South Korea getting into the game.
Meanwhile, China and the US having trouble with their latest.
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August 14, 2019
August 13, 2019
Drones and naval warfare
This story of China using a drone to keep tabs on US Navy ships passing through the Taiwan straight raises an interesting question of how drones (UAVs) will affect naval warfare in the future. I am not sure anyone knows.
August 1, 2019
Something is broken
with the US Navy procurement system. (Army and Air Force too) This needs to get fixed now. We are going to have lean budgets ahead. We can’t afford to continue pouring money down a rat hole. If this isn’t fixed now, it will eventually cost lives down the road.
July 30, 2019
Movie review: Master and Commander (2003)
While I had seen bits and pieces of this film from time to time, a recent modeling session and the purchase of the DVD finally led me to see the whole film. It was worth it. I am a fan of Crowe and I have heard a lot of good things about the books in the series that this movie was based on. The movie was excellent. It was well paced and really gave a feel for life in the age of sail. The action scenes are compelling, well-paced and well shot. The films was a small success at the box office when released, but not enough of one that the hoped-for sequels were made. This is a shame. It seems that all we get out of Hollywood is superhero movies these days, when movies like this would be much more compelling IMHO. The movie did win two minor Oscars. Four and a Half out of Five stars. See it.
July 26, 2019
July 22, 2019
Royal Navy
Glad to see the Royal Navy upgrading and expanding their fleet. One of the few NATO partners who is pulling their weight.
July 18, 2019
Heating up
Iran looks like it is pushing to pick a fight. Note at the end of the story the bit about the drone.
July 17, 2019
The bear continues to scribble on napkins
Russia, which readers know I think is a impotent force as far as its military goes, has unveiled a new aircraft carrier design. As the article points out, the design will most likely never be built and Russia’s one and only carrier is out of commission and probably headed for scrapping. Russia’s 2017 GDP was $1.58 trillion dollars, which is less than Canada’s $1.6 trillion and paltry compared to the USA’s $22 trillion. Russia simply can’t keep a world class military going, and what they have is simply wasting away.
July 15, 2019
Just when you think….
that maybe the Straight of Hormuz is the new world hot spot, the Chinese do something to bring the focus back to the South China Sea. It is hideously expensive, but this is why the US needs a world class navy.
