Maritime security exercise in Singapore
A maritime security exercise that brings together nine countries including the United States began in Singapore on Monday (Aug 22, 2016). Called South-east Asia...
Russia investing in new ships, naval bases ‘to project its power’
By Nikolai Litovkin
Since October 2015 the Russian Navy has been conducting combat operations against the Islamic State militants in Syria. Today the fight...
No human in the loop – go for it scientists say
WASHINGTON: Should the United States build physical and cyber Terminators, weapons that do not have a human in the loop? The unequivocal answer from...
What are China’s intentions in the South China Sea?
WASHINGTON: What are China’s intentions in the South China Sea? It’s a question intelligence analysts, diplomats and the senior leadership of the United States...
Three assumptions that could leave the US vulnerable
The core task of the men and women who buy America’s weapons is to envision the adversaries and environments of tomorrow and buy forces that are up to the challenge.
This involves generating a similar set of assumptions to those used by operational strategists. Today, three assumptions underpin U.S. acquisition strategy that will leave tomorrow’s forces vulnerable to asymmetric defeat strategies and render the long-term U.S. acquisition plan unaffordable unless these change.
China’s war on three fronts
Beijing’s response to the unfavorable South China Sea arbitration outcome has highlighted an important aspect of its military strategy, the “three warfares”. Consisting of public opinion warfare, psychological warfare, and legal warfare the three warfares have been critical components of China’s strategic approach in the South China Sea and beyond.
The rise of the Latin American Shipyard
By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez*
In recent months various Latin American navies have either received or deployed new platforms. For example, Chile and Mexico have launched new Oceanic Patrol Vessels (OPVs) while Colombia has launched two amphibious landing vessels and two speedboats. In late July, Peru’s brand-new training vessel, the Union, left port for its first voyage. While these acquisitions and deployments appear standard, there is one important detail that links them together: all these platforms were produced by Latin American shipyards. Indian Navy a ‘natural partner’ of Australia
There’s immense scope for further deepening naval cooperation between India and Australia, according to Captain Justin Jones, Commander of Royal Australian Navy Ship HMAS Success, which has docked at the Chennai port, the Hindu reports. War with China: the paths and consequences
Premeditated war between the United States and China is very unlikely, but the danger that a mishandled crisis could trigger hostilities cannot be ignored....
Leak of documents on Indian sub program
NEW DELHI: The government has ordered an inquiry into a massive leak of documents relating to combat capabilities of India's under-construction stealth Scorpene submarines...