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U.S.
USN's SSBN Replacement Design Taking Shape at GD Electric Boat
Jane's Navy International, May 13, 2013
US Security at Risk Due to Foreign Suppliers, AAM Report Warns
Study calls for efforts to strengthen Made in America rules and rebuild U.S. defense supplier base
Industry Week, May 8, 2013
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: http://americanmanufacturing.org/files/RemakingAmericanSecurityExecutiveSummary.pdf
- REPORT: http://americanmanufacturing.org/files/RemakingAmericanSecurityMay2013.pdf
CHINA-U.S.
China: Contextualising the Anti-Access Area-Denial Strategy
New Delhi Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, April 30, 2013
The New Era of Superdrones Could Destabilize East Asia
New York Times, May 13, 2013
Competitive Strategies Against Continental Powers: The Geopolitics of Sino-India-American Relations
Journal of Strategic Studies, Issue 1, 2013
Deleterious Neglect: Will the U.S. Navy Surrender Maritime Asia? (Op-Ed)
Having gone unchallenged for decades, and facing budget cuts, the U.S. Navy is in danger of losing its capability to challenge the PLA in its near seas.
The Diplomat, May 17, 2013
AMERICAS
Shifting Ice: Canada's Coast Guard Prepares for a New Arctic Era
Jane’s International Defence Review, May 10, 2013
Chile May Cut Military Spending Despite Modernisation Plans
Jane's International Defence Review, May 15, 2013
Brazil Extends Exocet Skills to Air-Launched AM39
Jane's Missiles and Rockets, May 7, 2013
PIRACY
Ransoms to Pirates Remain a Spiraling Illegal Tax on the 90% of World's Goods That Move by Sea
Maritime Executive, May 15, 2013
ENERGY
Myanmar Pipelines to Benefit China
New Oil, Gas Supply Routes Are Set to Help Slake Nation's Growing Thirst for Energy; Local Tensions Rise
Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2013
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
US National Strategy for the Arctic Region
White House, May 15, 2013
Obama's Arctic Strategy Sets Off a Climate Time Bomb
US National Strategy for the Arctic Region prioritises corporate 'economic opportunities' at the expense of everyone else
The Guardian (UK), May 17, 2013
Official Explains DOD’s Role in National Arctic Strategy
US DoD / American Forces Press Service, May 10, 2013
New National Strategy for the Arctic Region Has Implications for Navy
Navy News Service, May 15, 2013
Why the World Wants the Arctic
In temperature and politics, the Arctic has never been hotter. Canada is gearing up for a fight.
Maclean's, May 13, 2013
China Among Six Nations to Be Made Arctic Council Observers
Blue and Green Tomorrow, May 16, 2013
What Is China's Arctic Game Plan?
Now an observer member of the Arctic Council, Beijing seeks a new opportunity to cut shipping costs ... and get at the ocean's fish stocks.
The Atlantic, May 16, 2013
Arctic Nations Must Urgently Improve Rescue Services
Maritime Executive, May 13, 2013
Shifting Ice: Canada's Coast Guard Prepares for a New Arctic Era
Jane’s International Defence Review, May 10, 2013
Russia: RS to Introduce New Standards for Arctic Ships
World Maritime News, May 14, 2013
Ice Melt, Sea Level Rise, to Be Less Severe Than Feared: Study
Reuters, May 14, 2013
SHIPBUILDING – SHIPPING - SCRAPPING
US Pushes Global Shipping Energy Efficiency Scheme
Maritime Executive, May 14, 2013
RUSSIA
Norwegian-Russian POMOR-2013 Naval Exercise Starts this Week
Norwegian and Russian naval forces will soon be ready to start the annual POMOR exercise. Norway’s frigate “KNM Helge Ingstad” today arrived at the Northern Fleet’s main base of Severomorsk.
Barents Observer, May 7, 2013
Putin Chairs Meeting With Top Brass to Discuss Russian Navy
Interfax, May 16, 2013
Russia Delays Opening Carrier Pilot Training Site
RIA Novosti, May 13, 2013
Russian Naval Task Force to Head to Atlantic and Latin America
ITAR-TASS, May 13, 2013
Black Sea Fleet to Form Core of New Mediterranean Unit
Moscow Times, May 13, 2013
Russia's Navy Commander-in-Chief Says Novorossiysk Base Won't Be an Alternative to Sevastopol
Black Sea Association of National News Agencies, May 13, 2013
N-Subs to Be Part of Russia’s Mediterranean Task Force
IANS/RIA Novosti, May 12, 2013
Seamen Are Requesting the Revamp of the 'Borey' Class Submarines: The Cramped Cabins and the Absence of Tables in Them Don't Suit the Submariners (Commentary)
Izvestiya (in Russian), May 14, 2013
Russia: RS to Introduce New Standards for Arctic Ships
World Maritime News, May 14, 2013
INDIA – INDIAN OCEAN - PAKISTAN
First Indian Naval P-8I LRMR/ASW Aircraft Arrives at INS Rajali on East Coast
News Track India, May 15, 2013
INS Vikramaditya Gets Finishing Touches in Russia
Zee News, May 15, 2013
Two Aircraft Carriers to Extend Navy's Blue Water Footprint
Deccan Herald, May 11, 2013
Pakistan Naval Ship “SAIF” Arrives at the Port of Trincomalee
Sri Lanka Navy, May 14, 2013
EUROPE
Plans to Part-Privatise Military Procurement Come Under Scrutiny
Queen's speech mentions moves to 'improve the way this country procures defence equipment' and boost reserve forces
The Guardian, May 8, 2013
Legislation Would Allow British MoD To Outsource DE&S Management
Defense News, May 8, 2013
U36: Another Fuel Cell Submarine for the German Navy
Fuel Cell Today, May 16, 2013
Spain's S 80 Submarine Faces New Delay
Jane’s Navy International, May 14, 2013
Nordic Challenges
Jane's Defence Weekly, May 15, 2013
Norwegian-Russian POMOR-2013 Naval Exercise Starts this Week
Norwegian and Russian naval forces will soon be ready to start the annual POMOR exercise. Norway’s frigate “KNM Helge Ingstad” today arrived at the Northern Fleet’s main base of Severomorsk.
Barents Observer, May 7, 2013
ASIA/PACIFIC
Austal Strengthen Sustainment Capability in Asia-Pacific
Austal Press Release, May 14, 2013
Navies and HADR: An Asia-Pacific Perspective
In an interview with Dr Euan Graham (senior fellow in the Maritime Security Programme at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore), Dr Lee Willett discusses how navies are responding to an increasing number of humanitarian crises in the Asia-Pacific region, and what this growing requirement means for capability development and options for regional co-operation.
Jane’s Defence Weekly, May 10, 2013
Higher Asian Defence Spending Bucks Downward Global Trend
Bangkok Post, May 13, 2013
Australia to Stock Up on US Drones
Herald Sun (Australia), May 16, 2013
Japan PM Warns of Possible Military Response to Subs
Hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that Tokyo could mount a military response if foreign submarines enter its territorial waters while underwater.
