– Wall Street Journal – A 4-foot cobra slithered across the patrol’s path. The Marines shrugged—a snake couldn’t blow off their legs.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Air Warfare – The air force men who fly drones in Afghanistan by remote control
– Daily Telegraph – The unmanned aircraft patrolling the skies above Afghanistan are controlled by RAF pilots sitting in front of screens as far as 7,000 miles away
US Navy – 4 Missile Cruisers to Remain in Service
– Defense News – Four Aegis missile cruisers scheduled to end their active careers in March will instead be kept in service, the U.S. Navy said Sept. 26.
US Navy – U.S. Navy Defends Boomer Submarine Replacement Plans
– Aviation Week – A top U.S. Navy official is defending the service’s plans to replace its Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine fleet, saying the Navy has the right design and boat numbers to execute the mission for decades to come.
US Navy – Navy CNO Greenert's 'Biggest Shipbuilding Concern' Is Amphibs
– AOL Defense – The Navy is “on a roll” when it comes to shipbuilding, but the existing fleet remains under stress, the Chief of Naval Operations said today.
Russian Navy – Russian Warship Tests Missile Defense Capability
– Defence Talk – The flagship of Russia’s Northern Fleet, nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, has carried out missile defense drills during the current patrol-and-training mission in the Arctic. Pyotr Veliky is the only Russian warship with sufficient capability to thwart massive attacks by cruise and ballistic missiles.
US Navy – Big US Fleet Nears Disputed Islands, But What For?
– Time – It’s probably just a coincidence; no need to worry yet. But the U.S. has quietly assembled a powerful air, land and sea armada not far from where Japan and China are squaring off over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Chinese Navy – War By Other Means: China’s Political Uses of Seapower
– The Diplomat – China’s development and use of naval and non-naval, non-military sea power has become a cause for concern – one that could alter the regional balance.
Chinese Navy – China’s A2/AD “System of Systems”
– The Diplomat – It’s worth spending a bit of time to discuss how the PRC’s anti-access capabilities have come together. Much recent work has concerned the DF-21A “carrier killer” ballistic missile, but that capability represents only a small part of the system of anti-access systems that China operates.
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