- BBC – An Iranian naval task force has docked in Sudan, carrying with it a “message of peace and security to neighbouring countries.”
Monthly Archives:: October 2012
Afghanistan – Afghan security force’s rapid expansion comes at a cost as readiness lags
- Washington Post – Top Pentagon leaders, White House advisers and members of Congress from both parties have long regarded the rapid expansion of Afghanistan’s army and police as a crucial element of the U.S. exit strategy. For years, they reasoned that generating a force of 352,000 soldiers and policemen would enable the Afghan government [...]
US Navy – Sailors learn the art of multi-tasking on LCS
- San Diego Union Tribune – Hey, sailor, what’s your job on the ship? If the vessel is the Fort Worth, the U.S. Navy’s third and newest littoral combat ship, the answer may be: Which job?
Dutch Navy – Rotterdam vs. Dhow, 1:0
- Aviation Week – Yesterday’s engagement between a suspect dhow and the Royal Netherlands Navy landing ship dock Hr.Ms. Rotterdam was an uneven fight, despite sustained fire by suspected pirates.
US Navy – Pressure on for Navy’s futuristic warship
- San Diego Union Tribune – Third in littoral combat line represents lessons learned from 2 prototypes.
US Navy – 8,000 Miles, 96 Hours, 3 Dead Pirates: Inside a Navy SEAL Rescue
- Wired – The precision killing of the three pirates by six members of SEAL Team Six, the same unit that would later kill Osama bin Laden in his Pakistan hideout, has rarely been described in detail. Retired Rear Adm. Terry McKnight, who commanded U.S. naval forces off Somalia during the Maersk Alabama standoff, devotes [...]
US Coast Guard – In a warming Arctic, U.S. faces new security and safety concerns
- Los Angeles Times – Formerly ice-clogged Arctic waters are now navigable, opening a rush for oil and mineral resources — and raising heretofore unknown security concerns in the U.S. Far North.
Terrorism – Five myths about the bin Laden raid
- Washington Post – Mark Bowden debunks 5 myths about the raid on Osama bin Laden.
US Navy – Back to the Future: The U.S. Navy Returns to The Philippines
- The Diplomat – A return to a familiar port of call serves as another reminder of the United States continued “rebalance” towards Asia.
US Navy – Navy Fears Pentagon Neglects New Missile Sub; SSBN(X) Must Survive Almost 80 Years
- AOL Defense – Right now, the Navy is designing the ballistic missile submarine that will provide 70 percent of the nation’s nuclear deterrent until 2080. Yet even as the service prepares to award research and development contracts this December, the submarine community is deeply worried that the rest of the military is neglecting the [...]
US Navy – George Washington cruises disputed Asian seas
- Associated Press – A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington’s strategic rivalry with Beijing.
Miscellaneous – Autonomous Sea Platforms Emerge At Euronaval
- Aviation Week – Unmanned systems at sea offer advantages and face challenges that are often different from those associated with airborne and ground-based systems. For example, in a patrol mission that calls for long endurance at low speed, the size of a manned ship is largely driven by the need to provide tolerable accommodation [...]
Chinese Navy – East China Sea tension: China conducts naval exercises
- BBC – China is conducting naval exercises in the East China Sea, state media report, amid heightened tensions with Japan over islands both claim.
Chinese Navy – Delicate Touch: Flight Operations Begin on China’s First Aircraft Carrier
- Wall Street Journal – Less than a month after China officially commissioned the Liaoning, its first aircraft carrier, photos appearing to show aircraft operating over the carrier have raised a host of questions, including how long it might take for China to make the carrier fully operational.
US Navy – U.S. Navy, Allies Find Less Than Half the Sea Mines Planted in Key Exercise
- PBS NewsHour – A major international naval exercise last month in and around the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, led by the U.S. Navy with more than 30 other nations participating, located fewer than half of the practice mines laid at sea.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Japan monitoring Chinese warships near southern island
- Associated Press – Japanese military officials said they were keeping a close eye on seven Chinese warships spotted in waters off a southern island Tuesday. It was unclear whether the ship movements were related to a territorial dispute that has prompted both countries to show off their maritime muscles.
Terrorism – The Hunt For “Geronimo”
- Vanity Fair – President Obama saw it as a “50–50” proposition. Admiral Bill McRaven, mission commander, knew something would go wrong. So how did the raid that killed bin Laden get green-lighted? In an adaptation from his new book, Mark Bowden weaves together accounts from Obama and top decision-makers for the full story behind [...]
US Navy – Return Fire on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship
- Time – A US Navy Admiral tries to set the record straight on the Littoral Combat Ship.
Russian Navy – New Stealth Frigate Ready For Arctic
- Barents Observer – Russia’s first stealth technology frigate «Admiral Gorshkov» is ready for sea trials in the Barents Sea before entering service in the Northern Fleet.
US Navy – Navy Laser's First Target: Enemy Drones
- Wired – One of the first tasks the Navy expects to assign its forthcoming arsenal of laser guns: shooting down drones that menace its ships.
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