Channel NewsAsia, May 14, 2013
Crew of First Vietnamese Submarine to Make Five 10-Days Sea Voyages
Interfax, May 12, 2013
Indonesia: Kemhan Facing Challenges Over Transfer of Submarine Technology From South Korea
Koran Tempo (Jakarta) in Indonesian, May 11, 2013
(Myanmar) The Evolving Role of the Navy
Myanmar Times, May 9, 2013
Phuket Navy Joins Disaster Exercise in Satun
The Phuket, May 17, 2013
(Timor-Leste) Ruak Calls on Govt to Improve Funding for Naval Component
Dili Radio Liberdade Dili. May 6, 2013
MIDDLE EAST
Iran Develops Rocket-Launcher Submarine, Smart Ships
Mehr News Agency, April 28, 2013
Iran Navy to Get Advanced Cruise Missiles
IANS/RIA Novosti, May 13, 2013
Iran to Train Sudanese Naval Force
Sudan Tribune, May 10, 2013
Israel Shipyards Introduces the SAAR 72 Mini-Corvette Design
Defense Update, May 16, 2013
CHINA-INDIA
Competitive Strategies Against Continental Powers: The Geopolitics of Sino-India-American Relations
Journal of Strategic Studies, Issue 1, 2013
India Preparing For a Two-Front War with Pakistan, China: Report
Pakistan Today, May 15, 2013
CHINA-ASIA
Chinese Navy Set to See Growing Cooperation with Other Navies: PLA Fleet Commander
Xinhua, May 15, 2013
A Bilateral Network of Marine Protected Areas Between Vietnam and China: An Alternative to the Chinese Unilateral Fishing Ban in the South China Sea?
Ocean Development & International Law, May 2013
Myanmar Pipelines to Benefit China
New Oil, Gas Supply Routes Are Set to Help Slake Nation's Growing Thirst for Energy; Local Tensions Rise
Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2013
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
China’s Strategic Weapons Systems
Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment - China and Northeast Asia, May 10, 2013
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
Fly Over the Vast Sea - A Close View of the Navy's First Carrier-Based Aviation Unit
Jiefangjun Bao, May 11, 2013
China's Carrier Pilots as Qualified as Astronauts: PLA Commander
Want China Times, May 13, 2013
Naval Experts: China's Future Aircraft Carriers Will Be Developed in a Step-by-Step Progressive Way
Zhongguo Tongxun She, April 26, 2013
Chinese Navy Set to See Growing Cooperation with Other Navies: PLA Fleet Commander
Xinhua, May 15, 2013
New Patrol Aircraft to Boost China's Maritime Surveillance
Want China Times, May 10, 2013
Analysis of Comprehensive Combat Effectiveness of Submarine Launched Anti-Ship Missiles Based on Genetic Algorithm
Wuhan Haijun Gongcheng Daxue Xuebao, October 1, 2006
Action, Level Association Analysis of Naval Military Data
Zhihui Kongzhi Yu Fangzhen, August 1, 2012
Trust Region Optimization Method for Single Hydrophone Passive Ranging
Binggong Xuebao, January 9, 2013
A Passive Locating Method for Underwater Target Based on Three-Element Array
Binggong Xuebao (Acta Armamentarii), September 1, 2012
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
China Readies Fancy New 'Sharp Sword' Drone
Shanghai List, May 16, 2013
Experimental Study of Over-the-Horizon Radar Detection
Taiyuan Huoli Yu Zhihui Kongzhi (Fire Control and Command Control), June 1, 2010
(Book Excerpts) Satellite Navigation and Positioning: Rationale and Jamming
PLA Publishing House, December 2010
An Information Fusion-Based Integration Navigation Method for Highly Elliptical Orbit Satellites
Yuhang Xuebao (Journal of Astronautics), January 9, 2013
Build a Scientific System of Joint Construction and Joint Training in Coastal Military Sub-Districts
Jinan Qianwei Bao, January 25, 2013
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INTERESTING
Affordable Performers: Medium Turboprops Honed for Littoral Surveillance
Commercial airframes with specialised mission fits are increasingly finding favour for maritime surveillance operations
Jane's Navy International, May 8, 2013
Taking USVs into the Minefield
Unmanned surface vessels are set to play a major part in future offboard mine-countermeasures systems
Jane's International Defence Review, May 3, 2013
Convergence: Illicit Networks and National Security in the Age of Globalization
National Defense University, April 2013
A Naval Base of the U.S. Will Be Created in the Caspian Sea
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, April 29, 2013
U.S. Planning NATO Naval Base on Caspian Sea?
Voice of Russia, May 1, 2013
China Emerging as New Force in Drone Warfare, Analysts Say
Associated Press, May 3, 2013
U.S.
The Day of the Droids Is Fast Approaching
Strategy Page, May 8, 2013
Marines Look to Return to Maritime Roots
DoD Buzz, May 3, 2013
Jumping Off Point: MLP at the Front Line of a Seabasing Revolution
With the advent of the Mobile Landing Platform, the US Military Sealift Command is continuing to develop its role as the key enabler in forward operating areas
Jane's Navy International, May 3, 2013
Addressing Capability, Capacity and Collaboration in Maintaining the Trident II D5 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
Rear Admiral Terry Benedict, Director Strategic Systems Programs, US Navy
Jane's Navy International, May 7, 2013
Sharing Power? Prospects for a U.S. Concert-Balance Strategy
Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, April 26, 2013
USS Ford Final Hull Piece Installed
Aircraft carrier to be delivered to Navy in 2015
Associated Press, May 9, 2013
Across the Border
The US Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine is the world's largest civilian aviation and maritime law-enforcement organisation. Martin Streetly details the assets used by this important component of homeland security to accomplish its broad range of missions.
Jane's Defence Weekly, May 8, 2013
Mapped: The U.S. Military's Presence in Africa
Foreign Policy, May 1, 2013
Puerto Rico Acquires Site of Former US Navy Base
IANS/EFE, May 8, 2013
CHINA-U.S.
Managing Sino-U.S. Air and Naval Interactions: Cold War Lessons and New Avenues of Approach
Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, April 1, 2013
AMERICAS
Canada: Defending the True North
Canada is planning CAD240 billion in infrastructure and readiness procurements to respond to melting polar ice, which is gradually unlocking a northwest maritime passage and vast Arctic resources.
Jane's Defence Weekly, May 8, 2013
Canada Drives Toward Precision Weaponry - Pushes Accuracy, Civilian Safety
Defense News, May 7, 2013
Canada’s Shipbuilding Program is Too Important to Run Aground on Poor Planning
The Globe and Mail, May 8, 2013
Navy's Resupply Ship Project Hits Icebreaker
Federal government faces difficult decision as two crucial procurement programs collide
Vancouver Sun, May 8, 2013
Brazil Rebuilding Antarctic Base Gutted by Fire
UPI, May 7, 2013
PIRACY
Anti-Piracy Mission Ends for Estonian Troops
Estonia Public Broadcasting, May 6, 2013
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
Canada: Defending the True North
Canada is planning CAD240 billion in infrastructure and readiness procurements to respond to melting polar ice, which is gradually unlocking a northwest maritime passage and vast Arctic resources.
