US Navy develops multi-source information system
THE US Navy is creating an offensive anti-surface network that will tie targeting information from satellites, aircraft, ships, submarines and the weapons themselves to...
‘Reach’ and China’s defence strategy
* By Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Ret.)
MUCH thought needs to be given to possible politico-military circumstances under which the...
Joint force interdependence: a Navy view
By Admiral Jonathan Greenert*
LOOKING ahead to the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) fiscal prospects and security challenges in the second half of this decade and...
China Navy ships in South Africa for friendly visit
THE 22nd Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived Monday at the Simon's Town naval base of South Africa for a four-day friendly visit. The visiting...
Chinese naval taskforce conducts anti-piracy drill in Indian Ocean
THE ocean-going training taskforce with the South China Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy carried out an anti-piracy drill under realistic conditions in the...
Long-term ship-building plan likely to change
A draft of the so-called 30-year shipbuilding plan, finalized by the Navy on Friday and obtained by US Naval Institute News this month (May...
Marines ‘should train for info warfare’
The Marine Corps cannot rely on new gear alone to be prepared for the next war that arises, but rather needs to train now...
US Navy carries out third FONOP in South China Sea
The US Navy has carried out another freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, the Lowy Institute Interpreter reports. According to defence...
Using asymmetric maritime diplomacy in China dealings
By Alex Calvo*
ANY objective assessment of developments in the South China Sea over the last few years cannot but conclude that Beijing is successfully expanding and achieving its goals, the ultimate being complete mastery over this body of water.
Wargaming distributed lethality
By LT Megan Mcculloch
At the Surface Navy Association (SNA) conference in 2015, Navy leadership announced the new concept of Distributed Lethality, and, in early January after a year of discussion and research, they further fleshed out the concept at this year’s SNA.