Background – Intelligence – An interesting look at how hard it is to report on intelligence matters, in this case the intelligence of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. Gives perspective to the difficulty of reporting intelligence issues in the press. New York Times: The Times and Iraq New York Review of Books: ‘Iraq: Now They [...]

US Navy – The USS Ronald Reagan sails for its new homeport in San Diego. San Diego Union Tribune: Aircraft carrier Reagan sails for San Diego US Navy – Naval news from around the fleet. Sea Power: General Atomics to Build New Carrier Aircraft Catapults Background – Iraq – Fascinating analysis of the current situation [...]

US Navy – An interview with Vice Adm. Gary Roughead who commands U.S. Second Fleet and NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic, and is responsible for executing the fleet readiness program (FRP), a major restructuring of the Navyís maintenance, training, scheduling and deployment processes to create a fleet that can more quickly surge to world trouble spots [...]

International Navies – The latest naval news from Australia, Bulgaria, China, Yemen, Ecuador, Malta and the Phillipines. Sea Power: Australia Picks Three Firms to Vie for Air Warfare Destroyer Background – Iraq – William Lind says the US military needs to start planning an orderly withdrawal from Iraq. Defense and the National Interest: Work For [...]

Indian Navy – India makes a port of call visit to Israel. Jerusalem Post: Indian Navy calls on Haifa today US Navy – What is entailed in guarding US cargo ships at the Kuwaiti port of Port Ash Shuayba. Virginian Pilot: Local sailors to shoulder burden of guarding Kuwaiti ports US Navy – The USS [...]

US Coast Guard – The Coast Guard is four years away from fielding its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), one that promises to revolutionize the way it patrols the seas. The swift new UAV will enable a Coast Guard cutter to exponentially increase the ocean area it can search. Sea Power: Eagle Eye Tiltrotor UAV [...]

US Navy – In late September and early October, two experimental vehicles will come together ó probably at the Navyís test ranges off Southern California ó for a series of demonstrations that will comprise a snapshot of the fast, highly automated platforms indicative of what Navy senior officials envision for the 21st century. Sea Power: [...]

French Navy – France rescues a stricken ferry off the Ivory Coast. BBC: French rescue stricken sea ferry US Navy – Now that the Shadow, Dragon Eye and Global Hawk have proved in Iraq how much unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can contribute to the fight, the question for the Navy is how the different services [...]

US Navy – The USS Kitty Hawk is patroling off of Taiwan. Taipei Times: Carrier patrol normal: admiral US Coast Guard – The Coast Guardís intelligence branch is undergoing an unprecedented expansion as it aims to solidify its role in the national intelligence arena. Sea Power: Maritime ëFusioní Centers Expand Coast Guard Intelligence Capabilities US [...]

Pakistani Navy – Pakistan will buy 4 frigates from China. APP: China to provide four warships to Pakistan German Navy – The European shipbuilding industry begins to consolidate. Financial Times: Germany plays at battleships US Marines – The violence at al Fallujah, Iraq, which in April drew the 1st Marine Division into a deadly street [...]

US Navy – With the pilots aboard the USS George Washington, in the Persian Gulf. Virginian Pilot: Pilotsí missions show might, not fight US Navy – When the U.S. Navyís first integrated power system (IPS)/electric drive warship arrives in 2011 as the DD(X), the service will mark a technological breakthrough that not only signals a [...]

US Marines – When Marines prepared to jump off in the initial attack against Saddamís forces in miserable weather last year, the Corpsí leadership knew they had a problem. It was not the hail, driving rain or Iraqi bayonets that concerned them. It was logistics. Sea Power: Marine Corps Plans to Revamp Outmoded Logistics System [...]

Royal Navy – The Joint Strike Fighter is overweight – which has severe implications for the Royal Navy. Daily Telegraph: Britain’s new US-built jets are ‘too heavy to land safely’ US Navy – The Navy’s air-to-air refueling needs are not being met by the Air Force. Sea Power: Naval Air Refueling Needs Deferred in Air [...]

US Coast Guard – The Coast Guard is reorganizing its command chain at the nationís largest ports to ensure that a single commander is responsible for all missions and operations in the area. Sea Power: Collins Shakes Up Command Chain With Six New Sectors in 2004 Background – Immigration – Another look at the new [...]

US Navy – The US now can board over half the world’s merchant vessels at sea. Daily Telegraph: Panama to join US war on arms trade US Coast Guard – Enforcement powers remain murky as port security duties add to serviceís mission Sea Power: Coast Guard is Seeking Broader Authority to Make Arrests on Land [...]

Royal Navy – The UK surface fleet is to lose 20% of its ships. Daily Telegraph: Forces face ‘ruthless’ cuts as MoD seeks to save £1bn US Coast Guard – The latest on the Deepwater Program. Sea Power: Coast Guard Mulls Major Changes To Deepwater Program Requirements Background – Iraq – Seymour Hersh looks at [...]

US Navy – A missing unmanned submarine that eluded the U.S. Navy for a week was found Tuesday by a man strolling along a beach in western Norway. Associated Press: Runaway U.S. mini-sub found on Norwegian beach US Navy – Another way for the Navy to save money – use civilians instead of sailors to [...]

US Navy – Pacific Command has undertaken one of the most ambitious and complicated ventures in the war on terrorism as it seeks to prevent seaborne terrorist and criminal assaults on nations bordering the Pacific and Indian oceans. Washington Times: Navy launches vast maritime security plan German Navy – A German submarine is ensnared by [...]

Background – Iraq – Thomas Ricks writes how senior US officers feel they may be winning battles but losing the war???the beginning of a revolt of the generals? Washington Post: Dissension Grows in Senior Ranks On War Strategy US Navy – A look at what the Aerial Common Sensor program will mean to the Navy. [...]

US Marines – The Marines are now conducting operations inside Afghanistan. Reuters: U.S. Marine Killed by Suspected Afghan Militants US Navy – An indepth discussion of the Littoral Combat Ship. Sea Power: New Realities Mean the Navy Must Dominate in the Littoral Future Family of Ships Will Counter Terroristsí Tactics, Provide Safe Haven in Theater [...]