Thursday 22 April 2021

Weekly Briefing: Naval Warfare

The latest naval warfare news and analysis from Breaking Defense
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Weekly Briefing
Naval Warfare

Huge Navy Exercise Helps Admirals Decide How to Remake Fleet

"We are going to do a live-fire offensive exercise," Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, Carrier Strike Group 3 commander told reporters Tuesday. "We are going to use the unmanned surface, unmanned air, and manned air and surface to provide a targeting solution."

 

No 5-Year POM Likely In DoD's 2022 Budget

The focus solely on 2022 was hinted at by an internal memo issued by Deputy Defense Secretary Kath Hicks.

 

Why Putin Threatens Ukraine

Ukraine has been the number one target of Putin's new-age imperial ambitions. He has consistently refused to recognize the legitimacy of Ukraine's independence, stating Ukraine is not a "real country" and that it will always be part of the "Russian world."

 

Norway, US Bolster Russian Sub Watching With New Bases

The US government will pay for all facilities it builds on Norwegian soil, and will not permanently base any troops there, officials in Oslo were quick to point out.

 

Navy, Marines Push Plans To Transform How They Fight

Putting a variety of unmanned capabilities through their paces "in a Pacific warfighting scenario," Rear Adm. Robert Gaucher, Pacific Fleet's director of maritime headquarters, said in a statement, the exercise "will include maneuvering in contested space across all domains, targeting and fires, and intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance."

 

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