US Marines – A year of flight testing has led to a reversal of fortune for the V-22, with senior Pentagon officials giving their blessing to take the tiltrotor into a higher production rate. Aviation Week: Back From The Brink, V-22 Eyes A Rosier Future Canadian Navy – Should Canada purchase aircraft carriers? Canadian Press: [...]

International Naval News – Naval news from Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. Sea Power: BAE Systems Realigns Naval Business

Chinese Navy – China continues to probe Taiwan’s defenses. Agence France Presse: Chinese ëspy shipsí found off Taiwan US Marines – The Deputy Commandant for Aviation provides his annual assessment. Marine Corps Gazette: State of Marine Aviation

US Navy – The differences between the USS Ronald Reagan and other Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Virginian Pilot: Carrier Reagan readying for its acceptance trials US Navy – An Interview with Rep. Edward L. Schrock, Chairman of the Navy-Marine Corps Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Sea Power: Down to the Sea in Ships Background [...]

Royal Navy – Are further deep cuts ahead for the Royal Navy? Daily Telegraph: Armed Forces face big new cuts, say Tories US Navy – Linked by high-tech communications systems, commanding officers never again will be alone at sea. They are at the tip of a spear whose aim is now influenced by thousands of [...]

Royal Navy – The nuclear submarine HMS Tireless may have hit an iceberg while submerged. Daily Telegraph: Nuclear sub ‘hits iceberg’ NATO – NATO is tracking 20 merchant ships believed to be used by Al Qaeda. The Times: Nato tracks 20 ësuspectí ships Russian Navy – Why it is important to help Russia in dismantling [...]

Background – Network Centric Warfare – The ability of Canadian warships to operate in U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups demonstrates that coalition network-centric naval warfare is possible. It has also shown, however, that the price of admission for coalition navies is high, in terms of technical interoperability, professional trust, and policyóabove all, with respect to [...]

Indian Navy – More on the importance of the current exercises between the Indian and Russian navies. Agence France Press: India, Russia send signal to China US Navy – The US commissions a new antiterrorist squadron. San Diego Union Tribune: Navy commissions new California-based anti-terrorism force US Navy – The Chief of Naval Operations on [...]

Israeli Navy – Israel seizes a ship at sea carrying supplies for terrorists. BBC: Israel ‘seizes Hezbollah boat’ US Navy – The sea services muster unmanned aerial vehicles for growing list of missions. Sea Power: BAMS,Eagle Eyes, and Dragon Eyes

US Navy – A quick first pass at lessons learned by the US Navy in Operation Iraqi Freedom. US Naval Institute Proceedings: Navy Cannot Rest on Its Laurels Background – Iraq – Thomas Friedman describes insightfully the current state of affairs in Iraq. New York Times: Postcard from Iraq

US Marines – Marine Corps embraces the concept of sea basing. Sea Power: Marine Corps Combat Development Command Embraces Sea Basing

US Navy – Is this the last cruise of the USS Constellation? Meanwhile, the Chief of Naval Operations says “The Navy must “create a culture of readiness.”” San Diego Union Tribune: Flattop’s retirement cruise has an element of ‘what if’ US Navy – Sea Power 21 Series: Part VI US Naval Institute Proceedings: Global Concept [...]

Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan needs to replace its S-2 Trackers, but new P-3C’s are too expensive. Agence France Press: Taiwan seeking cheaper US-made submarine-hunting aircraft: report Russian Navy – An overview of the India – Russian naval exercises about to get underway. Daily Times: War delayed India-Russia naval exercises, says Ivanov Background – History – [...]

Canadian Navy – Canada is reducing its naval committment to the Gulf. Globe and Mail: Canada recalls one of three warships in Gulf Indian Navy – The US will send a nuclear attack submarine to exercise with India. The Statesman: Nuke vessel to join Indo-US seagames US Marines – US Marines are operating inside Kenya, [...]

Royal Navy – HMS Ark Royal returns home. The Times: The gloom lifts as Ark Royal comes home Singaporean Navy – Royal Navy ships are in Singapore for exercises. The Straits Times: Bug didn’t scare off British navy Thai Navy – Exercise Cobra Gold is underway between Thailand, the US, and Singapore. Agence France Presse: [...]

Al Aaeda – How terrorists could attack the US from cargo ships. Christian Science Monitor: How Al Qaeda might strike the US by sea US Navy – The USS Carl Vinson heads back to sea. Kyodo News: USS Carl Vinson leaves Yokosuka US Marines – No Service was better prepared to fight the war on [...]

Russian Navy – Russia considers using Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarines as tankers. Bellona: Typhoon Subs to Ship Oil and Gas International Naval News – News on the Australian, Canadian, German, and Portugese navies. Sea Power: Australia Updates Defense Plan To Counter Changing Threats

US Navy – A look at the US Navy’s mine countermeasures activities in Operation Iraqi Freedom. US Naval Institute Proceedings: Mine Countermeasures a Success Background – Non-lethal weapons – A sceptical look at non-lethal weapons. BBC: The weapons of bloodless war

US Navy – Life aboard the destroyer USS Briscoe. Virginian Pilot: Destroyer Briscoe’s final deployment a vivid one US Navy – An update on the Navyís future generation of surface combatants. Sea Power: DD(X):A Lethal Warship Leads the Way To the Navy’s Future Fleet

Royal Navy – England performs a drug bust in the Mid-Atlantic. The Times: Navy raid torpedoes Atlantic drugs gang US Marines – Marine Corps doctrine for attack helicopter close air support (CAS) is not responsive to the needs of the ground commander and should be revised. Marine Corps Gazette: A Tale of Two (Close Air [...]