South Korean Navy – South Korean and North Korean gunboats fought a pitched battle, resulting in casualties on both sides. BBC: US condemns N Korean ‘provocation’ Washington Post: Korean Tensions Erupt in Sea Battle Pakistani Navy – Pakistan would like to become more self-sufficient, in a naval sense. Dawn: Efforts on to expand maritime sector: [...]

US Marines – How the US Marines will continue to seabase their forces in the future. Marine Corps Gazette: Seabasing: The Maritime Intermediate Support Base

US Navy – The Chinese are continuing their harrassment of US surveillance aircraft, including EP-3 and P-3 aircraft. Washington Times: Chinese jet fighters fly near U.S. spy plane Royal Marines – 45 Commando is using roving checkpoints in their hunt for Al-Qaida members. Ananova: Marines use new tactics to stop al-Qaida Indian Navy – Will [...]

US Navy – The US Navy is being criticized for being too conservative in its design of CVN-77. Virginian Pilot: Navy is skimping on radar for carrier, House panel says Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – The spy ship sunk last year has been found to have been armed. CNN: Missile found on N. Korean [...]

US Coast Guard – The Deepwater contract has been awarded. Jane’s: Coast Guard Awards Deepwater US Coast Guard – Why Deepwater is important to the USCG and to the US. Washington Post: For the Coast Guard Fleet, A $15 Billion Upgrade Thai Navy – Thailand may buy two frigates from the UK. Bangkok Post: Plan [...]

Chinese Navy – China would like to buy 8 more Kilo-class submarines from Russia, armed with Klub anti-ship missiles. What China needs next is an over-the-horizon targeting system. Washington Post: Chinese plan big Russian arms deal Royal Australian Navy – HMAS Arunta and HMAS Melbourne will soon be taking up station in the Persian Gulf. [...]

Royal Marines – Royal Marines on patrol in Afghanistan have discovered another large arms cache. BBC: Marines seize ‘Taleban’ arsenal French Navy – The French frigate L.V. Le Henaff will make a port of call in Ghana. Accra Mail: French Navy ship to visit US Marines – More about the current CARAT exercises in Malaysia. [...]

US Marines – The US and Malaysian armed forces are conducting joint exercises. The Star: US-Mísia military exercise begins US Navy – Military exercises will continue into the forseeable future without pause in the Phillipines with US and Phillipine forces. Manila Bulletin: Another joint Balikatan exercise set after July Background – Electronic Warfare – Options [...]

Phillipine Navy – Phillipine forces have killed the leader of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist organization at sea. CNN: Search for Abu Sayyaf leader’s body US Navy – The US looks again to a catamaran design to replace the USS Inchon as a mine warfare command ship. Planned lease of anti-mine ship may open Navy to [...]

Royal Marines – 45 Commando is being withdrawn from Afghanistan. CNN: UK pulls troops from Afghanistan US Navy – The USS George Washington battlegroup deploys. Virginian Pilot: GW battle group heads for harm’s way Virginian Pilot: Ships and squadrons with the GW Battle Group Canadian Navy – Canada’s Sea King helicopters are finally getting self-defense [...]

Russian Navy – The Kursk salvage is now over. Associated Press: Top official points at torpedo as cause for Kursk’s sinking Israeli Navy – A senior Israeli defense official states that Israel needs to develop a sea-based deterrent force. Washington Post: Missile Worries Focus Israel on Navy

US Navy – Why congressional meddling makes the military procurement system such a mess – the US Navy passes on converting a cruise ship hull to a floating barracks – the USS Pork. New York Times: Critics Christen Ship Project as an Off-Course U.S.S. Pork Royal Navy – Her Majesty’s Government insists there is no [...]

Canadian Navy – The Victoria-class submarines will not receive air independent propulsion upgrades until 2012, instead of in 2007. Ottawa Citizen: Subs can’t patrol Arctic until 2012: Cash crunch delays upgrades needed for work under ice pack Russian Navy – Another piece of the Kursk’s bow has been lifted from the sea. Associated Press: Part [...]

Israeli Navy – Israel denies its submarines are part of its nuclear deterrent. Haaretz: Israel denies report subs can launch nuclear missiles Argentinian Navy – A Russian research ship is trapped in an iceflow in Anarctica; a South African research ship and an Argentine icebreaker have been dispatched to rescue it. Stuff: Sth African ship [...]

Israeli Navy – More evidence that Israel’s 3 attack submarines are armed with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles and therefore are part of its nuclear deterrent. Washington Post: Israel Has Sub-Based Atomic Arms Capability US Marines – Another installment in the series on how US Marines are made at Parris Island. Washington Post: Private Struggles, United in [...]

US Navy – The USS George Washington battlegroup is about to deploy to relieve the USS John F Kennedy battlegroup. Virginian Pilot: Another battle group set to depart for 6-month tour US Navy – The US again tests a ship-based anti-ballistic missile system – successfully. Associated Press: Navy ship set for missile shield test CNN: [...]

Chinese Navy – China will buy more Kilo-class submarines from Russia, meanwhile US Navy officers are helping run Taiwanese war games. The Straits Times: China-Taiwan arms race hotting up Russian Navy – The Russian Navy is considering the use of seals as underwater rescuers. BBC: Russia’s new naval rescuers Indian Navy – A listing of [...]

US Navy – Some F-14′s have been cleared to return to duty at sea. Virginian Pilot: Navy clears some F-14s to return to carrier duty; others need fixes Royal Navy – An overview of the threats to shipping in the Straits of Gibraltar. Daily Telegraph: The new pirates of the Barbary Coast Daily Telegraph: Putting [...]

Indian Navy – India has pulled its ships off the west coast of Pakistan and returned them to base. BBC: India pulls back warships Royal Navy – The Royal Navy must be vigilant as its ships pass through the Straits of Gibraltar to prevent terrorist attacks against them. Daily Telegraph: Ships ‘need fresh tactics to [...]

Columbian Navy – Who should own the islands of Providence and San Andres in the western Carribean, which are a key base in the war on drugs – Columbia, Nicaragua, or no one? The Guardian: Trouble in paradise US Navy – The US Navy decides to rehabilitate, rather than reject, problem Sailors. Virginian Pilot: Navy [...]