decision-making of adversaries while denying them the opportunity to engage first. It is about establishing and maintaining temporary sea control for operational needs and sea denial all other times. The transition away from using the air wing to prosecute sea control means fully embracing the true manifestation of DMO – lethal, distributed surface ships that can combine long-range fires across broad geographic spaces.
The Numbered Fleet: The New Main Supported Force
CIMSEC – The main mover and doer in the U.S. Navy is the numbered fleet, and the time is now to better enable these fleets for successful maritime combat in the near future.
Russia Launches Second Gremyashchy-Class Corvette
Naval News – The Provornyy is the second Project 20385 (Gremyashchy-class) corvette, which is an upgraded version of the Project 20380 Steregushchiy-class. The keel of the ship was laid on July 27, 2013. Construction progressed slowly from the beginning, in part due to Western sanctions imposed due to the Russian Federation’s annexation of Ukrainian Crimea in 2014.
U.S. Navy Readies New Compact Agile Interceptor For Flight Tests
Naval News – Amid growing concerns of missile inventory size and VLS cell count, the U.S. Navy is set to test a new surface-launched missile interceptor designed to maximize capacity in their Mark 41 VLS cells.
Army’s New PRsM Ballistic Missile Hits Moving Ship For The First Time In Pacific Test
The War Zone – During the Valiant Shield exercise, the missile was fired from an unmanned launcher against a ship with the help of a high-endurance balloon and drone.
The United States Should ‘Operation Paul Bunyan’ the Second Thomas Shoal
Center for Maritime Strategy – Washington should immediately partner with Manila to stage an overwhelming show of force in the waters around Second Thomas Shoal to ward off Chinese interference in efforts to resupply the Sierra Madre garrison. Doing so would send a clear message to Beijing that its smaller neighbors do not stand alone in the face of China’s maritime aggression.
How China Could Quarantine Taiwan: Mapping Out Two Possible Scenarios
CSIS – China has significantly increased pressure on Taiwan in recent years, stoking fears that tensions could erupt into outright conflict. Much attention has been paid to the threat of an invasion, but Beijing has options besides invading to coerce, punish, or annex Taiwan. One major step China could take is a “gray zone” quarantine led not by its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) but by its coast guard and other law enforcement forces. Rather than sealing off the island, a quarantine would aim to demonstrate China’s ability to exert control over Taiwan. A quarantine is more feasible for China and more likely than an invasion or blockade in the near term; it also presents unique challenges in terms of how Taiwan and the international community can respond. This brief explores two hypothetical maritime quarantine scenarios.
Russian Spy Ships Likely Gathering Intelligence On Israel’s Newest Submarine
Naval News – Israel’s latest submarine, INS Drakon, will be on sea trials following its construction in Kiel, Germany. This is a particularly vulnerable time when she may be subject to intelligence gathering efforts by other countries. Two Russian spy ships, the Sibiryakov and the Wassili Tatischtschew, have arrived on the scene.
Homeport Strike: A Decisive Tactic in Fleet Warfare
CIMSEC – A fleet’s homeport performs vital functions that sustain naval power, including ship repair, resupply, maintenance, and training. The criticality of homeport infrastructure to naval power makes bases an attractive target. Neutralization of a homeport not only stands to neutralize the warships located at the homeport, but can significantly damage the operational longevity of fleets operating at sea.
The Royal Navy wants three new-build mine hunting motherships
Navy Lookout – It has emerged that the RN plans to acquire up to three ‘survivable, non-complex warships’ designed from the outset to be motherships for autonomous mine-hunting boats.
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