BBC – Australian researchers have built what they claim is the world’s smallest submarine: a 40cm-long, self-controlling submersible called Serafina.more…
Monthly Archives:: July 2004
US Navy – Inside the Ring
Washington Times – Intercepts of EP-3′s continue off of China.more…
History – During Battle of the Philippine Sea, Submarines Scored Big
Sea Power – The first day of ìThe Battle of the Philippine Sea,î June 19, 1944, is also remembered as the day of the ìGreat Marianas Turkey Shoot,î a day that cost the Japanese more than 300 aircraft (See June Sea Power). While this date is well noted in naval aviation chronicles, it is also [...]
US Marines – Navy corpsmen to the rescue when injured Marines need aid
San Diego Union Tribune – With the corpsmen in Iraq???more…
Italian Navy – Oto Melara Munition Gives Naval Guns Low-Tech, ëNonlethal' Precision
Sea Power – In an age characterized by missiles guided by sophisticated electronic seekers and a constellation of satellites, an Italian arms company is taking a different approach to precision munitions. To increase the accuracy of widely used medium-caliber naval guns, Oto Melara is employing the concepts of low drag and high speed with a [...]
Greek Navy – Greek navy on Olympic patrols for 'suspicious' ships
Associated Press – Dozens of Greek Navy vessels have started patrolling the country’s coastal waters as part of a two-layer security zone to protect the Olympic Games, with NATO warships due to keep watch further out to sea, a naval official said Wednesday. more…
US Navy – Navy's senior aviator-to-be faces daunting list of tasks
Virginian Pilot – As Rear Adm. James M. Zortman leaves his command of the Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Force today and heads to San Diego as the Navyís senior aviator, the ìto doî list waiting for him out West already overflows. more…
US Marines – Distributed Operations: The Time is Now
Marine Corps Gazette – Regardless of current success, the Marine Corps must continue to develop and test new initiatives. more…
US Navy – After 6 months, war-weary sailors back at last
Virginian Pilot – The USS George Washington battlegroup returns home from the Gulf.more…
Miscellaneous – The Five Nuclear Navies
Strategy Page – James F. Dunnigan describes the 5 navies that have nuclear powered submarines.more…
US Navy – LRLAP Will Boost Fire-Support Range
Sea Power – As problems continue to plague the Extended-Range Guided Munition (ERGM) program, work is moving forward on the long-range land-attack projectile (LRLAP) to provide the Navy and Marine Corps with extended range and volume of fire support. more…
US Navy – Navy pleased with results of readiness plan's trial
Virginian Pilot – The US Navy is pleased with the results of Summer Pulse ’04.more…
US Marines – Marine Corps Reserve Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Marine Corps Gazette – Our Marine reservists are Marines first, and there was absolutely no difference in performanceóon the ground, in the air, in logistics. more…
Iraq – Civil War In Iraq?
Defense and the National Interest – William S. Lind comments on the civil war in Iraq.more…
Chinese Navy – China stages 'invasion' as warning to Taiwan
Daily Telegraph – The most aggressive practice run to be staged by China for an invasion of Taiwan is terrifying the inhabitants of a tiny archipelago in the South China Sea.more…
Royal Marines – Shake-up in Special Boat Service over claims it 'panicked and fled' in Iraq
Daily Telegraph – The Special Boat Service faces substantial restructuring after criticism of its performance in Iraq.more…
US Navy – Small Bomb Could Vastly Increase Strike Capability of U.S. Aircraft
Sea Power – A small precision bomb being tested by the Pentagon holds out the promise that tactical aircraft of the near future will be able strike three to four times the number of targets assigned to U.S. planes operating over Iraq today. The bombís small size and precision would vastly improve the attack capability [...]
Piracy – Killings by pirates on the rise
BBC – The body that monitors piracy around the world has reported a sharp rise in the number of ships crew killed in the first half of 2004. The number of attacks around the world fell by almost a quarter compared to the same period last year, but the situation in the Malacca Strait deteriorated. [...]
Iraq – Officers Question Visibility of Army in Iraq
Washington Post – Thomas Ricks says some top U.S. military officers are questioning whether the practice of keeping U.S. troops highly visible in Iraq is doing more harm than good, challenging a key tenet of the Army’s approach to occupying the country. more…
Royal Navy – Tradition at the heart of a Naval institution
Daily Telegraph – The Royal Naval College at Dartmouth will not be closed.more…
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