Jane's Defence Weekly, May 8, 2013
Brazil Rebuilding Antarctic Base Gutted by Fire
UPI, May 7, 2013
HMS Protector Back in Portsmouth After Antarctic Mission
A Royal Navy ice patrol ship has returned to Portsmouth after an eight-month mission to Antarctica
BBC, May 10, 2013
China and India's Rivalry Extends to the Arctic
Associated Press, May 8, 2013
SHIPBUILDING – SHIPPING - SCRAPPING
Surge in Orders Gives Hope to Shipping Market
Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2013
HHI to Build World’s Largest Containerships
Motorship, May 7, 2013
Colombo Port Gears for Mega Vessels from July
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), May 6, 2013
RUSSIA
U.S. Navy Ship Docks in Vladivostok to Promote Cultural Ties
The Moscow Times, May 7, 2013
French Frigate Vendemiaire Visits Russia's Vladivostok
Xinhua, May 6, 2013
Mistral Helicopter Carriers Can Hardly Be Used in War Time - Expert
Interfax, May 8, 2013
Russia to Commission Newest Warship in Mid-May
RIA Novisti, May 6, 2013
Russian Prosecutors Appeal Nerpa Disaster Acquittal
RIA Novosti, May 8, 2013
The 'Novorossiysk,' the First of Six Project 636 Submarines Ordered for the Black Sea Fleet, Will Be Launched in October
Interfax-AVN, May 6, 2013
Russia Mulls Proposal to Re-Arm SSGNs
Jane's Missiles & Rockets, May 2, 2013
Russian Tactical Aviation to Get Tactical Missiles with GLONASS-Assisted Guidance Systems
Izvestiya, May 7, 2013
A Unified Stationary and Mobile Troops and Weapons Control System for a Joint Strategic Command
Military Thought (Russia), Jan-Apr 2013
Russia to Present Over 200 Arms/Military Hardware Pieces in Istanbul
Interfax, May 6, 2013
INDIA – INDIAN OCEAN - PAKISTAN
Aso Urges More Japan-India Maritime Security Cooperation
Jiji Press, May 4, 2013
Nuclear Submarine INS Arihant Nuke Reactor to Be Activated in 2-3 Weeks
India's first home-built nuclear submarine, capable of firing ballistic missiles, will soon activate its nuke reactor
Defence News and Analysis, May 5, 2013
India Receives Retrofited Sub INS Sindhurakshak
India's Russian-built submarine Sindhurakshak arrived at its home port Mumbai after an overhaul including structural hull upgrades at the Zvezdochka shipyard.
UPI, May 3, 2013
Colombo Port Gears for Mega Vessels from July
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), May 6, 2013
Second Special Asymmetric Warfare Course Commenced
Sri Lankan Navy, May 8, 2013
RUSSIA-INDIA
Russia Plans New Tactic to Maintain Lead Weaponry Supplier Role in India
Moscow Times, May 5, 2013
UK – Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier
Carrier Fighter Jet U-Turn Cost £74m, Says Audit Office
BBC, May 9, 2013
Aircraft Carrier 'Omnishambles' Wastes £100 Million
Britain will be left without a fully operational aircraft carrier for another two years because a delay to a key early-warning system, an official audit has found
The Telegraph, May 10, 2013
Navy Carrier Jets 'Can't Land in Hot Weather'
Report warns of problems with Joint Strike Fighter and exposes costs of MoD U-turns
The Guardian, May 9, 2013
Carrier Strike: The 2012 Reversion Decision
National Audit Office (UK), May 10, 2013
Full Report: http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/10149-001-Carrier.full-report.pdf
Executive Summary: http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/10149-001-Carriers.Executive-summary.pdf
(News Video) New Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Begins to Take Shape
BBC, May 9, 2013
Offshore Oil Sector Energises UK Carrier Build Programme
The Aircraft Carrier Alliance is borrowing construction practices from the North Sea oil industry in an effort to raise quality and reduce costs on the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier programme, writes Jon Rosamond
Jane's Navy International, May 3, 2013
EUROPE
French Ballistic Missile Self-Destructs During Test
The Local / AFP, May 6, 2013
(Royal Navy) Harpoon Missile Obliterates Target in Successful High Seas Firing
Defense Update, May 6, 2013
Army Takes Over UK Helicopter Amphibious Assault Role
Jane's Navy International, May 3, 2013
Britain Left 'Ripe for the Taking' by Navy Cuts
Plymouth Herald, May 09, 2013
HMS Protector Back in Portsmouth After Antarctic Mission
A Royal Navy ice patrol ship has returned to Portsmouth after an eight-month mission to Antarctica
BBC, May 10, 2013
Turkish Navy to Receive New-Generation Maritime Patrol Asset
Jane's Defence Weekly, May 9, 2013
Anti-Piracy Mission Ends for Estonian Troops
Estonia Public Broadcasting, May 6, 2013
AFRICA
Raidco Sells More Patrol Boats to Africa
Jane's Navy International, May 7, 2013
Mapped: The U.S. Military's Presence in Africa
Foreign Policy, May 1, 2013
Royal Navy Re-Affirms Good Ties with Namibia
Informante, May 7, 2013
(South African) Navy Commences Upgrade of Fourth Strike Craft
Defence Web (South Africa), May 10, 2013
China and India's Rivalry Extends to the Arctic
Associated Press, May 8, 2013
ASIA/PACIFIC
Vietnamese and Japanese Navies to Step Up Exchange
Talk Vietnam, May 3, 2013
U.S. Navy Ship Enters Cam Ranh Bay for Repair
VietNamNet Bridge, May 2, 2013
Ceremony Held on Spratly to Mark Establishment of Vietnam Navy
Touitrenews, May 8, 2013
(Australia) Fire When Ready: Brinckmann's Ship Joins US Patrol
The Australian, May 6, 2013
Australian Defence White Paper 2013
Australian Department of Defence, May 2013
Aso Urges More Japan-India Maritime Security Cooperation
Jiji Press, May 4, 2013
Malaysia Needs More Submarines - Former RMN Chief
New Straits Times / Bernama, May 10, 2013
MIDDLE EAST
Iranian Navy to Modernize, Deploy Destroyer: Cmdr.
