US Navy – China will allow the US to inspect the EP-3, as a first step towards returning the aircraft. BBC: China to allow spy plane inspection US Navy – The final word on the USS Greeneville affair, including questions that remain unanswered. Washington Post: Many in Navy Satisfied With Handling of Sub Probe Christian [...]

Royal Navy – A protester penetrated the Royal Navy’s Trident base as Faslane, and painted the hull of a Trident-class submarine. BBC: Protester paints hull of nuclear sub Royal Australian Navy – The Chinese Navy has challenged an Australian naval flotilla for “intruding” even though it was in international sea lanes. Daily Telgraph (registration required): [...]

United Arab Emirates – The UAE has purchased four C-295M ëPersuaderí maritime patrol aircraft. Jane’s: UAE opts for Persuader MPAs US Navy – Life aboard a Los Angeles-class attack submarine. Washington Post: Subs Not Designed For Claustrophobics Indian Navy – The Indian Navy is integrating its war fighting plans with the other Indian armed forces. [...]

NATO – What life is like with NATO’s Standing Naval Force Atlantic. Stars and Strips: Coping with language barrier among goals of NATO’s Swordfish exercise US Navy – Some interesting things we do not know about the flight of the EP-3??? International Herald Tribune: Neither China nor US is telling all about spy plane Royal [...]

Taiwanese Navy – It remains unclear just how the US will supply Taiwan with diesel submarines. BBC: EU threatens to skin US / Taiwan sub deal US Navy – General Dynamics has made a bid to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding, which would result in the creation of the dominant supplier of ships to the US [...]

Taiwanese Navy – The US has approved the sale of 4 Kidd-class destroyers, 8 diesel attack submarines, and 12 P-3 Orion patrol planes to Taiwan. Aegis destroyers are not to be sold at this time. Of interest is that the deal is complicated by the facts that US cannot indigenously produce the diesel submarines and [...]

US Marine Corps – A USMC investigation into the most recent crash of an MV-22 Osprey casts doubt on whether the aircraft is ready for deployment. Meanwhile, an external review panel will recommend redesigning of several systems before the aircraft should be considered for full production. Janes: USMC report casts doubt about future of Osprey [...]

Sri Lankan Navy – The Tamil Sea Tigers have suffered a defeat at sea and the Sri Lankan Navy is adopting more aggressive patroling techniques. BBC: Tigers suffer sea ‘defeat’ Times of India: Lanka steps up patrols after major sea battle US Navy – The US is considering using F-15′s based on Kadena, Okinawa to [...]

Malaysian Navy – Malaysia is becoming more active in policing the Straits of Malacca, leading to a decrease in piracy. The Star: Marine police ops keep pirates at bay Background – Submarine Rescue Systems – A review of the state-of-the-art in submarine rescue systems. Jane’s: Current submarine rescue services Background – China – A well [...]

Russian Navy – The CINC of the Russian Navy has recently laid out his short term plan for the Russian Navy, Jane’s: Commander reveals future vision for Russian Navy Taiwanese Navy – The Taiwanese Navy is holding exercises which simulate the invasion of Taiwan by China. BBC: Taiwan repels mock Chinese attack US Marine Corps [...]

US Navy – Japan and Taiwan are concerned that their datalinks and ELINT sensors may have been compromised by the Chinese inspection of the EP-3. Jane’s: Allies assess implications of EP-3E in Chinese hands Royal Australian Navy – The pros and cons of purchasing the new combat system for the Collins-class submarines from the US [...]

Taiwanese Navy – The Taiwanese Navy’s data links have been upgraded by the US Navy to allow them to more easily communicate and exchange data with US Navy ships. Taipei Times: US navy gives codes to military Tamil Sea Tigers – The Tamil Sea Tigers bases were attacked by the Sri Lankan Air Force. Times [...]

Phillipine Marines – Phillipine Marines participated in an operation to free an American held hostage by guerillas. Associated Press: Military rescues U.S. hostage in Philippines US Navy – an Iraqi tanker that sunk off the United Arab Emirates was smuggling oil for Iraq. Reuters: U.S. Navy: Sunken Tanker Was Smuggling Iraqi Oil Royal Australian Navy [...]

US Navy – The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk is steaming towards the South China Sea, to be in position to use its fighters to protect future EP-3 intelligence gathering flights in the South China Sea. Washington Post: Carrier May Move to S. China Sea Royal Air Force – RAF electronic intelligence Nimrod R1 aircraft [...]

US Navy – The Chinese are worried the US may launch a special operations attack to destroy the EP-3 on the ground in China. Washington Times: Inside the ring US Navy – The pilot of the EP-3 gives his version of the events??? CNN: ‘We did it right’ US Navy – The court of inquiry [...]

Information Warfare – Background – Southeast Asian countries are taking a lead in information warfare. Strategy Page (James F. Dunnigan): Armies of the byte – China leads the way Royal Navy – The commander of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Grafton which ran aground on rocks off the coast of Norway has pleaded guilty to [...]

Russian Navy – The commander in chief of the Russian Navy still sees a big role for submarines in his fleet. ITAR-TASS: Russia should have 12-15 strategic and 50 all-purpose N-subs Indian Navy – A summary of the Indian International Fleet Review, along with a photographic tour of its most interesting participants. Jane’s: Indian Navy [...]

Russian Navy – The Russian Navy is hoping to step up its operational deployments, which have dwindled to almost none in the last few years. Jane’s: Russia’s navy looks to show the flag again US Navy – A celebration of 90 years of US naval aviation. Aviation Week: U.S. Naval Aviation at 90

US Navy – The crew of the EP-3 has been released, but there is no word yet on the fate of the aircraft. BBC: Spy plane crew leaves China US Navy – A US Navy nuclear attack submarine made an unannounced port call in Japan, in violation of a previous agreement with Japan, thus enfuriating [...]

US Navy – What exactly was the EP-3 monitoring? The Chinese military buildup in the South China Sea, which China claims, along with all the islands within it. China has increasingly protested such monitoring??? Jane’s: Matters behind the mission: the background to the EP-3 affair Washington Post: Anger Over Flights Grew In Past Year Russian [...]