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US Navy – Singapore Fling

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:01:13 +0000

- Aviation Week – The U.S. Navy gets set this month to essentially – if unofficially – christen its “Pacific pivot” with a coming-out party of sorts for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1) USS Freedom at the Imdex Maritime Defense Show in Singapore.

Royal Navy – Navy carrier jets ‘can’t land in hot weather’

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:24 +0000

- The Guardian – The hi-tech jets that will be flown from the Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers cannot land on the ships in “hot, humid and low pressure weather conditions”, a report warns today.

US Navy – The Navy’s Hull Game

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:43 +0000

- Time – The U.S. Navy routinely says it needs more ships. One way it makes that need more dire is by retiring existing vessels well before their planned lifespan is over. Think of it as fleethanasia.

US Navy – US Navy unveils unmanned drone squadron ‘the magicians’

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:50 +0000

- BBC – The US Navy has launched a squadron combining unmanned drones as well as manned aircraft, amid a national debate over the role of drones in warfare.

Chinese Navy – Unpacking the Riches of the Pentagon’s China Report

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01:24 +0000

- Wall Street Journal – The U.S. Department of Defense annual report on Chinese military developments, released on Monday, has made a splash by putting forth the most direct official accusations so far of Chinese cyberintrusions into the U.S. government computers. But the 92-page report – much improved from its 43-page 2012 predecessor, which was widely criticized for being many days late and dollars short – offers a number of other important insights into China’s growing military capabilities.

Chinese Navy – Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2013

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:01:24 +0000

- US Department of Defense – The DOD’s annual update on China.

Terrorism – Our Drone Delusion

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:32 +0000

- New Yorker – An interesting look at the potential long-term consequences of using unmanned aerial vehicles for terrorist assassinations.

Geopolitics / Syria – The Thin Red Line

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:01:30 +0000

- New Yorker – Inside the White House debate over Syria.

US Navy – LCS Freedom Ready To Keep Peace In The Pacific

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:01:33 +0000

- AOL Defense – Navy Secretary Ray Mabus talked up the controversial Littoral Combat Ship days before departing for Asia to visit the first LCS, USS Freedom, which recently arrived in Singapore (sporting a sniffy camo paint job). Freedom has been bedeviled by cost overruns, delays, and manufacturing defects, with a new problem, seawater contamination in lubricant fluid, arising on its trans-Pacific trip. But the bigger picture Mabus said, is how this new class of small and nimble ship will cooperate with foreign partners to keep the peace in the volatile South China Sea and the strategic Strait of Malacca.

US Navy – Power Point

Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D. — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:01:14 +0000

- Aviation Week – Some lawmakers would like nothing better than to see U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus unplugged – but the nation’s top naval leader will have none of that. He’s pushing for his energy-altering programs with a doggedness that would even tire out the Energizer Bunny.