NOSI will take a short break and next be updated on April 11th. I have posted the weekend’s articles for you, in advance. See you then.
Monthly Archives: April 2005
Canadian Navy – Upgrades to subs could cost $465M
Ottawa Citizen – Taxpayers could be shelling out up to $465 million for upgrades to Canada’s troubled second-hand submarines while navy officers hope to start receiving seed money in a few years for a new underwater fleet.
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Air Warfare – U.S. Drones Crowd Iraq's Skies to Fight Insurgents
New York Times – An overview of unmanned aerial vehicle operations underway in Iraq.
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US Navy – Shaping the Future
Sea Power – Key Navy and Marine Corps weapons reach a turning point in 2005, but tight budgets and war costs may hamper forward progress.
History – Amphibious Assault on Attu
World War II – Plagued by logistical difficulties and lackluster leadership, the battle for the Aleutian island of Attu remains largely forgotten.
US Navy – Self-Inflicted Vulnerabilities
Naval War College Review – Military systems increasingly rely on information systems that are designed to commercial standards and lower levels of quality assurance than is traditional for military hardware. This reality, together with flaws that emerge in the networked environments that are the hallmark of network-centric warfare, increases the probability of operational failure, even without hostile action. Planners must provide fallback capabilities against the possibility of catastrophic information-system failure.
Royal Australian Navy – HMAS Tobruk To Iraq – Al Muthanna Task Group
Scoop – HMAS Tobruk heads to Iraq.
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Pakistani Navy – Pacts with China for warships signed
Dawn – Pakistan will buy 4 frigates from China.
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US Navy – Emergency continues on quake-hit islands, US hospital ship arrives
Agence France Presse – The hospital ship USNS Mercy was due to arrive at Indonesia’s Nias island Monday as thousands of people were still in desperate need of help a week after a powerful quake killed hundreds.
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Fourth Generation Warfare – On Killing
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind on the (un)importance of killing in Fourth Generation Warfare.
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US Navy – West's submarine nuclear warheads flawed, say scientists
Daily Telegraph – British and American nuclear warheads carried by submarines are so poorly designed that they may fail to detonate if fired, scientists have said.
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US Navy – Hiding and Seeking
Sea Power – Navy takes a simpler route to the next step in precision strike: hitting a moving target in poor conditions with low-cost munitions.
Royal Australian Navy – Australians killed in quake crash
BBC – Nine Australian military personnel were killed when their helicopter from HMAS Kanimbla crashed during relief operations on the quake-hit Indonesian island of Nias.
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US Navy – With new jets, Navy pilots rely more on brains than brawn
Virginian Pilot – Their new ride has the brains; the old one had the brawn. That oversimplifies the difference between the F/A-18 Super Hornet and the F-14 Tomcat. But remove the pilot lingo and military acronyms used by those who fly the jets or keep them running, and itís the bottom line.
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US Navy – Naval aviation moves to a whole new plane
Virginian Pilot – Move over, Tomcats and ìBabyî Hornets. The Super Hornets are finally here, filling a decade-long need for a more advanced Navy combat aircraft.
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US Navy – After Closing of Navy Base, Hard Times in Puerto Rico
New York Times – A year after the Navy left Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, taking with it 6,000 jobs and an estimated $300 million annually, Ceiba is struggling as businesses close, unemployment rises and residents leave the town of 18,000.
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Geopolitics / Environment – The Choice
Foreign Affairs – Jared Diamond’s Collapse is a catalog of past environmental ruin. But despite the abundance of bad news, its message is one of cautious optimism: if modern society can learn from the failures of its predecessors, it can avoid their fate.
Iraq – Pentagon Blamed for Lack of Postwar Planning in Iraq
Washington Post – Thomas Ricks on a study of U.S. military operations in Iraq, prepared for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld by the RAND corporation, sharply criticizes Pentagon attempts to plan for the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion two years ago, saying stabilization and reconstruction issues “were addressed only very generally” and “no planning was undertaken to ensure the security of the Iraqi people.”
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Indian Navy – Karwar naval base getting ready to float
Times of India – Even as Pakistan gets ready to inaugurate its spanking new Gwadar deep-sea port, built with Chinese help in Baluchistan, India’s plans to gain “strategic depth” are also taking concrete shape now after a long delay. The futuristic Karwar naval base on the western coast will progressively become operational – albeit in a truncated manner – over the next few months.
More from the Daily Times – Indiaís Karwar naval base to be operational next week.
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US Navy – Navy cancels overhaul on USS John F. Kennedy
Associated Press – The Navy on Friday canceled a $378 million overhaul for the USS John F. Kennedy, another indication the aging aircraft carrier could be mothballed later this year.
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Taiwanese Navy – Naval forces have vital role to play in China equation
China Post – Why Taiwan must improve its navy.
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History – History – Holding the Line at Camp Carroll: The Battle of Mike's Hill
Marine Corps Gazette – A blocked main supply route isolates Camp Carroll during this battle in January 1968.
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US Navy – Bush Names Pick for Pentagon Civilian Job
Associated Press – President Bush said Thursday that he has chosen Navy Secretary Gordon England for the No. 2 civilian job at the Pentagon.
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Ground Warfare – A Company of Soldiers
Frontline – Over 30 days and 26 missions, the story of the men of Dog Company – the Army’s 1-8 Cavalry Regiment stationed in South Baghdad on the bank on the Tigris River. The final battle for Iraq will be won or lost in places like this and by soldiers like these. Read the transcript
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