Press TV (Iran), May 9, 2013
Improved Destroyer to Join Iranian Navy Shortly
AzerNews, May 9, 2013
In a $100 Million Move to Counter China, India to Upgrade Iran's Chabahar Port
NDTV, May 4, 2013
Iran - Construction of Chamkhaleh Port Resumes
Dredging Today, May 6, 2013
Focus on ‘Asianisation’ in GCC at QU Seminar
Gulf Times, May 2, 2013
CHINA-INDIA
In a $100 Million Move to Counter China, India to Upgrade Iran's Chabahar Port
NDTV, May 4, 2013
China and India's Rivalry Extends to the Arctic
Associated Press, May 8, 2013
CHINA-RUSSIA
China Aims to Become Maritime Superpower: Russian Weekly
Want China Times, May 5, 2013
CHINA-ASIA
Taiwan Wants to Talk Fishery Pact with China: Ma
China Post (Taiwan), May 9, 2013
CHINA-AFRICA
Contests Over Rights and Interests in West African Shipping Lanes and China's Response
Contemporary International Relations, July 25, 2012
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
Chinese National Security Decision-Making: Processes and Challenges
Brookings Institution, May 2013
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
China's Hunger for Energy Feeds its Naval Ambitions
Hooman Peimani says security for its sea cargo and fuel tankers may rely on its expansion plan
South China Morning post, May 8, 2013
China to Deploy 1st Domestic-Built Carrier in Later of 2010s
Global Post, May 6, 2013
China's Navy Forms 1st Carrier-Borne Jet Force: Xinhua
Kyodo World Service, May 10, 2013
China's Carrier Group Secretly Assembling: Reports
Focus Taiwan News, May 4, 2013
Chinese News Video: PLA Navy East Sea Fleet Fighter Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike
CCTV-Xinwen, April 19, 2013
Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2013
Office of the Secretary of Defense, May 2013
Improved Method for Computing Underwater Acoustic Wave
Zhongguo Jiguang (Chinese Journal of Lasers), April 1, 2012
Research on Two Array Processing Methods for Vector Sensor Arrays
Binggong Xuebao, September 1, 2012
Multi-Object Generation, Evaluation of Shipborne Weapon System
Haijun Gongcheng Daxue Xuebao (Journal of Naval University of Engineering), October 1, 2006
Sea Environment with Submarine Information-Based Operations
Zhihui Kongzhi Yu Fangzhen (Command Control & Simulation), August 1, 2012
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
Chinese Carrier Killer Works
Strategy Page, May 6, 2013
Is China's 'Carrier Killer' a Real Threat or a Bogey' (Op-Ed)
The Straits Times, May 6, 2013
Early Warning Aircraft Detection Effectiveness Based on SEA Method
Xiandai Fangyu Jishu (Modern Defence Technology), August 1, 2012
Proposed Jamming Method for ESM System Parameter Measurement
Hangtian Dianzi Duikang (Aerospace Electronic Warfare), August 1, 2012
China Emerging as New Force in Drone Warfare, Analysts Say
Associated Press, May 3, 2013
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
Security Governance of the "Global Commons" and China's Choice
Contemporary International Relations, June 2012
ETC…
Old Skywarrior Finds New Life at Castle Air Museum
Merced Sun Star (California), May 8, 2013
Ark Royal to Sail for Scrapyard
The News (Portsmouth), May 9, 2013
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INTERESTING
U.N. Report Wants Moratorium on Killer Robots
CBS News, May 2, 2013
- Draft report: "Lethal Autonomous Robotics and the Protection of Life"
Leader's Ploy More Than Naval Gazing
China's Xi Jinping is spoiling for a fight, but with whom?
Sydney Morning Herald, April 27, 2013
U.S.
Winged Torpedo to Target Submarines
Jane's Missiles & Rockets, April 29, 2013
Boeing to Enable Navy P-8A Patrol Jet to Drop Flying Torpedoes and Attack Enemy Subs from Standoff Ranges
Avionics Intelligence, April 7, 2013
United States Procurement Assessment
Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment, April 30, 2013
US Navy Seeking FACE Time with Industry for Common Aviation Systems
Jane's Defence Industry, May 2, 2013
US Army Eyeing Use of Maritime Platforms in Pacific
Jane's Defence Weekly, April 29, 2013
CHINA-U.S.
China Is Seen Nearing U.S.’s Military Power in Region
New York Times, May 1, 2013
China’s Military & the U.S. – Japan Alliance in 2030 – A Strategic Net Assessment
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 2013
Executive Summary of Report
Report in its entirety
AMERICAS
Saab Seeks Development Partner for Carrier-Based Gripen
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 15, 2013
Chile – Military Procurement
Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment - South America, April 29, 2013
PIRACY
British Ship Heading to Ward off Somali Pirates Held at Port in Spain After Being Forced to Stop
The Mail (UK), April 28, 2013
(Ex-Sao Tome President:) Anti-Sea Piracy Strategies for Gulf of Guinea Lacking
Lusa (Lisbon), April 30, 2013
SHIPBUILDING – SHIPPING - SCRAPPING
Egypt to Raise Suez Canal Fees
Albawaba, May 1, 2013
Overcapacity, Fuel Costs Hit Shipping
Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2013
Los Angeles Dominates Again in the Annual List of TEU Imports (Blog)
Maritime Professional, April 2013
RUSSIA
Convergence of Interests Driving Japan and Russia Closer Together
Although relations between Japan and Russia have been somewhat cool, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin both see advantages in strengthening ties. Geopolitics and energy are the main factors, although we caution that the unresolved dispute over the Kuril Islands will slow the pace of improvement in bilateral relations and thus commercial ties.
Business Monitor International, April 30, 2013
Russian Black Sea Fleet CO on Rearming and Expanding Operations
Interfax-AVN, April 29, 2013
Frigate Gorshkov Awaits Trials and Crew's Entry on Duty
FLOTPROM, April 25, 2013
Three Russian N-Submarines to Be Recommissioned
Indo-Asian News Service, May 1, 2013
Military Court Acquits Nerpa Submarine Tragedy Suspects
RIA Novosti, April 29, 2013
INDIA – INDIAN OCEAN - PAKISTAN
India May Commit to Develop Iranian Port
Deccan Herald, May 1, 2013
Expanding Requirement: Indian Navy Eyes Naval Aviation Upgrades
The Indian Navy considers naval aviation as crucial to the provision of maritime domain presence and awareness. Rahul Bedi examines the equipment programmes that will deliver the capability to meet these requirements.
Jane's Navy International, April 26, 2013
Indian Navy Pilots Set to Train at Top Civilian Flying School
Daily Mail (UK), April 28, 2013
Navy Keen to Attain Self Reliance on Military Tech: Vice Admiral Soni
Firstpost India, May 3, 2013
Saab Seeks Development Partner for Carrier-Based Gripen
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 15, 2013
U.S. Continues Support for Sri Lanka Coast Guard and Navy
Asian Tribune, April 28, 2013
EUROPE
With New Defense Whitepaper, France Dodges Necessary Tradeoffs
Defense Industry Daily, April 29, 2013
France to Cut 24,000 Defence Posts by 2019
France is to cut 24,000 defence posts by 2019 in a move the government says will preserve the country's military clout but detractors say risks reducing its defence apparatus to "the nuclear bomb plus gendarmes".
Telegraph (UK), April 29, 2013
Russia Acting Strangely
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland), April 28, 2013
Norway Receives Final Patrol Boat
UPI, April 30, 2013
UK Sends Underwater Drones to Gulf for Anti-Mines Exercise
US leader of exercise involving up to 40 nations says it is not a provocative gesture towards Iran
Guardian, May 2, 2013
Saab Seeks Development Partner for Carrier-Based Gripen
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 15, 2013
AFRICA
(Ex-Sao Tome President:) Anti-Sea Piracy Strategies for Gulf of Guinea Lacking
Lusa (Lisbon), April 30, 2013
Gulf of Guinea Commission Must Materialise Goals
Agencia AngolaPress, May 1, 2013
ASIA/PACIFIC
Convergence of Interests Driving Japan and Russia Closer Together
Although relations between Japan and Russia have been somewhat cool, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin both see advantages in strengthening ties. Geopolitics and energy are the main factors, although we caution that the unresolved dispute over the Kuril Islands will slow the pace of improvement in bilateral relations and thus commercial ties.
