Deglobalisation will change mission of naval forces
By T. X. Hammes*
Since the end of World War II, the United States has consistently supported greater global integration. U.S. leaders saw this as the route to both prosperity and security. After the shock of Korea, the United States consistently forward deployed its armed forces to support this policy. The following decades of increasing global trade seem to validate this strategy. However from 2011 to 2014, manufacturing trade as a percentage of GDP actually flattened and then declined from 2011 to 2014. Pretty vacant. Some random thoughts on WWI
By Mike Fogarty*
TO WHAT extent was the Australian Imperial Force’s experience in the First World War similar to the experience of the other components...
World Naval Developments – August 2016
By Norman Friedman* Navy faces ‘new normal’ in Persian Gulf: more Iran provocations
By Robert H. Reid
U.S. sailors in the Persian Gulf can expect increased harassment by Iranian vessels as Iran’s hard-liners seek to bolster their...
Navy caught between devil and deep sea after data leak
By Pradip R Sagar
The Scorpene leaks has put the Indian Navy in deep waters. The scandal has detonated depth charges under its plans for...
Navantia signs for frigate risk reduction and design study
Navantia has signed an agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia for the risk reduction and design study (RRDS) phase of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) SEA 5000 Future Frigate program. The agreement is for approximately one year, and is part of a competitive evaluation process (CEP) undertaken by the Australian Department of Defence for the frigate program. Beans, bullets and benzene: proposal for naval distribution
A new proposal for distributing fuel, ammunition and food over the oceans. Tactical information warfare and distributed lethality
By Richard Mosier looks at the role of information warfare in the U.S. Navy’s distributed lethality strategy to deny sea control to adversaries claiming sovereignty over international waters. New wave of militarisation in Sansha City
By Conor M. Kennedy and Andrew S. Erickson
On 21 July 2013, several dozen Sansha City “residents” stood before the city government building and swore oaths during an inspection by Mayor Xiao Jie (肖杰) and his military counterpart Garrison Commander Cai Xihong (蔡喜宏). Clad in militia uniforms and toting Type-56 assault rifles, the Sansha Maritime Militia was officially established to uphold Chinese interests throughout the Paracels and beyond. Canada’s only working sub — plagued by engine issues — completes mission
Canada’s only fully operational submarine has returned to its Halifax port (August 2016) Tuesday after completing a voyage to Scandinavian waters on its second...