Argentine Navy – Argentina has given up in its attempt to rescue a German ship trapped in Antarctica. Reuters: German Boat Stuck in Antarctica After Rescue Fails Taiwanese Navy – More about the negotiations between Taiwan and the US over diesel submarine acquisition. Associated Press: Taiwan submarine deal in doubt Reuters: Taiwan Says Politics Complicates [...]

Taiwanese Navy – Negotiations over submarines being supplied to Taiwan get down to brass tacks. Ha’aretz: Israel could take part in U.S.-Taiwan submarine deal Taipei Times: Navy wraps up week-long sub talks Royal Navy – HMS Cumberland will be exercising with the Pakistani Navy. The News International: Pakistan keen to buy second-hand warships: UK Canadian [...]

US Navy – UN sanctions against Iraq are going to be more stringently enforced at sea. Associated Press: Intercepts of Iraqi Vessels Widened US Marines – A review of non-lethal weapons currently under development. Time: Beyond the Rubber Bullet US Merchant Marine – A thorough review of what ails the US Merchant Marine. Sea Power: [...]

NATO – NATO’s biennial humanitarian disaster relief exercise utilizing naval forces, Co-operative Safeguard (CS02), took place last month. There is an extensive photo gallery that goes with this story. Jane’s: CS02 tests NATO’s naval capacity for disaster relief Background – 4th Generation Warfare – Another excellent introduction to 4th Generation Warfare, in Adobe Acrobat format. [...]

Russian Navy – The final word on the Kursk, from the Russian government. BBC: Torpedo fuel blast sank Kursk US Navy – More on the F/A-18 E Super Hornet’s first operational deployment on the USS Abraham Lincoln. San Diego Union Tribune: All-in-one Super Hornet flies off to test its sea legs US Marines – Will [...]

US Navy – The US is being sued to stop testing of sonars in its Littoral Warfare Advanced Development program. Wired: Naval Noise: Whale of a Problem Background – Afghanistan – More lessons learned to date in trying to fight a 4th generation warfare adversary with 2nd generation warfare tactics. Defense and the National Interest: [...]

Argentinean Navy – The Argentine icebreaker and the polar supply ship it is rescuing are both trapped in the ice. BBC: Icebreaker trapped during polar rescue South Korean Navy – South Korea will purchase the Aegis weapons system for use on a new class of destroyers. Associated Press: South Korea to Buy U.S. Weapons US [...]

Royal Navy – Is the scrapping of the Royal Navy’s Sea Harrier fleet part of the reason for the early retirement of the UK’s most senior officers? Daily Telegraph: Policy row made chief of defence quit early Indonesian Navy – Indonesian waters continue to be the number one site of piracy in the world. The [...]

Israeli Navy – More information on Israel’s Dolphin-class submarines. Jerusalem Post: ‘China Times’: US offers Taiwan Israeli-designed subs US Navy – The USS Abraham Lincoln battlegroup is deploying to the Pacific, it will be the first operational deployment of the F/A-18E Hornet. Seattle Post Intelligencer: 3,700 sailors heading out of Puget Sound German Navy – [...]

Royal Marines – More details on why the SA-80 rifle does not work in combat situations. Daily Telegraph: MoD under pressure to abandon SA-80 rifle Taiwanese Navy – Will Israel supply submarines to Taiwan? Reuters: U.S. reported to offer Israeli submarines to Taiwan Background – Afghanistan – David Isby on how we can build our [...]

US Navy – The USS George Washington battlegroup has relieved the USS John F. Kennedy battlegroup in the Arabian Sea. Virginian Pilot: George Washington group relieves Kennedy ships US Navy – Medical lessons learned from the USS Cole attack – and how they are not being passed on. Virginian Pilot: Report draws lessons from Cole [...]

US Navy – The US Navy’s aircraft are getting too long in the tooth??? Sea Power: The Stress and Strains of Spring Cleaning Background – Robotics – A look at future applications of robots in naval warfare. New York Times: A War of Robots, All Chattering on the Western Front

Spanish Navy – Moroccan troops have been evicted from a Spanish island by a combined arms team. BBC: Moroccan troops ousted from island BBC: Spain island landing ‘like war declaration’ US Navy – The US plans to experiment with swapping the destroyer USS Fletcher’s entire crew, to lengthen ship deployment times. Virginian Pilot: Swapping destroyer’s [...]

Argentine Navy – The Argentine navy’s ice-breaker, Almirante Irizar, is trying to push its way through the ice to rescue the German ship Magdalena Oldendorff off Antarctica. BBC: Ice-breaker heads for trapped ship Spanish Navy – Spain has sent another warship off Morocco. Reuters: Spain raises naval presence near disputed islet Indian Navy – India [...]

US Navy – The US Navy has received approval to deploy its low frequency sonar on two ships. Washington Post: Navy Cleared To Use a Sonar System Despite Fears for Whales Canadian Navy – HMCS Algonquin has captured two al-Qaida suspects at sea in the Arabian Gulf. Associated Press: Two al-Qaida suspects captured in Arabian [...]

US Marines – The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force has a new high tech Combat Operations Center that will allow it to oversee operations from around the world. Whether or not this is a good idea remains to be seen??? San Diego Union Tribune: High-tech recruit on duty US Navy – An update on the Advanced [...]

Spanish Navy – Spain has sent warships to its territories off Morroco to protest a Morrocan attempt at annexation. BBC: Spain rattles sabre at Morocco Voice of America:

Chinese Navy – China continues to try to encircle the US by acquiring port facilities at naval strategic choke points around the world. Washington Times: Inside the Ring US Navy – The Naval Network Warfare Command is commissioned. Virginian Pilot: Navy unveils its network command Russian Navy – A Russian ballistic missile submarine launches another [...]

Canadian Navy – HMCS St. John’s is helping to enforce the UN economic blockade against Iraq. Halifax Herald: Halifax Based Frigate Arrests Tankers Smuggling Oil US Navy – Miscellaneous US naval aviation news. Sea Power: Aviation Programs Update

US Navy – Naval air is operating at an extremely high tempo. Virginian Pilot: Leaders see busy times for naval air Canadian Navy – There are problems with the torpedo tubes in the Upholder-class submarines. Daily News: Sub’s torpedo tubes faulty Canadian Navy – The role being played by Canada’s CP-140 maritime patrol aircraft in [...]