Business Monitor International, April 30, 2013
In the Shadow of China's Rise (Blog)
The Diplomat, May 1, 2013
Japan to Enhance Monitoring to Protect Maritime Interests
Asahi Shimbun, April 27, 2013
(Singapore) RSS Swordsman Now Combat-Ready
Asian Defense, May 1, 2013
Vietnam Navy Purchases Russian System for Emergency Preparedness
Talk Vietnam, May 2, 2013
MIDDLE EAST
Iran Launches Gasoline Hub in Persian Gulf
Mehr News Agency, April 29, 2013
(Iranian Navy) Leader Orders Navy to Focus on Malacca, Bab el-Mandeb, Hormuz Straits
Fars News Agency, April 29, 2013
UK Sends Underwater Drones to Gulf for Anti-Mines Exercise
US leader of exercise involving up to 40 nations says it is not a provocative gesture towards Iran
Guardian, May 2, 2013
Egypt to Raise Suez Canal Fees
Albawaba, May 1, 2013
India May Commit to Develop Iranian Port
Deccan Herald, May 1, 2013
CHINA-INDIA / INDIAN OCEAN
In the Shadow of China's Rise (Blog)
The Diplomat, May 1, 2013
The String of Pearls That Is Choking India
Strategy Page, April 30, 2013
China Risks War in Push for Territorial Claims on Three Fronts
Regina Leader Post / Postmedia News, April 30, 3013
CHINA-ASIA
China Risks War in Push for Territorial Claims on Three Fronts
Regina Leader Post / Postmedia News, April 30, 3013
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
Leader's Ploy More Than Naval Gazing
China's Xi Jinping is spoiling for a fight, but with whom?
Sydney Morning Herald, April 27, 2013
China Risks War in Push for Territorial Claims on Three Fronts
Regina Leader Post / Postmedia News, April 30, 3013
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
China Seeks a Nimitz Moment
Strategy Page, May 1, 2013
China's First Training Base for Carrier-Born Aircraft
Chinese Radio International, May 5, 2013
Investigation of Design Technology for Integrating Shipborne Fire Control Radar with Reconnaissance and Active Jamming Equipment
Chengdu Dianzi Xinxi Duikang Jishu (Electronic Information Warfare Technology), September 2012
Launching Decision Model for Shipborne Gun and Missile Integration System Based on Over Crossing Point
Taiyuan Huoli Yu Zhihui Kongzhi in Chinese (Fire Control and Command Control), August 2012
Unidentified Navy Testing Center Exerts Effort to Build Maritime 'Electromagnetic Blue Force' -- Long-Distance Assault of 'Electromagnetic Storm'
Jiefangjun Bao Online, April 20, 2013
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
Reflection on Development of Space Power and Space Security
Zhuangbei Zhihui Jishu Xueyuan Xuebao (Journal of Academy of Equipment), October 1, 2009
Status and Development Trend of Missile Stealth Technology Abroad
Feihang Daodan (Winged Missiles Journal), March 1, 2009
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
China Reiterates to Resolve Territorial Disputes via Bilateral Negotiations
Xinhua, April 26, 2013
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Thought of the Week:
- What is surprising is the faith which some governments - even as they watch these new technologies preparing to sweep away the old - continue to place in outdated solutions to modern problems.
See: China Should Focus on Hi-Tech Weapons, Not Plodding Old Carriers (Op-Ed)
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INTERESTING
China Should Focus on Hi-Tech Weapons, Not Plodding Old Carriers (Op-Ed)
Trefor Moss says China should concentrate its military efforts on hi-tech systems instead of spending time and money on aircraft carriers already heading for extinction
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
U.S.
DARPA Pursuing 'Layered, Multi-Technology Concepts'
DARPA sees layered capabilities as necessary for establishing dominance in an era of technology proliferation. Officials are working on a new co-ordinated local position, navigation, and timing - or PNT system
Jane's International Defence Review, April 25, 2013
DARPA 2013 Pramework Paper - Driving Technological Surprise: DARPA’s Mission in a Changing World
DARPA, April 2013
Sideways: America's Pivot and its Military Bases in the Asia-Pacific
Foreign Policy Research Institute, April 2013
AMERICAS
French Pitch New Warships as Potential Design for Next Canadian Navy Vessels
The Star Phoenix / Canadian Press, April 20, 2013
Bolivia Sues Chile Over Access to Pacific
Deutsche Welle, April 25, 2013
Chile President Pinera Says Open to Dialogue with Bolivia
Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2013
PIRACY
Piracy in Indian Ocean
Press Information Bureau, Govt of India, April 22, 2013
Pirate Attacks Increase Off Coast of Ecuador
Jane's Intelligence Weekly, April 19, 2013
CYBER
Underwater Internet Cable Cutting: A Neglected Aspect of Cyber Warfare
Begin-Sadate Center for Strategic Studies, April 18, 2013
ENERGY
Will Methane Hydrates Fuel Another Gas Boom?
Energy-hungry Japan extracts natural gas from deep-sea methane hydrates, but it’s not clear whether the “flammable ice” makes economic and environmental sense.
MIT Technology Review, March 15, 2013
What If We Never Run Out of Oil?
New technology and a little-known energy source suggest that fossil fuels may not be finite. This would be a miracle—and a nightmare.
The Atlantic, April 24, 2013
Arctic Drilling Sparks Norwegian Oil Resurgence
Statoil is preparing to capitalise on the country's renewed interest in exploring the Arctic's oil reserves
Business Review Europe, April 23, 2013
Burma and Bangladesh in Battle of the Bengal Bay Gas Blocks
Irrawaddy, April 18, 2013
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
Fishery Agreement for the North Pole Needed
Diplomats and fisheries officials from five Arctic states will meet in Washington later this month to discuss regulations on commercial fishing near the North Pole.
Barents Observer, April 18, 2013
Finnish Expert Sees Chinese Interest in Greenland, Arctic as Overestimated
Copenhagen Information, April 20, 2013
The North East Asian States’ Interests in the Arctic and Possible Cooperation with the Kingdom of Denmark
Report prepared for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Stockholm international Peace Research Institute, April 2013
Nuclear Energy for Arctic
Well-known Russian scientist Nikolay Lavyorov believes Arctic development is impossible without nuclear power plants and icebreakers.
Barents Observer, April 19, 2013
Arctic Drilling Sparks Norwegian Oil Resurgence
Statoil is preparing to capitalise on the country's renewed interest in exploring the Arctic's oil reserves
Business Review Europe, April 23, 2013
Entering a Resource-Shock World: How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion
Naked Capitalism, April 22, 2013
By Michael T. Klare, professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College and the author of The Race for What’s Left.
