Indian Navy – Another Indian Kilo-class submarine is being overhauled in Russia. The Hindu: Indian submarine in Arctic shipyard for repairs US Navy – The Office of Naval Research is heading up the Autonomous Intelligent Network and Systems (AINS), a program that aims to create an operational drone army by the year 2020. Wired: The [...]
Monthly Archives:: August 2002
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US Marines – Some Afghanistan lessons learned from the Marines. Associated Press: Marine Generals Assess Performance Russian Navy – More details about the Kurk’s sinking emerge from inside Russia. Washington Post: Report Shows Sloppiness May Be to Blame in Kursk Accident Moscow Times: Kursk Probe Shows Navy’s Negligence US Navy – Why leadership still matters??? [...]
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Israeli Navy – Israel is using its navy to try to stop smuggling into the Gaza Strip by sea. CNN: Palestinian police take over Gaza checkpoints Taiwanese Marines – With Taiwan’s marines on exercises. Taipei Times: Media get to see Marines in action US Coast Guard – The Coast Guard prepares to modernize its maritime [...]
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US Navy – Every US submarine is being equipped with a videogame console, courtesy of a videogame trade association. Reuters: U.S. Submariners Go from War Games to Video Games US Marine Corps – How command and control networks are being transformed to command, control, communications and computer networks. Marine Corps Gazette: Transforming Marine Corps C4
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US Navy – An indepth look at the new MH-60 helicopter and what it can do. Virginian Pilot: MH-60: The ”Ferrari” of helos Russian Navy – President Putin vows to improve Russia’s navy. Associated Press: Navy Conditions Concerns Russia US Coast Guard – Drug running go-fast boats are “grapes” for USCG’s new helicopter squadron. Sea [...]
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Chinese Navy – A review and synthesis of several recent books about the Chinese Navy that cover its past and its possible future – and how the two are deeply intertwined. Naval War College Review: China’s New Imperial Navy
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Pakistani Navy – Pakistan launched its Agosta 90B submarine, and announced it will build four F-22 Chinese frigates with assistance from China. The Hindu: Pak. to build 4 warships with Chinese assistance Pakistan News Service: Pakistan launched indigenously made submarine Singapore Navy – Singapore’s second submarine is operational. The Straits Times: Second submarine up and [...]
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US Navy – The US says Exercise Millennium Challenge *was* an extremely useful exercise. Virginian Pilot: Controversial war game improved warriors Background – Iran – An excellent essay by Robert Kaplan on what one possible lawless future for Iran may look like. The Atlantic: A Bazaari’s World
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US Marines – The Marines are learning just how hard urban combat can be in realistic training scenarios. Wall Street Journal: Marines learn urban combat US Marines – The Commandant of the Marine Corps on lessons learned from Afghanistan. Washington Times: Afghanistan lessons don’t apply to Iraq, general says NAVINT – Anthony Preston’s miscellaneous naval [...]
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Russian Navy – What did Russia’s recent naval wargames in the Caspian Sea actually achieve? Radio Free Europe: Caspian: Results Of Russian War Games Still A Mystery Background – Wargaming – The Pentagon answers the acusations that Millenium Challenge 02 was fixed. Virginian Pilot: Pentagon leaders defend war game Background – Wargaming – How the [...]
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Indian Navy – An Indian task force is making a port call in Singapore. The Straits Times: Three Indian navy ships here on visit US Navy – The cockpit design of the Joint Strike Fighter is being fine-tuned. Aviation Week: F-35 Cockpit Targets Information Integration US Coast Guard – The new Coast Guard commandant focuses [...]
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Royal Navy – The UK is coming close to deciding on what type of aircraft carrier they would like to build and what type of aircraft they would like to fly from it. Jane’s: Carrier Countdown US Marine Corps – The crucial role that intelligence played in establishing and operating Camp Rhino inside Afghanistan. Marine [...]
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Royal Australian Navy – Australia has commissioned its fourth Anzac-class frigate. Australian Associated Press: Latest warship commissioned Canadian Navy – The frigate HMCS Ottawa returns home after 6 months in the Arabian Sea. CBC: Frigate returns home from war on terrorism US Coast Guard – Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Teams gear up for [...]
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Royal Marines – A review of 45 Commando’s deployment to Afghanistan. Jane’s: Reviewing the UK Afghan deployment Background – UK – Why the British military has concerns about attacking Iraq. The Economist: Windy Soldiers Background – Wargaming – More by William Arkin on what exactly Millenium Challenge was supposed to be simulating. Washington Post: Iraq [...]
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US Navy – The USS Abraham Lincoln makes a port call in Japan, an unusual event for a nuclear-powered carrier. Ashai Shimbum: Nuke-powered carrier calls on Sasebo Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan will spend 50% of its defense budget in the future on upgrading its navy with Kidd-class destroyers, submarines, P-3 Orions and MH-53 helicopters. Taipei [...]
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Pakistani Navy – Pakistan is interested in exporting Agosta-class submarines, now that it has learned how to build them. BBC: Pakistan ready to build submarines US Navy – What the US Navy of 2020 could look like???according to participants at a conference sponsored by the Office for Naval Research. UPI: Navy 2020: Lasers, maglev, agile [...]
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US Marine Corps – Miscellaneous aviation notes, including how Marine Corp and Navy air may be integrated. Sea Power: Osprey Program Restructured
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US Navy – More on the recently completed wargame Millenium Challenge 2002. Boston Globe: US takes new tack in war games Background – Iran – An overview of the current situation in Iran and why the future of Iran is crucial to peace in the Middle East and to success in the war on terrorism. [...]
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US Marines – The Marines are looking to replace the M16A2 assault rifle. San Diego Union Tribune: Marines set sights on new basic rifle US Navy – The US came very close to losing the submarine USS Dolphin. San Diego Union Tribune: Report: Sub came close to sinking US Navy – The USS John F [...]
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Royal Navy – HMS Cumberland is searching off of Somalia for a British-flagged tanker which has been said to have been hijacked. BBC: Royal Navy search for ‘hijacked ship’ US Marine Corps – Where and how expeditionary warfare is taught to Marines. Marine Corps Gazette: Expeditionary Warfare School: The Schoolhouse for Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare
