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US-South Korean joint naval drills kick off

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The United States has sent the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to waters off South Korea for joint naval drills with its Asian...

South China Sea: Indonesia, NZ, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and UK plan exercises

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Military officials from New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Britain are holding exercises in the South China Sea this month in the latest display...

Philippine-US naval exercises on hold

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Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Photo courtesy of DND websiteThe Philippine defense chief (pictured) has said that he told the US military that plans for joint patrols and naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea have been put on hold, the first concrete break in defense cooperation after months of increasingly strident comments by the country's new president.

World Naval Developments Sep 2016

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n-testBy Norman Friedman* In September, North Korea held its fifth nuclear test, the estimated yield being 30 kilotons, the greatest to date (estimates vary).

Obituary: GEOFFREY LOOSLI 1926 – 2016

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loosliObituary: GEOFFREY LOOSLI 1926 - 2016 (Executive Officer of HMAS Anzac and naval attache in Washington).

What is the ideal US Navy configuration?

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By Jan Musil* Rather than the usual discussion of what the U.S. Navy has and how to get Congress to fund more and better ships...

What to do when there is no time to spare

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s-3a_vs-32_1982-1038x576By Bob Hein* Imagine a day sometime in the near future where tensions between the United States and Russia are high and ships are at sea; ready to strike each other at a moment’s notice if given the word.

Drones to reduce the need for more ships

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actuv-cropjpg-e1475430863888-672x372By Javier Gonzalez* The U.S. Navy is currently working on a new Fleet Structure Assessment, the results of which will eventually help inform the long-term force structure goals of the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan.

Perils of alternative force structure

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By Steve Wills* Navies have historically sought alternative force structures in response to changes in their nation’s grand strategy, rising costs of maintaining existing force...

CNO Richardson: Navy Shelving A2/AD Acronym

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Pentagon terms-of-the-moment go, Anti-Access-Area Denial has been on the forefront of strategic conversation across the services and military academia for...