RUSSIA
Russia's Biggest Shipyards Launches Large-Scale Overhaul Program
ITAR-TASS, April 23, 2013
Russian Navy to Get Three Nuclear Subs This Year
Defense World, April 24, 2013
MiG-29K/KUB Carrier-Based Fighters to be Equipped with Zhuk-M Radars
Interfax-AVN, April 3, 2013
Investigators Deny Secret Video in Submarine Disaster Trial
Eurasia Review, April 23, 2013
The Russian Navy Is Scrapping its Legendary Shchuka's (NATO: Akula)
Izvestiya, April 15, 2013
Russian Navy Warships Dock in Southern Iran
PressTV (Iran), April 21, 2013
Soviet Scholars Found Japan's Claim to 2 Islands Justified
Asahi Shimbun, April 24, 2013
INDIA – INDIAN OCEAN - PAKISTAN
P-3C vs. P-8I: India, Pakistan and the Naval Balance – Analysis
Eurasia Review, April 22, 2013
INS Viraat Can Continue for 3 More Years: Antony
Zee News / Press Trust of India, April 22, 2013
Indian Navy to Induct MiG-29K Carrier Squadron in May
Jane's Defence Weekly, April 25, 2013
Pakistan’s Dream Navy
Defense News, April 24, 2013
First Underground Navy Base Hits Green Hurdle
Indian Express, April 25, 2013
Navy to Acquire Five Self-Propelled Fleet Support Ships
The Hindu, April 20, 2013
MoD to Introduce Tweaked Defence Purchase Policy
New India Express, April 20, 2013
India’s Biggest Military Project with Israel Under Scrutiny
Times of India, April 23, 2013
A Good Step That Was Long Overdue
Deccan Chronicle, April 22, 2013
Burma and Bangladesh in Battle of the Bengal Bay Gas Blocks
Irrawaddy, April 18, 2013
Ocean University to Give Lanka Fillip to Tap Maritime Resources
The Island, April 24, 2013
EUROPE
Russia Denies Mooring for Ukraine's Only Submarine
BBC Worldwide Monitoring, April 23, 2013
AFRICA
FREMM Frigate Built For Royal Moroccan Navy Heads To Sea
Ottawa Citizen / News Release from DCNS, April 20, 2013
Nigerian Navy Launches Website on Crude Oil Theft and Pipeline Vandalism
AllAfrica.com / Daily Trust, April 24, 2013
ASIA/PACIFIC
Japan Threatens China in Island Dispute
AFP, April 23, 2013
Japan MSDF to Keep Indirect Support of Japan Coast Guard
Jiji Press, April 23, 2013
S. Korea to Build Thai Navy Frigate
Bangkok Post, April 21, 2013
Going All Out to Safeguard Nation
Bolstering Capabilities: Navy undergoing transformation and modernisation to face new challenges
New Straits Times, April 26, 2013
Indonesia in Maritime Bind as US Rebalances to Asia
Straits Times, April 26, 2013
Soviet Scholars Found Japan's Claim to 2 Islands Justified
Asahi Shimbun, April 24, 2013
South China Sea: A Decades-Long Source of Tension
AFP, April 24, 2013
ASEAN to Enter South China Sea Talks with China as a Group
Xinhua, April 25, 2013
Resolution to South China Sea Disputes Unlikely Any Time Soon: Analysts
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea are in focus again, as ASEAN leaders meet in Brunei for their summit.
Channel News Asia, April 25, 2013
China's Map, Oceanic Master Plan ‘Valueless'
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi described a map recently released by the People's Republic of China as "completely valueless".
VietNamNet Bridge, April 25, 2013
Australia Says Warship Deployment in Japan Shows Close Relationship With U.S.
NZ Week, April 27, 2013
MIDDLE EAST
Iran Has Two Navies
Strategy Page, April 24, 2013
Russian Navy Warships Dock in Southern Iran
PressTV (Iran), April 21, 2013
Assad Reading the Signs
The Syrian president has "no other choice but to win."
Now (Lebanon), April 25, 2013
Experts at Abu Dhabi Summit Want GCC Military Integration
The National (UAE), April 17, 2013
UAE Navy Receives Fincantieri Patrol Boat
Marine Link, April 22, 2013
India’s Biggest Military Project with Israel Under Scrutiny
Times of India, April 23, 2013
CHINA - INDIA/PAKISTAN
China is Engaging in a Pivot of its Own, Toward India and Russia
The Daily Star (Lebanon), April 25, 2013
Bleed Through a Thousand Cuts (Op-Ed)
To deal with China, India must rely on long-term strategic planning
Defense News & Analysis, April 25, 2013
Maritime Challenges of 21st Century And Sino-Pak Friendship: A Theoretical Analysis
Eurasia Review, April 20, 2013
CHINA-RUSSIA
China is Engaging in a Pivot of its Own, Toward India and Russia
The Daily Star (Lebanon), April 25, 2013
CHINA-ASIA
Japan Threatens China in Island Dispute
AFP, April 23, 2013
ASEAN to Enter South China Sea Talks with China as a Group
Xinhua, April 25, 2013
Resolution to South China Sea Disputes Unlikely Any Time Soon: Analysts
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea are in focus again, as ASEAN leaders meet in Brunei for their summit.
Channel News Asia, April 25, 2013
China's Map, Oceanic Master Plan ‘Valueless'
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi described a map recently released by the People's Republic of China as "completely valueless".
VietNamNet Bridge, April 25, 2013
South China Sea: A Decades-Long Source of Tension
AFP, April 24, 2013
CHINA-AFRICA
Focus Should Be On Infrastructure, Manufacturing
China Daily, March 27, 2013
Rising Chinese Investment in EAC Ports
Business Monitor International, April 22, 2013
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
China Should Focus on Hi-Tech Weapons, Not Plodding Old Carriers (Op-Ed)
Trefor Moss says China should concentrate its military efforts on hi-tech systems instead of spending time and money on aircraft carriers already heading for extinction
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
China Establishes Surveillance System Covering 4,406 Islands
Xinhua, April 21, 2013
Design and Implementation of Measuring System for Water Entry Point of Rocket-Assisted Torpedo
Taiyuan Huoli Yu Zhihui Kongzhi (Fire Control and Command Control), August 1, 2012
Home For China's 1st Aircraft Carrier Introduced
Central News Agency (Taiwan), April 19, 2013
Rare Glimpse of Life Aboard the Aircraft Carrier Liaoning
Naval experts say latest pictures of nation's first aircraft carrier, released by the PLA, show how it has been transformed from its original design
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2013
China's Second Aircraft Carrier Will Be "Larger"
Xinhua, April 23, 2013
China's First Generation of 'Aircraft Carrier Professionals'
CRI, April 23, 2013
China Set To Launch Fourth Naval Fleet: Chinese Netizens
Central News Agency (Taiwan), April 24, 2013
Method of Laser-Generated Sound with High Repetition Rate for Underwater Acoustic Communication
Zhongguo Jiguang (Chinese Journal of Lasers), July 1, 2012
Summary: China to Develop Sea-Borne UAV Maritime Observation System
Zhongguo Xinwen Wang, April 17, 2013
Maritime Rights Predominate as Country Opens Up Strategy
Global Times, April 23, 2013
- China's eighth white paper on the country's armed forces reveals a lot of information that has never been published previously. But many experts from other countries do not feel very satisfied with these contents, because they request more details and try to figure out the methods that China uses in giving the figures for its military spending.
