Naval News – This article analyzes Ukraine’s kamikaze attacks on the Russian corvette Ivanovets (January 31, 2024) and the Russian tank landing ship Caesar Kunikov (February 14, 2024) from the perspective of a naval operations planner and executor.
Our First Look At The Turkish Navy’s Future Aircraft Carrier
Naval News – On February 16, 2024, the Ministry of National Defense shared photos showcasing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the Turkish Navy’s Design Project Office. The images revealed the design and various features of the Turkish Navy’s future aircraft carrier.
India Begins Multinational Naval Exercise Milan, Deploys Two Carriers
USNI News – The Indian Navy deployed two carrier battle groups to the Bay of Bengal for New Delhi’s multinational naval drill Exercise Milan 2024.
Australia To Double Fleet Size With Small Warships
Naval News – The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) fleet will grow from 11 surface combatants to 26 under plans announced by Minister for Defence.
Taiwan chases Chinese coast guard boat away from frontline islands amid heightened tensions
The Guardian – Taiwan on Tuesday drove away a Chinese coast guard boat that entered waters near its sensitive frontline islands, one day after China’s coast guard boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat amid an escalating dispute sparked by a fatal capsize last week.
Trident missile test failure raises questions about UK’s nuclear deterrent
The Guardian – A Trident nuclear missile failed, plopping into the Atlantic during a test launch attended by the defence secretary last month, raising questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of Britain’s nuclear deterrent.
Chilean Navy Deploys Submarine to Monitor Chinese Fishing Vessels
Dialogo Americas – In the depth of the South Pacific Ocean, a Chilean submarine has been keeping tabs on Chinese fishing vessels to halt illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Ukraine war shows Royal Navy how to strike unprepared enemy with maritime tech, expert says
Forces.net – Professor Alessio Patalano believes the conflict will give the Royal Navy three key takeaways.
Navy Has Fired Around 100 Standard Series Missiles At Houthi Drones, Missiles
The War Zone – The Navy firing off many multi-million-dollar missiles highlights cost and capacity concerns that could play factor in a fight against China.
Houthi Lethal Underwater Drones Adds New Threat to Red Sea
USNI News – Merchant ships and warships in the Red Sea have been under frequent attacks from anti-ship cruise missiles, anti-ship ballistic missiles, explosive surface drones, and aerial drones. Now a new threat has emerged from underwater.
China coast guard caused ‘panic’ by boarding tourist boat, says Taiwan
BBC – Taiwan has accused China’s coast guard of triggering “panic”, after six Chinese officials briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat.
The Vibrant Military and Criminal Activities Across the Caribbean Sea
CIMSEC – While the Caribbean Sea is currently not as dangerous as the Black Sea or the Red Sea, from combating drug trafficking and illegal fishing to humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations to a belligerent Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela, Caribbean naval forces have many daily missions and priorities. The United States, via US Southern Command and the US Coast Guard, and the armed forces of France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom – which have overseas territories across the Caribbean – are all present across Caribbean waters and are critical partners of regional defense forces.
The Taiwan Catastrophe
Foreign Affairs – What America—and the World—Would Lose If China Took the Island
End in sight for the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate LIFEX program
Navy Lookout – Here we provide an update on the complex support programme that is being undertaken to keep the Type 23 frigates in service.
Enlisted Sailors Report High Levels of Stress in New Navy Survey
USNI News – Nearly two in five enlisted sailors say they feel severely or extremely stressed, according to newly released data from the Navy’s Health of the Force survey.
Navy envisions ‘hundreds of thousands’ of drones in the Pacific to deter China
Defense One – With DIU contracting for prototypes, Pacific Fleet is experimenting with unmanned craft that may one day defend Taiwan.
European Red Sea Naval Task Force Set To Launch Monday
The War Zone – Operation Aspides is a defensive task force created by the European Union to counter Houthi attacks on shipping.
US conducted cyberattack on suspected Iranian spy ship
Reuters – The United States conducted a cyberattack recently against an Iranian military ship in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden that had been collecting intelligence on cargo vessels.
On the USS Eisenhower, 4 months of combat at sea facing Houthi missiles and a new sea threat
AP – Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent four months straight at sea defending against ballistic missiles and flying attack drones fired by Iranian-backed Houthis, and are now more regularly also defending against a new threat — fast unmanned vessels that are fired at them through the water.
Houthi rebels present little threat to undersea cables, US admiral says
Defense News – Threats by Houthi rebels based in Yemen to slice a lattice of undersea cables in the Red Sea region, jeopardizing communications and financial data, are unrealistic, according to the commander of the Office of U.S. Naval Intelligence.
Why is the U.S. Navy Running Out of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles?
National Interest – Firing off more weapons than America buys causes stockpiles to decline quickly. These are the same weapons reserve the nation would need should Beijing seek to use force to take Taiwan while the United States is supporting wars in two other regions.
US Navy updating tactics for sensors, weapons based on Houthi attacks
Defense News – The U.S. Navy is incorporating lessons learned from its Red Sea engagements with Houthi missiles and drones, and are using them to improve tactics for seeing and eliminating threats.
How to counter the Houthi threat at sea
Breaking Defense – Bilal Saab and Kevin Donegan of the Middle East Institute argue for a series of steps from the White House and Pentagon to secure global waterways against the threat of Houthi militants.
Iran Fires Ballistic Missile From A Shipping Container At Sea
The War Zone – Fired from a sea base-like vessel, Iran’s launching of ballistic missiles via shipping containers could have wide-ranging implications.
Bringing the Swarm to Life: Roles, Missions and Campaigns for the Replicator Initiative
War on the Rocks – I propose a series of ideal typical missions in support of capabilities development and refining continency and campaign plans. Specifically, three concepts of operations emerge: imposing costs, denying terrain, and buying time. Swarms offer viable options for imposing costs linked to the concept of virtual attrition and how much an adversary expects to gain from a particular course of action. They offer low-cost ways — similar to mines and obstacles — of denying terrain. In an era of great-power competition between nuclear adversaries, drone swarms offer a new rung on the escalation ladder that buys time and space for political leaders to form prudent crisis response strategies.
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