Oct 31, 2023 · Uncrewed surface vessel and uncrewed underwater vessel technologies will continue to mature and be employed for an ever-wider range of missions. Today's struggles in the Black Sea may herald a changing face of naval warfare, in which large warships are increasingly vulnerable even to nations that lack substantial navies.

Jun 13, 2024 · Naval Mine Warfare: Back to the Future Mines can help to negate the superior power of enemy fleets not only by damaging their ships, but by inducing them to avoid key waters or engage in mine-countermeasure efforts that delay and disrupt their plans. And employing a few old-style mines can be a useful complement to modern capabilities. Commentary

Abstract The warfighting potential of U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups has grown significantly since the end of the cold war. U.S. naval aviation performed especially well during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, where carrier-based air power largely substituted for land-based theater air forces because of an absence of suitable forward operating locations close enough to the war ...

Jan 11, 2024 · Overall, while naval mine warfare benefits from technological development, employing a few old-style mines can be a useful complement to modern capabilities. The low costs associated with naval mines may be further reduced by …

Dec 7, 2017 · The Russian armed forces are not like the Soviet Army in size, depth, or global ideological aspirations. But Russia has demonstrated its military competence and operational flexibility in Crimea, eastern Ukraine, and Syria.

Nov 15, 2022 · A new age of naval warfare has been inaugurated in the Black Sea, defined by an emerging weapon. Uncrewed surface vessels could become a centerpiece of naval warfare in the coming decades, one that navies may ignore at their peril.

May 21, 2024 · Uncrewed, combat-capable vehicles are transforming warfare in the air and on the ocean surface. They could do the same for underwater combat in the near future.

Feb 20, 2012 · Although irregular warfare includes a range of activities in which naval forces have played an integral role, there has been little examination of the characteristics or potential of such operations in maritime environments. Current notions of irregular warfare would benefit from increased recognition of potential maritime contributions.

Jun 7, 2023 · The use of naval mines goes back more than two centuries, but the use of these weapons by both Russia and Ukraine has renewed discussion about the value of this technology for modern warfare.

Apr 4, 2024 · Ukraine's use of USVs has given the world's navies a genuine view of what large-scale future naval warfare might look like. At a minimum it is causing Chinese naval analysts to think about how to protect the PLAN's expensive capital investments.