Designing Submarine-Warship Counterwork Simulation Training System Based on High Level Architecture
Taiyuan Huoli Yu Zhihui Kongzhi (Fire Control and Command Control), August 1, 2012
3D Scene Simulation of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Search Based on Vega Prime
Taiyuan Huoli Yu Zhihui Kongzhi (Fire Control and Command Control), August 1, 2012
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
System of System Operational Capability: Impact on PLA Transformation
Jamestown Foundation, China Brief, April 12, 2013
State Council Circular on Printing and Issuance of the Medium- and Long-Term Plan for Building Major National Science and Technology Infrastructure
Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, March 4, 2013
State Council Document No. 2013-8 (Public Release)
Research on Simulation of Radar Echo from Chaff Cloud
Taiyuan Huoli Yu Zhihui Kongzhi (Fire Control and Command Control), July 1, 2012
Service Composition Method of Command-Control System with Data Flow
Lianyungang Zhihui Kongzhi Yu Fangzhen (Command Control & Simulation), August 1, 2012
Fuzzy Track Alignment-Correlation Algorithm with Systematic Errors
Xiandai Fangyu Jishu (Modern Defence Technology), June 1, 2012
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
China is Engaging in a Pivot of its Own, Toward India and Russia
The Daily Star (Lebanon), April 25, 2013
ETC…
Legacy Still Unsettled for Reluctant Architect of Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battleland (Time magazine), April 22, 2013
The Rise of Big Data
How It's Changing the Way We Think About the World
Foreign Affairs, May/June 2013
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INTERESTING
Hormuz Transits: Never Dull, Never Routine, Always Tense
Defense News, March 25, 2013
Chinese Defense White Paper: The Diversified Employment of China's Armed Forces
Xinhua, April 16, 2013
Information Office of the State Council, April 2013
Surface Tension: Rivals Jostle in South China Sea
Jane’s Navy International, April 18, 2013
U.S.
(Book Review) Mayday: The Decline of American Naval Supremacy
By Seth Cropsey
ACTUV Modular Scalable Sonar Could Advance Submarine Tracking
Jane's International Defence Review, April 4, 2013
Is The Navy Bringing Back The Autogyro?
It's a drone on a leash
Popular Science, April 15, 2013
Veteran, Tulsa Native Recalls Long Navy Stint that Began in 1936
Examiner-Enterprise (Bartlesville, OK), April 15, 2013
AMERICAS
Brazilian Warship Moors at Luanda Port
AllAfrica.com / Angola Press, April 15, 2013
Canada's Plan to Spend $7.4 Billion on Arctic Patrol Ships Slammed
CBC, April 14, 2013
Titanic Blunder: Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on Course for Disaster
Rideau Institute / Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, April 2013
Canada Steps Up the Pace on New Arctic Patrol Ship
Jane's Navy International, April 17, 2013
PIRACY
Politics and Piracy
Jane's Defence Weekly, April 17, 2013
Portuguese Frigate 'Cabral' Joining Anti-Piracy Patrols
As a national contribution for the stability and security worldwide
Coast Week, April 12, 2013
NATO CTF-508 Commander Visits Harbin Warship
Jiefangjun Bao, April 16, 2013
ENERGY
China Secures Safe Passage to Oil Supplies Away From Sea Routes
China Energy Intelligence and Communication / Sunday Leader (Sri Lanka), April 1, 2013
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
Danish General Says Country 'Blind' to Arctic Military Activities
Nuuk Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish), April 14, 2013
Millions to New Harbor on Svalbard
The Norwegian Government has - through the National Transport Plan - allocated NOK 200 million to development of the harbor in Longyearbyen on Svalbard. The harbor will become better prepared for the expected shipping boom.
Barents Observer, April 15, 2013
NOAA: Arctic Nearly Free of Summer Sea Ice During First Half of 21st Century
World Maritime News, April 12, 2013
China, India, Singapore Could Join New Arctic Circle Forum
Reuters, April 15, 2013
China Should Have a Say in Future of Arctic – Iceland President
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson says nations beyond the polar region should be involved in determining future of the far north
The Guardian (UK), April 16, 2013
Asia’s Scramble for Resources Has Created an Environmental Crisis
The Daily Star (Lebanon News), April 15, 2013
SHIPBUILDING – SHIPPING - SCRAPPING
Abu Dhabi to Shake Up Ship Recycling Market
Waste Management World, April 16, 2013
India's 'Dhow' Shipbuilders Sunk by Anti-Piracy Ban
AFP, April 14, 2013
RUSSIA
New Russian Sub Severodvinsk to Launch Kalibr Cruise Missile on Trials
Interfax, April 11, 2013
Russia to Base French-Made Assault Ships in Far East Ports
Russia will base its French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault ships in the Far East ports of Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky when they enter service, a senior Defense Ministry official said in an interview.
