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When ASW gets too precise: British frigate hits Russian submarine with sonar

2022-01-07 By Anders Puck Nielsen 1 Comment

In 2020 there was a collision between the British frigate Northumberland and a Russian submarine north of Scotland.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Russia, United Kingdom

Royal Navy’s Type 32 Frigate could be a revamped Type 31

2021-11-19 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Some details have emerged about Britains future Type 32 Frigate, which is supposed to be ready in the 2030s.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: United Kingdom

Mahan and Corbett agreed on most things

2021-11-04 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

B. J. Armstrong in a piece for War on the Rocks called The Shared Genius of Mahan and Corbett: Articles in the pages of the leading naval journals include titles like “Going to War with China? Ignore Corbett. Dust Off Mahan!” and “Going to War With China? Dust Off Corbett!” Even here at War on […]

Filed Under: Navy

Navies vs. coast guards: What is the difference?

2021-09-17 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Interview with Ian Bowers about whether coast guards are becoming more militarized, and if the boundaries between navies and coast guards are getting blurred.

Filed Under: Navy, Video Tagged With: China, USA

Challenges for European navies

2021-08-26 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Here is my interview with Jeremy Stöhs about the challenges for European navies in an age of renewed great power competition.

Filed Under: Navy, Video

Russian nuclear submarine breaks down during transit of Danish Straits

2021-08-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

It was not an impressive show of force, when Russia’s nuclear submarine broke down during transit of the Danish straits.

Filed Under: Navy, Video Tagged With: Denmark, Russia

Estonia also has weird rules for innocent passage of foreign warships

2021-07-25 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Estonia requires a 48 hours prior notice before innocent passage of foreign warships, which does not seem in line with UNCLOS. This is counterproductive if Western states want Russia to comply with the treaty.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Estonia

Naval diplomacy with Timothy Choi

2021-07-15 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

In this video Tim Choi explains the basics of naval diplomacy. He also gives his view on the applicability of unmanned ships for FONOPs and a range of other related topics.

Filed Under: Navy, Video Tagged With: Denmark, USA

Estonia procures modern naval mines

2021-07-14 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

Estonia has procured a significant number of naval mines in order to improve its sea denial capabilities.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: Estonia

A few questions about the U.S. submarine aggressor squadron

2021-07-14 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

The U.S. Aggressor Squadron (AGGRON) is dedicated to playing the enemy in exercises, but there must be caveats as to how accurately that can be done.

Filed Under: Navy Tagged With: USA

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