Defense Technology International – Chinese Carrier Strike
Chinese ambitions may be to give its carrier air wing an air-to-surface role from the outset, at least if what appears to be a mock-up of a naval Flanker is to be taken at face value.
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Afghanistan – Obama Wanted a Petraeus. Buyer Beware.
Washington Post – Obama Wanted a Petraeus. Buyer Beware.
Greg Jaffe writes that it is hard not to look at Stanley McChrystal without seeing David Petraeus.
Nuclear Warfare – Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine
Wired – Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine
It’s supposed to be the stuff of science fiction: A device that triggers a nuclear holocaust in the event of a U.S. strike against Russia. But the “Dr. Strangelove”-esque technology isn’t just fantasy. The Cold War-era Soviet “doomsday machine” was — and might still be — very much a reality.
Geopolitics / China – Beijing’s Afghan Gamble
New York Times – Beijing’s Afghan Gamble
Robert D. Kaplan on China’s role in stabilizing Afghanistan.
US Navy – Whidbey Growlers ready for service
The Herald – Whidbey Growlers ready for service
The US Navy has taken another step in the transition from Prowler to Growler.
French Navy – Pirates hit navy ship 'in error'
BBC – Pirates hit navy ship ‘in error’
A group of Somali pirates has been captured after attacking a French navy ship by mistake, apparently thinking it was a harmless cargo vessel.
Royal Navy – Cutbacks for both the Royal Navy and the RAF
The Times – Cutbacks for both the Royal Navy and the RAF
The Royal Navy and the RAF have been ordered to cut right back on all unnecessary spending in order to ensure that defence spending is focused entirely on Afghanistan.
Russian Navy – Nato commander warns of conflict with Russia in Arctic Circle
The Times – Nato commander warns of conflict with Russia in Arctic Circle
Competition for resources in the Arctic Circle could provoke conflict between Russia and Nato, a newly appointed commander at the alliance warned yesterday.
Russian Navy – Probing the Arctic Sea conspiracies
BBC – Probing the Arctic Sea conspiracies
What really happened when the Arctic Sea cargo ship went missing amid allegations of hijacking and weapons smuggling?
Indonesian Navy – Navy to equip patrol ships with guided missiles
Antara News – Navy to equip patrol ships with guided missiles
Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno said on Monday the Navy plans to equip its patrol ships with guided missiles to increase their deterrent capability.
Afghanistan – 'Almost a Lost Cause'
Washington Post – ‘Almost a Lost Cause’
Greg Jaffe writes that one of the deadliest attacks of the Afghan war – the Battle of Wanat – is a symbol of the U.S. military’s missteps.
Afghanistan – The Afghanistan Impasse
New York Review of Books – The Afghanistan Impasse
Ahmed Rashid updates the current situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
US Navy – The space security implications of missile defense
The Space Review – The space security implications of missile defense
The Obama Administration recently decided to replace planned ground-based interceptors in Europe with SM-3 missiles. Brian Weeden describes how this decision has implications for space security, since it was a modified SM-3 that intercepted a decaying US satellite last year.
US Navy – New missile defences in Europe: Shooting down a plan
Economist – New missile defences in Europe: Shooting down a plan
America’s change of tack on missile defense is placating some and worrying others. Nice diagrams of how a sea-based missile defense system will work in Europe.
Indian Navy – Sea Trials For MiG-29K
Defense Technology International – Sea Trials For MiG-29K
The new MiG-29K carrier-based fighter started its sea trials on Russia’s only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, on September 28-29. According to MiG, two aircraft – a MiG-29K single-seater and a two-seat MiG-29KUB – made several take-offs and landings from the carrier in the Barents Sea.
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