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The Need for SEAD Part II: The Evolving Threat (War on the Rocks)

Cool War Rising (Foreign Policy)

ELF still controversial BY EMILY FAWVER Spooner Advocate Last Updated: Wednesday, May 11th, 2005 10:14:16 AM On Sept. 30, 2004, the United States Navy shut down the much-debated Project ELF (extremely low frequency) stations in Clam Lake, Wis., and Republic, Mich., after the Navy said the project was outdated and no longer of use. Project ELF was built in 1968 and started transmitting ELF waves in 1989. The purpose of the project was to communicate with deeply submerged, fast-moving Trident and fast attack submarines, each carrying 24 missiles with up to eight nuclear warheads. The Navy used ELF waves because the waves are able to deeply penetrate the o…

From IISS Introduction: Statement by IISS Director-General (Source: International Institute of Strategic Studies; issued Jan. 27, 2009) Welcome to the launch of the 2009 The Military Balance. Joining me to answer your questions today are: James Hackett, Editor of The Military Balance, Alex Nicoll, Director of Editorial, Nigel Inkster, Director for Transnational Threats and Political Risk; Tim Huxley, Executive Director IISS-Asia; Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia; Christopher Langton, Senior Fellow for Armed Conflict and Defence Diplomacy; Dana Allin, Editor of Survival and Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Affairs; Ma…

What if the Aircraft Carrier Had Never Been Invented? (Atlantic Council)

NAVY WANTS UNDERWATER SPYCAM NET Defense Tech Submarines have been part of America's arsenal since the Civil War. But we still don't have a very good idea about what lies below. Even the coastal, or littoral, waters remain something of a mystery -- which is why the USS San Francisco ran aground in January. And trying to track the sneaky little diesel subs that Tehran and Beijing are stockpiling? That can be even harder still. The Office of Naval Research's solution: a semi-autonomous "network of fixed bottom and mobile sensors" that can track ships and subs along in the shallows. According to Defense Industry Daily, the Navy's big thinkers have just handed Penn …

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Could America Win a War Against Russia and China at the Same Time? (National Interest)

Here's something interesting from the ASEAN region - VAPN is rolling their own patrol boats (with Russian assistance). Here's the story link: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/politics/1...st-warship.html In the coming days, I'll look for some more info on the platform, for the HUCE community. FWFS, Greg Emerson, DM1(SW), USN-Retired Renton, WA, USA

Aegis Air Defense System at Thirty (Defense Media Network)