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The US navy has deployed a new mini-sub that will be used for covert missions by Seal commandos. It is similar to a smaller version of a traditional submarine with a pressurised hull, and will be comfortable and warm for the two-man crew and eight passengers, without the need for breathing apparatus and wetsuits. The 30-tonne dry combat submersible (DCS) is a dramatic improvement on the US navy mini-sub, which is called a wet submersible because the Seals have to sit externally in breathing gear, exposed to freezing water as the vehicles travel. Note: This is a huge improvement, and vastly expands the potential operation scope

EndEx, EndEx, EndEx. After a hugely productive #TamberShield2024, helicopters and vessels from the Royal Navy and Forsvaret - Norwegian Armed Forces are moving on to future taskings. Find out what they got up to in this BFBS report: #JEFtogether

Generals Charles Krulak, Charles Wilhelm, Anthony Zinni and James Conway are spot on in this assessment and recommendation. It is quite telling that these four include two former Commandants of the Marine Corps two former Combatant Commanders. Combined these men have over 120 years Marine Corps and American National Security Experience that includes combat service and leadership. These gentlemen were among the first to identify the short sightedness of FD2030 and call on General Berger to reconsider its focus and direction. World events and the shortfalls of the Marine Corps in being ready to respond have proven them right. It has been long said that America does not need a second land force. That is true, but it is also true that with six services the U.S. does not need another "pacing force". The Marine Corps offers far more to the Combatant Commanders as a general purpose and scalable force in readiness for any contingency than as some limited purpose designed force that is replicating certain capabilities already existent in the other services to some extent. There is still time for the Marine Corps tac and change course before any permanent damage is done to Marine Corps capabilities and reputation.    #usmc #marines #marinecorps #fd2030 #forcedesign #readiness #pacingforce

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.—In the grass beside a small landing strip, a group of U.S. Marines with hand-held radios monitored a 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing CH-53E helicopter as it taxied down to another group that was prepared to refuel the aircraft. The groups were honing new, less vulnerable ways to run a forward arming and refueling point, or FARP—a small but crucial aspect of the Corps’ efforts to prepare for future warfare. “What [the FARP] does is, it allows the Marines here to fuel and rearm the aircraft that come in, that allow them to continue to project power forward of a [forward operating base] or [an] installation in which they would have all life support, right? They would have all their fuel, they would have all their ordnance,” Col. Ginger Beals, commander of Combat Logistics Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group , told reporters Aug. 11. “It allows us to do it in a more austere environment, it allows them to be expedient, and it allows for the pilots to be able to extend their range in which they're able to operate.” Read more from Caitlin Kenney at Defense One here: https://lnkd.in/gCGAf674 #marines #navy #bluegreenteam #lse2023

Logistics are fundamentally critical in military operations, enabling efficient transport and support of forces in challenging environments. The development and testing of innovative solutions like the Multi-Utilitary Loader Expeditionary (MULE) highlight the importance of logistics in ensuring operational success and adaptability in various terrains.

U.S. Central Command (#CENTCOM) On Feb. 8, between the hours of 5 a.m. – 9 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted seven self-defense strikes against four Houthi unmanned surface vessels (USV) and seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles that were prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea. CENTCOM identified these missiles and USVs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region. These actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels.

Read the latest China Maritime Report from NWC’s China Maritime Studies Institute! From the report: "Submarine performance is not just measured in technical terms, but also in how crews operate over time. As the People’s Liberation Army Navy (#PLAN) increasingly deploys its #submarine force beyond the near seas on long-distance combat #readiness and #training missions, studying the force’s human components benefits a broader understanding its overall effectiveness." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eBwcMyiz!

Since 2017, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned a new class of ocean surveillance vessel into its order of battle: the Type 927. Similar in design and function to the U.S. Navy’s Victorious and Impeccable class T-AGOS ships, the Type 927 was introduced to help remedy the PLAN’s longstanding weakness in anti-submarine warfare. The PLAN has likely built six Type 927 ships to date, most based for easy access to the South China Sea. In peacetime, these ships use their towed array sonar to collect acoustic data on foreign submarines and track their movements within and beyond the first island chain. In wartime, Type 927 vessels could contribute to PLAN anti-submarine warfare operations in support of a range of different maritime campaigns. However, their lack of self-defense capabilities would make them extremely vulnerable to attack. #TSIDocuments #TSIWeekly20240324 #TSIChinaPolitics #TSIPLA #ChinaPLAN #ChinaNavy

I have read the proposed changes being to the Australian Navy with interest. With their proposals and recent developments with the Royal Navy in the UK - I wonder if the following has been realised. Frigates and Destroyers have historically been small, fairly lightly armed vessels, certainly up to the 1950s. Since then they have grown in size and armament and in my opinion really have become the modern ‘Battleship’ or ‘Heavy Cruiser’ - if we use old terminology. With numbers of T45 being low and the T26 also only being 8 vessels and Hunter class being reduced in number - I think this may finally be realised by Governments and Navies too. There needs to be more smaller, adaptable and cost effective vessels for roles which do not need a ‘battleship’ - I certainly see there being room for more River class OPV or bigger corvette type vessels. Certainly in the it too distant future - a lot more navies will become automated and uncrewed. What is your view? https://lnkd.in/evdRzcPm

Some Chinese OS gossip that several warship-based helicopters being recently moved to Northern Theatre Command may have more to do with marine amphib ops rather than navy, given the latter focus is at present south. Others suggesting poss of new/expanded shipborne helicopter training base somewhere up there maybe closer to Qingdao, poss to counterbalance Huludao shipyard further south leading the charge in submarine production including the anticipated 3rd gen,Type 095, reduced acoustic signature, improved hull nuclear-powered attack submarines.