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Kakadu exercise shows is value

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The Royal Australian Navy is conducting the multinational maritime exercise, Kakadu 2016, in Darwin, Australia.Ex ercise Kakadu 2016 is the 13th iteration of the...

Jokowi inspects large-scale naval exercise in Java Sea

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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has witnessed a large-scale biennial exercise conducted by the Navy in the Java Sea (Sep 2016). This year the event involved...

U.S. Navy announces Littoral Combat Ship program overhaul

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The U.S. Navy last week announced an overhaul of its troubled Littoral Combat Ship program that will include turning the first four ships into...

Canadian warship design requests national shipbuilding program delay

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A senior official with the Canadian Forces says there's been a slight delay in issuing a complex request to industry for an off-the-shelf design...

What is navy information warfare?

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By Richard Mosier* Defining a warfare area’s mission and function is the foundation for all activities required to conduct mission area analysis to determine requirements,...

Sea Shepherd and what is a navy?

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Affirmative: Neptune’s Navy: A Navy by any Other Name

By Chris Rawley and Claude Berube A rarely asked but fundamental question is: how do we define a navy? The answer might appear to be self-evident. Merriam-Webster defines a navy as: the part of a country’s military forces that fights at sea; a group of ships; a nation’s ships of war and logistic support; and the complete naval establishment of a nation including yards, stations, ships, and personnel.

China’s Malacca dilemma

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chinanavy By Vidya Sagar Reddy* China has been pressing to complete the Gwadar port in Pakistan and build the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), allowing it to be connected over land to an Indian Ocean port. Gwadar and CPEC allow China to circumvent the Strait of Malacca which can be blockaded by rival navies in the event of conflict, termed as “Malacca Dilemma.”

The military mind in the age of innovation

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mind By Brad DeWeesb* Is the “military mind” compatible with the values that make innovation possible?

N Korea building 3,000-ton class sub, researcher says

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North Korea has been developing a 3,000-ton class diesel-powered submarine since 2009, with the new type aimed at being capable of loading four of...

Naval shipbuilding helping to keep the economy afloat

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THE importance of naval shipbuilding to the Scottish economy has been highlighted in new research that shows the industry supports almost 10,000 jobs and...