RIA Novosti, April 16, 2013
Russia to Lay Keel for 4th Project 11356 Frigate
RIA Novosti, April 15, 2013
Russia, Ukraine Without Agreements on Black Sea Fleet
Prensa Latina, April 16, 2013
Russia Has Not Provided Any Draft Agreements on Black Sea Fleet Modernization to Kyiv - Ukrainian Foreign Ministry
Interfax, April 17, 2013
New Russian Submarines To Carry 16 ICBMs
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, April 13, 2013
Paper Reports Algerian Rejection of Russian, Chinese Requests for Navy Bases
El-Khabar (Algiers) in Arabic, April 16, 2013
Russia Helps Vietnam Build Submariner Training Center
Interfax, April 19, 2013
Article Eyes Feasibility of EW Role for Space Platforms Carrying Nuclear Power Source
Informatsionnyy Most (in Russian), April 8, 2013
INDIA – INDIAN OCEAN - PAKISTAN
Evolving Strategic Competition in the Indian Ocean (Op-Ed)
The Frontier Post (Pakistan) / HT Syndication, April 18, 2013
Great Power Ambition Sans the Attitude (Op-Ed)
Although there are people and institutions capable of articulating a strategic vision, bureaucratic lethargy and turf battles prevent them from executing it
The Hindu, April 16, 2013
India to Develop Iran's Chabahar Port for Access to Afghanistan and Central Asia
Terminal X, April 17, 2013
Scorpene Submarine Project to Miss Target Again as Spanish Consultants Quit
Times of India, April 15, 2013
Ukrainian Plant Wins Contract to Supply Gas Turbines for Indian Navy Ships
Interfax-Ukraine (in Russian), April 16, 2013
Russian-Made Control System May be Installed in Four Indian Destroyers
Interfax-AVN, April 16, 2013
China, India, Singapore Could Join New Arctic Circle Forum
Reuters, April 15, 2013
India, Maldives to Step Up Defence Cooperation
Times of India, April 16, 2013
(Pakistan) Indigenously-Built Warship Commissioned
International News, April 18, 2013
EUROPE
Largest European Military Exercise Underway
The largest ever military exercise in Europe is underway off the coast of Scotland as Armed Forces personnel test their war-fighting skills
UK Ministry of Defence, April 16, 2013
Portuguese Frigate 'Cabral' Joining Anti-Piracy Patrols
As a national contribution for the stability and security worldwide
Coast Week, April 12, 2013
Ukrainian Plant Wins Contract to Supply Gas Turbines for Indian Navy Ships
Interfax-Ukraine (in Russian), April 16, 2013
Ukraine Delivers First Hovercraft to China
Interfax-Ukraine (in Russian), April 17, 2013
Marte Anti-Ship Missile Dropped From C295
Jane's Navy International, April 15, 2013
AFRICA
Paper Reports Algerian Rejection of Russian, Chinese Requests for Navy Bases
El-Khabar (Algiers) in Arabic, April 16, 2013
Dangerous Waters
Nigeria struggles to contain the activities of criminals on her waterways which have worsened in the past few weeks
The Source (Nigeria), April 22, 2013
Brazilian Warship Moors at Luanda Port
AllAfrica.com / Angola Press, April 15, 2013
ASIA/PACIFIC
Surface Tension: Rivals Jostle in South China Sea
Jane’s Navy International, April 18, 2013
Coastal and Littoral Surveillance
Asian Military Review, March 1, 2013
Planning the Unthinkable War: 'AirSea Battle' and its Implications for Australia
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, April 15, 2013
(Video) New Zealand Navy Buys Helicopters Rejected by Australia
TVNZ, April 19, 2013
Indonesia: Govt Faces Serious Challenges in Establishing Modern Submarine Factory - TNI AL Spokesman
Jakarta Koran Jakarta in Indonesian 11 Apr 13
Russia Helps Vietnam Build Submariner Training Center
Interfax, April 19, 2013
More Than 3,700 Foreign Fishing Vessels Encroach Upon Vietnam’s Waters
The Coast Guard said last year it made more than 500 reconnaissance trips and detected 3,750 foreign fishing vessels violating Vietnam's waters
VietNamNet Bridge, April 15, 2013
Tokyo, Hanoi in Talks Over Joint Maritime Security
Japan offers to provide patrol vessels similar to those given to Philippines and Indonesia
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2013
Park to Appoint Unpopular Nominee for Maritime Minister
Yonhap, April 17, 2013
China, India, Singapore Could Join New Arctic Circle Forum
Reuters, April 15, 2013
Taiwan Shows Force in Biggest Live-Fire Drill Since 2008
AFP, April 17, 2013
Asia’s Scramble for Resources Has Created an Environmental Crisis
The Daily Star (Lebanon News), April 15, 2013
MIDDLE EAST
Hormuz Transits: Never Dull, Never Routine, Always Tense
Defense News, March 25, 2013
Iranian Navy to Start Using New Warship, Minesweeping System
Fars News Agency, April 18, 2013
Iran Navy to Sail Atlantic Ocean Soon: Navy Cmdr
Press TV, March 15, 2013
AEOI Head: Iran to Enrich Uranium to 50% If Nuclear-Powered Vessels Needed
Fars News Agency, April 16, 2013
CHINA-INDIA/INDIAN OCEAN/PAKISTAN
Pakistan Modernisation Feeds China's Export Growth
China's recent accession to the top five global arms exporters may alarm Western strategic planners seeking to contain its military rise, but Pakistan has reason to celebrate
Jane's Defence Weekly, April 12, 2013
Red Star Over the Indian Ocean? (Blog)
The Diplomat, April 9, 2013
CHINA-EUROPE
China Promises Continuous Support for Iceland
Global Times (China), April 17, 2013
Chinese Naval Escort Fleet Arrives for Visit to Portugal
Global Times, April 16, 2013
CHINA-MIDDLE EAST
Beijing's Westward Pivot Will Make the Gulf a Critical Ally
The National (UAE), April 4, 2013
CHINA-AFRICA
Paper Reports Algerian Rejection of Russian, Chinese Requests for Navy Bases
El-Khabar (Algiers) in Arabic, April 16, 2013
Chinese Navy Concludes Visit to Morocco
People's Daily, April 15, 2013
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
Defense White Paper: The Diversified Employment of China's Armed Forces
Xinhua, April 16, 2013
Information Office of the State Council, April 2013
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
Inside China: Xi Promotes ‘Military Dream’
Washington Times, April 19, 2013
China's President Visits Key Southern Naval Base
Associated Press, April 11, 2013
China Yet to Deploy 094 Sub, JL-2 & DF-41 Missiles: Security Head
Central News Agency (Taiwan), April 15, 2013
China's First Aircraft Carrier Plans High-Sea Voyage
Xinhua, April 19, 2013
Civilians Visit Liaoning Aircraft Carrier
Xinhua, April 12, 2013
Carrier of Navy's Pride
China Daily, April 19, 2013
Chinese Naval Escort Fleet Arrives for Visit to Portugal
Global Times, April 16, 2013
Chinese Navy Concludes Visit to Morocco
People's Daily, April 15, 2013
Chinese President Xi Jinping Calls for Strengthened Navy
Presna Latina, April 12, 2013
Study of Reliability Redundancy Design of Underwater Sensor Networks
Taiyuan Huoli Yu Zhihui Kongzhi (in Chinese), August 1, 2012
A Study on the Length of Patrol Line of Ship-Based Early Warning Helicopters in Aerial Early Warning for Ship Formations
Lianyungang Zhihui Kongzhi Yu Fangzhen ("Command Control & Simulation") in Chinese, August 1, 2012
Study of Tactical Data Link Dynamic Slot Allocation Algorithms
Lianyungang Zhihui Kongzhi Yu Fangzhen ("Command Control & Simulation") in Chinese, August 1, 2012
Integrated Maritime Formation Collaborative Command and Decision Making Concept
Zhihui Kongzhi Yu Fangzhen (in Chinese), August 1, 2012
Ukraine Delivers First Hovercraft to China
Interfax-Ukraine (in Russian), April 17, 2013
- Ukraine has delivered to China a hovercraft commissioned by the Chinese Navy and built at the Crimean shipyard More.
NATO CTF-508 Commander Visits Harbin Warship
Jiefangjun Bao, April 16,2013
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
China and the New Revisionism (Blog)
Huffington Post, April 14, 2013
China Secures Safe Passage to Oil Supplies Away From Sea Routes
China Energy Intelligence and Communication / Sunday Leader (Sri Lanka), April 1, 2013
China Should Have a Say in Future of Arctic – Iceland President
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson says nations beyond the polar region should be involved in determining future of the far north
The Guardian (UK), April 16, 2013
China, India, Singapore Could Join New Arctic Circle Forum
Reuters, April 15, 2013
ETC…
What Would a Fighter Jet Buy 60 Years After Eisenhower’s Speech?
New York Times, "At War" Blog, April 16, 2013
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