Navy of 2030 could bring sci-fi to reality – Navy Times

Posted by Matt in January 2nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military Tech, Culture Change, Fighter Jets, iraq, Jobs, Missions, Navy, Navy News, Navy Times, News News, Retirement, sailors, Satellites In Space, Sci Fi, Science Fiction Writers, Weaponry

In the year 2030, sailors may be using laser-based weaponry, flying fighter jets overseas from a computer console in Virginia and spending as much time protecting satellites in space as they will spend guarding strike groups at sea.
Once a far-flung date considered solely by science-fiction writers, the year 2030 is now a potential retirement date [...]

‘India ready for war with China, Pakistan’

Posted by Matt in December 30th, 2009 | 2 comments

Published in China, India, Pakistan, Aegis, Army Training, China News, Fourth Generation Warfare, Geo News, iaf, India Pakistan, Indian Army, Joint Operations, Lamba, Lt, Navy, New War, Pakistan India, Pakistan News, Ready For War, Reconfiguration, Security Challenges, Threat Perceptions, War Doctrine

India is preparing for a possible “two-front war” with China and Pakistan, Geo News quoted an Indian newspaper as saying on Wednesday.
The newspaper said the Indian Army is now revising its five-year-old doctrine to effectively meet the challenges of war with China and Pakistan, deal with asymmetric and fourth-generation warfare, enhance strategic reach and joint [...]

China may build Middle East naval base – Telegraph

Posted by Matt in December 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Admiral, Anti Piracy, China, ChineseNavalBase, Confidence, Flotillas, Gulf Of Aden, GulfofAden, Middle East, Missile Frigates, Missions, Navy, Russian Warships, Somali Pirates, Telegraph

China’s rapidly-expanding navy is considering building its first foreign naval base, according to a senior admiral.
In a sign of the growing confidence of the Chinese military, Admiral Yin Zhuo said that the country may set up a base in the Gulf of Aden in order to support missions against Somali pirates.
Since the end of last [...]

Navy: Iran able to shut down oil route

Posted by Matt in December 4th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, G2 Bulletin, G2b, Guerilla Warfare, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Joseph Farah, Naval Strategy, Navy, Nuclear Facilities, Office Of Naval Intelligence, Oil Supplies, Oni, Strait Of Hormuz, Unclassified Report

Nearly 1/3 of world’s supplies pass through Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence has confirmed that Iran can shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz through which more than 30 percent of the world’s oil supplies pass, according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
The report was posted on the website [...]

Iran builds navy to hold vital strait – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in December 3rd, 2009 | no comment

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As tensions with Iran rise again, the Islamic Republic is reported to be expanding its naval power in the oil-rich Gulf and the Arabian Sea to be able to command the chokepoint Strait of Hormuz, the only way in or out of the Gulf.
Iran builds navy to hold vital strait – UPI.com

Why China worries the Pentagon

Posted by Matt in October 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, China, Chinese Missile, Coastal Waters, Confidence, Df, Navy, Pentagon, Pentagon Brass, Power Projection

The Pentagon brass are worried. Other than hammering the DF-21 before it launches, the Navy has no high-confidence defense against the new Chinese missile.
Also on the naval front, China is putting a lot of effort into power projection — that is, into being able to deploy its maritime might far beyond its coastal waters.
Why [...]

Is the U.S. Losing the Pacific? – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in September 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, American Enterprise Institute, Ballistic Missiles, beijing, Blumenthal, cyberwarfare, denial, Engagements, Estimates, Expansion Plans, Fifth Generation Technology, Fighter Jets, Kissel, Missile-Defense, Navy, Signals, Stealth, Submarine Fleet, submarines, weapons, Wsj

Yet the trend is not in America’s favor. The Obama administration has curbed the Navy’s expansion plans and sent signals that it doesn’t believe in expanding missile defense. Beijing has meanwhile poured money into access denial capabilities, including antiship ballistic missiles, cyberwarfare and antisatellite weapons. The American Enterprise Institute’s Dan Blumenthal estimates that China has [...]

Only 8 Russian strategic submarines are combat-ready – analyst

Posted by Matt in June 1st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Ballistic Missile Submarines, Ballistic Missiles, Brief Magazine, Bulava, Class Submarines, Delta Iv, Military Analyst, moscow, Navy, Northern Fleet, Pacific Fleet, Russia, Russian Submarines, Ss, Submarine, submarines, Typhoon Class

Russia’s navy has 12 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines in service, but only eight of them are combat-capable, a Russian military analyst said on Monday.
“Out of 12 vessels, Northern Fleet’s Typhoon class Dmitry Donskoi submarine has been overhauled to test new Bulava sea-based ballistic missiles, six Delta-IV class units are being refitted with modernized version of [...]

Australia’s Military Ambitions

Posted by Matt in May 1st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Australia, Military, Air Sea, Ambition, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Belief That, Brisbane Australia, Bristles, Global Recession, Heralds, Kevin Rudd, Military Ambitions, Military Defence, Military Forces, Navy, Page Document, Pockets, Rise Of China, Risk, Sea Approaches, Taxpayers, Teeth, world-war-II

THE new defence white paper will transform Australia’s defence for a generation, asking taxpayers to dig deeply in their pockets to fund the creation of one of the most potent military forces in the Asia-Pacific.
It foreshadows the most dramatic build-up of naval power since World War II, predicated on the belief that the rise of [...]

US, China send warships to Spratlys

Posted by Matt in March 16th, 2009 | no comment

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It’s not entirely clear if this article is accurate. China may be sending a fishing boat, rather than a warship. See the other articles below for more information.
From the article:
China has dispatched its most modern patrol ship to the South China Sea, state press said, after an incident with a US naval vessel and a [...]