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...
Dilemma of weapons depletion
By Dmitry Filipoff*
Introduction
Modern naval combat can consist of forces firing dozens if not hundreds of missiles at one another’s fleets and salvos. These volumes...
China learning from Pacific War
By Toshi Yoshihara*
Like all militaries, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) studies other nations’ wars to understand the changing character of warfare. The PLA has...
Quicker US tech transfer promised
The head of US Indo-Pacific Command has said that efforts will be made to speed up the transfer of critical technology from the US...
India’s carrier dilemma
By Abhijit Singh*
The late General Bipin Rawat, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, took a dim view of aircraft carriers. He considered them expensive...