War on the Rocks – Referring to the People’s Liberation Army, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command recently reported to Congress that “we haven’t faced a threat like this since Worl...
https://nosi.org/2024/04/26/forging-the-force-a-joint-task-force-in-the-indo-pacific/
CIMSEC – A discussion of the value of electronic warfare capability, deadly shootdown incidents involving electronic reconnaissance aircraft, and how the Joint Force came to rely so heavily on ...
The War Zone – Construction began today on a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza aim at providing humanitarian aid to millions of Palestinians.
https://nosi.org/2024/04/26/despite-mortar-attack-u-s-is-satisfied-with-gaza-beachhead-security/
CIMSEC – Joint operations, while important in a general sense, and critical for first rate navies, are not the best option for weaker powers to contest command of the sea. Joint operations are ...
Naval News – Naval News asked the RAND Corporation for their opinions on what the U.S. Navy’s next-generation destroyer, the DDG(X), should have in terms of designing the plug-in Payload Modu...
https://nosi.org/2024/04/25/rand-what-does-the-u-s-navy-need-in-its-future-combatants/
War on the Rocks – More aggressively pushing back against Chinese illegal fishing practices is an opportunity for the U.S. government to highlight its global leadership in a way that directly d...
https://nosi.org/2024/04/25/a-more-comprehensive-plan-to-push-back-against-chinas-fishing-practices/
Naval News – On April 25, 2024, Turkish Navy’s Istanbul Naval Shipyard opened its gates to inform the press about the latest developments in various naval projects. The most intriguing one is...
https://nosi.org/2024/04/25/new-details-about-turkiyes-future-aircraft-carrier/
CNN – China has accused the United States of “stoking military confrontation” with the recent deployment of a powerful missile launcher capable of firing weapons with a range of up to 1,600...
DefenceWeb – French shipyard Pirou has delivered the offshore patrol vessel (OPV) Cayor to Senegal’s Navy, marking the end of the construction programme for the West African nation. (Thanks t...
https://nosi.org/2024/04/24/third-and-final-opv-58s-offshore-patrol-vessel-delivered-to-senegal/
National Interest – Zumwalt will be pushing ten years old once its hypersonic weapons are installed, assuming its current yard period wraps up on schedule. That’s a sizable share of its servi...