Australia: Emphasis moved to the sea
Australia will slash its planned purchase of Infantry Fighting Vehicles(IFVs) from 450 to 129 as part of a broader strategic shift outlined in a...
The future of aircraft carriers
By Dmitry Filipoff*
The aircraft carrier has been the main striking arm of the U.S. Navy for decades, but distributed warfighting demands something new. (Center...
Iceland to allow N-ships in to port
The IcelandicMinister of Foreign Affairs has informed the US government that the Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines will be allowed to make short stops in Iceland...
New Congressional report on US Navy force structure
The Congressional Research Service released on 19 April its latest Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress report.
The current and...
Xi inspects PLA-N in southern theatre command
On 11 April Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the Navy in the Southern Theatre Command. President Xi, who is also General Secretary of the...
US Navy: better readiness and more ships
What happens when the chief of naval operations wants more money for readiness — maintenance, spare parts, munitions and training time — to create...
Former CN’s view of AUKUS plan
By Brendan Nicholson*
The carefully staged AUKUS plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) will build increased deterrence as each phase is completed, former...
A combined arms framework for massing fires
By Dmitry Filipoff*
The act of massing fires across forces is inherently a function of combined arms. (Center for International Maritime Security.) Individual platforms should...
Xi unaware of grey operations
“There are dangers in how totalitarian states operate,” said Rear Adm. Mike Studeman, commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence, Breaking Defense reports. “The...
Taking advantage of missile patterns
By Dmitry Filipoff*
Introduction
There is more to the lethality of a volume of fire than sheer numbers. Missile salvos can take on different patterns, both...