The New U.S. Naval Strategy Made Public
On March 13, 2015, the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard released their long-awaited
new joint strategy
, although some American experts expected the document to be released back in summer 2014. In contrast to many previous papers, it offers no revolutionary, excessively ...
Outlook for the US Navy’s UCLASS Programme
The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) website has already raised the
issue of naval unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
. The American Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme is ...
...
Historically, the marine forces have always been politically more essential vis-à-vis other services, approaching in significance to strategic nuclear forces that have emerged only in the modern times. Hence, rearmament and reorganization of the navy is a concern for all major powers including Russia. As for naval aviation, a key navy component, its development may describe military plans of a state in much greater detail than any other process.
In the post-Soviet days, Russian naval aviation ...
... (1598), which cost him his life, when about 150 Korean and Chinese vessels defeated the fleet of about 500 boats, according to Korean sources, carrying the retreating Japanese army home.
Despite its glamorous past, the current Republic of Korea’s navy is fairly young. The Association of Naval Affairs of Korea was established on 11 November 1945, with Sohn Won Il at the head. This entity became the Korean Coastal Guard and subsequently, on 15 August 1948, the South Korean Navy. Sohn Won Il became ...
... military history and naval issues.
James L. Holloway III,
Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation
, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2007.
This autobiography, by James Holloway, a retired US Navy admiral, is devoted to aircraft carriers, the symbol of American naval power. Admiral Holloway began his outstanding career as an officer in destroyers during World War II, after which he became a naval aviator and took part in the Korean War. Later,...
How to Become a “Global Shipyard”
Shipbuilding in South Korea is one of the country's leading export industries. The country
leads the world
both in terms of production by tonnage and technologies of large-scale vessel and maritime equipment. These achievements have been the result of effective industrial policies pursued consistently over the past 30-40 years by the government and top business groups in Korea. Currently, however, the Korean shipbuilding industry faces a range of challenges,...
... development, and it will take a considerable amount of time before they begin to play a significant role in naval operations. In contrast, unmanned maritime aerial systems are undergoing a period of rapid development. Within the structure of the U.S. Navy, they are already playing an important role, which will grow significantly over the next decade. Many maritime powers are trying to catch up in their development, paying close enough attention to unmanned maritime systems.
It is worth noting that,...