The Norwegian Coast Guard christens the newest addition to its patrol fleet as construction is underway on frigates for the Brazilian and Indonesian Navies and a new class of US Army landing craft. A Turkish firm secures a contract for the build and delivery of surface combatants to the Royal...
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Low rate initial production begins for US Army MSV(L) landing craft
US shipbuilder Vigor Industrial has begun low rate initial production (LRIP) on the Maneuver Support Vehicle (Light) (MSV(L)) class of landing craft at its facilities in Vancouver, Washington. The MSV(L)s will replace the Vietnam-era Landing Craft Mechanized 8 (LCM-8) class of vessels in service...
COLUMN | US Army vessels in the vanguard of Gaza relief effort [Naval Gazing]
The US Army is usually perceived as being an exclusively land-based force. Few realise that the service incorporates a 135-vessel-strong maritime contingent under the auspices of the US Army Transportation Command. This fleet features a very wide range of vessels, including landing craft, support ships, maintenance vessels, and small raiding craft. It supports amphibious warfare […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Nahshon – Israeli Navy landing craft with 2,000-tonne transport capacity
The Israeli Navy recently welcomed a new landing craft into service. Built by Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana, INS Nahshon has an LOA of 95 metres, a beam of 20 metres, a draught of 4.2 metres, and a displacement of approximately 2,500 tonnes. In addition to transporting troops, cargo with a total...
Report to Congress on Niger Unrest
The following is the July 31, 2023, Congressional Research Service In Focus Report, Niger: In Focus.
From the report
On July 26, 2023, military officers detained elected President Mohamed Bazoum and asserted that they had seized power. On July 30, West African leaders announced sanctions and threatened military action if Bazoum is not reinstated, while pro-junta protesters attacked the French embassy in Niamey. U.S. officials had previously characterized Niger as an emerging democracy and...
https://news.usni.org/2023/08/03/report-to-congress-on-niger-unrest
South Korean Public Growing Uneasy With North Korean Nuclear Threat, U.S. Role in Protection, Officials Say
Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Sailors wave ROK and U.S. flags during a port visit of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in Busan, Republic of Korea, Sept. 23, 2022. US Navy Photo
Some South Koreans are questioning how well the U.S. would defend Seoul against a nuclear attack, two members of its National Assembly said Thursday.
The “Korean public is less confident about the alliance” now as Pyongyang continues to test cruise and ballistic missiles and China rapidly increases its nuclear arsenal, said...
GAO Report on U.S. Military Readiness
The following is the May 2, 2023, Government Accountability Office report, Military Readiness: Improvement in Some Areas, but Sustainment and Other Challenges Persist.
From the reports
What GAO Found
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Readiness ratings increased in the ground domain and declined in the sea domain from fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2021—the most recent data at the time of GAO’s analysis—with mixed changes in the air and space domains.
GAO’s prior work has identified a wide range of persistent...
https://news.usni.org/2023/05/04/gao-report-on-u-s-military-readiness
AWARDS 2022 | Best Security Support Vessel – M30 – Birdon Group
Best Security Support Vessel – M30 – Birdon Group These immensely practical and versatile little boats are designated BEBs or bridge erection boats, but they have a m ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | SSG Elroy F. Wells – First unit in new landing craft series for US Army
US defence shipbuilder Vigor Industrial has completed construction of the first Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) (MSV(L)) ordered by the US Army. Designed in partnership w ..
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New Study on the History of Pentagon Reforms Holds Warnings for Current DoD Innovation Efforts
China’s threats to invade Taiwan and Russia’s attack on Ukraine are pushing the Pentagon to seek out adapt to a changing global security environment, the author of a new report on Defense Department innovation said this week.
“The fact the red lights are blinking should wake us from the stupor,” said Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment CEO Thomas Mahnken said Tuesday. Innovators in the services and the Pentagon and senior uniformed and civilian leaders can come to an understanding that...