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US Navy – A brief log of the USS Abraham Lincoln battlegroup’s most recent cruise, recently completed. Seattle Post Intelligencer: The Abraham Lincoln comes home Seattle Post Intelligencer: It’s happy berthday for the carrier Lincoln Indian Navy – The Indian Navy continues to negotiate with Russia for the lease of a nuclear submarine. Rediff: India, [...]

Indian Navy – India called for assistance in combating the growing problems of piracy, drug-trafficking and gun-running in the region’s troubled sea lanes. The President of India also stated that “The security of the seas was necessary for the independence and prosperity and security of nations as well as for world peace.” BBC: Call to [...]

US Navy – While it seems less and less likely the MV-22 Osprey will make it into production, the helicopter it is to replace, the CH-46, is becoming less and less useable. Associated Press: U.S. Wary on Viet-Era Helicopters Taiwanese Navy – The Taiwanese task force exercising in the Pacific Ocean will not be allowed [...]

US Navy – A journalist reflects on the open access she experienced during a cruise on the Trident-class submarine USS Ohio??? MSNBC: Remembering a visit on board a sub US Navy – ???while a crewman claimed that civilians distracted him from doing his job plotting surface contacts on the USS Greenville??? BBC: Civilians ‘distracted’ sub [...]

Royal Navy – The newest Trident ballistic missile submarine, HMS Vengeance, has become operational. BBC: New Trident submarine in service US Navy – Another essay on how the abbreviated defense review being undertaken by the Pentagon may have a far-reaching impact on all the armed services. Economist: New arms for a new world Canadian Navy [...]

Indian Navy – The International Fleet Review, hosted near Mumbai (Bombay) was a huge success. The review can been seen as a signal by the Indian Navy that it is now a force to be reckoned with, at least in the Asia Pacific region. BBC: India stages naval review Rediff: IFR 2001 ends with a [...]

US Navy – The raid against Iraqi command and control centers is claimed to have been successful. Daily Telegraph (registration required): Bombs destroyed Iraqi command centre US Navy – The sunken Japanese fishing trawler has been found on the ocean floor; meanwhile a court of inquiry will be convened to investigate the incident. BBC: Top-level [...]

US Navy – US and British aircraft have attacked Iraqi air defense command and control facilities. F-18′s from the USS Harry Truman participated in the raid. CNN: Pentagon: Strike in planning stages for ‘some time’ Washington Post: U.S., Britain Bomb 5 Iraqi Sites Russian Navy – Iran is concerned about the influence of Russian naval [...]

US Navy – More background on the USS Greeneville accident, including interviews with the civilians who were on board the submarine at the time. Jane’s: Greeneville accident ‘not totally avoidable’ BBC: Sub collision prompts review Washington Post: President Backs Look At Military’s Guest Policy

US Navy – The US Navy will soon homeport three attack submarines on Guam, to move them closer to China in case of a conflict. Washington Times: US Navy Reportedly Planning to Deploy Submarines in Guam Taiwanese Navy – A small Taiwanese Navy task force is cruising to Central America, in a diplomatic show-of-force. Agence [...]

US Military – Background – the Bush administration has asked one of the Pentagon’s most controversial thinkers, Andrew Marshall, to conduct a review of the US military and report back within weeks to provide a vision for the future. The report is expected to substantially influence future defense policy and is expected to be highly [...]

US Navy – Chipping and painting, the bane of sailor’s lives, may come to an end in the US Navy. Boston Globe: Chipping away at a Navy tradition Royal Australian Navy – An illustration of the destructive power of a Mk 48 torpedo fired from a Collins-class submarine as it sinks a Leander-class frigate. Jane’s: [...]

US Navy – The search for survivors from the Japanese fishing trawler sunk by the USS Greeneville continues??? CNN: Search for ship survivors resumes as hopes fade Russian Navy – An excellent essay demonstrating the huge gap between hope and reality in the Russian Navy. Christian Science Monitor: Cold realities of Russia’s Navy

US Navy – The USS Greeneville, a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine, sunk a Japanese fishing trawler off of Hawaii during an emergency surfacing exercise. Japan has asked for the trawler to be raised. This is not an isolated incident, fishing trawlers are sunk accidentally by submarines on a regular basis. BBC: Raise trawler from [...]

Royal Navy – The new Astute-class nuclear submarines under constructions may be modified to allow them to carry women crew members. Times of London (registration required): New sub could make way for women crew US Navy – The contract for the design and building of CVN-77, the last Nimitz-class carrier, has been awarded to Newport [...]

Background – Naval Forces – The sermon from the mount, for 2000-2001, on the naval scene world wide. Please note this is a long essay, but should make for good weekend reading??? Jane’s Fighting Ships: Fighting Ships 2000-2001

Ghanian Navy – The US will give two patrol ships to the Ghanian Navy, to help it patrol its coastal waters in the Atlantic. Reuters: U.S. to Give Ghana Two Naval Ships, Train Troops Ukranian Navy – Elements of the Ukranian Navy participated in search and rescue operations last week after a passenger and cargo [...]

Malaysian Navy – A Malaysian Navy patrol boat fired on a trawler carrying illegal immigrants. One person was killed. BBC: Malaysian navy fires on trawler Southeast Asia – Background – Thailand and Malaysia grow closer together, as evidenced by the resumption of Thai-Malaysian naval exercises this year and the scaling back of US-Thai exercises this [...]

Indian Navy – The Indian Navy has been giving assistance to earthquake victims using converted hospital ships to treat casualties and supply ships to deliver emergency supplies. Express India: Navy treats quake victims Rediff: Navy and Army: The Peacetime Warriors of Kutch Rediff: Two navy ships converted into hospitals