<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Defense Tech &#187; Ships and Subs</title> <atom:link href="http://defensetech.org/category/ships-and-subs/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://defensetech.org</link> <description>The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:07:13 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>UK and France Desperate to be Included in Mid East Ops?</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/uk-and-france-desperate-to-be-included-in-mid-east-ops/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/uk-and-france-desperate-to-be-included-in-mid-east-ops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:11:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Balance of Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16340</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Britain had to plead with US to take part in Iran flotilla” This headline from Britain’s telegraph newspaper shouldn’t shock anyone who has been following the latest developments of the British military. Yup, both Britian and France apparently insisted on being included in the Pentagon’s military task force that is in the Middle East with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/uk-and-france-desperate-to-be-included-in-mid-east-ops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>88</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ponce Not Quite Floating Spec Ops Base</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/ponce-not-quite-floating-spec-ops-base/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/ponce-not-quite-floating-spec-ops-base/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:55:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commandos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16293</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well,  the Navy is trying to downplay the special operations role the USS Ponce will play after it is converted into a floating base for anti-mining, coastal patrol and special operations missions in the Persian Gulf. The amphibious transport dock, commissioned in 1970 is being rapidly converted into an interim Afloat Forward Staging Base for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/ponce-not-quite-floating-spec-ops-base/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>72</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Britain Sending Air Defense Ship to Falklands</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/britain-sending-air-defense-ship-to-falklands/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/britain-sending-air-defense-ship-to-falklands/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:55:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Balance of Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16279</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well then. An already turbulent 2012 is getting even weirder ina geopolitical sense. Britain just announced that it is sending one of its most sophisticated warships, HMS Dauntless, to the Falkland Islands in March. Not only is the pride of the Royal Navy on its way south, the Type 45 destroyer (rumor has it the 8,000-ton Type [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/britain-sending-air-defense-ship-to-falklands/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>99</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>USS Ponce to Become Spec Ops Mothership</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/28/uss-ponce-to-become-spec-ops-mothership/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/28/uss-ponce-to-become-spec-ops-mothership/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:11:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cloak and Dagger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commandos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Door Kickers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16254</guid> <description><![CDATA[In case you didn’t see this on Friday, the Pentagon is converting the 1970s-vintage amphibious assault ship USS Ponce into a mothership for special ops and countermining missions in the Middle East, the Washington Post is reporting. The 570-foot long ship’s big flight deck and well deck are well suited to carry the choppers and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/28/uss-ponce-to-become-spec-ops-mothership/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>93</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Boeing’s New Missile for Littoral Combat Ships</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/18/boeings-new-missile-for-littoral-combat-ships/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/18/boeings-new-missile-for-littoral-combat-ships/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:11:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16053</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last week we showed you this photo I took of a mysterious missile that Boeing had on display at the Surface Navy Association’s annual convention just outside of DC. I had never seen, or heard of, this missile before and no one at Boeing’s booth could talk about the weapon. Well, a spokeswoman with Boeing’s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/18/boeings-new-missile-for-littoral-combat-ships/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>59</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Where the US Will Spend Its Weapons Cash</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/17/where-the-us-will-spend-its-weapons-cash/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/17/where-the-us-will-spend-its-weapons-cash/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:40:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AirSea Battle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Door Kickers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Net-Centric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nukes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16045</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you want further proof of where Pentagon weapon spending is likely to head, check out the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assesments latest publication, Outside-In, Operating from Range to Defeat Iran’s Anti-Access and Area-Denial Threats. The document, a concept for how the Defense Deparment can counter Iran’s increasingly sophisticated efforts to feild weapons that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/17/where-the-us-will-spend-its-weapons-cash/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>85</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Navy’s Newest LCS Launches</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/17/the-navys-newest-lcs-launches/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/17/the-navys-newest-lcs-launches/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:19:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16040</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here’s your photo of the day to start this shortened work week. It’s the Navy’s newest warship, the USS Coronado emerging from the work-way at the Austal USA shipyard in Alabama a couple of days before she christened on Saturday, Jan. 14. Like em or not, the Littoral Combat Ships are moving ahead. The pic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/17/the-navys-newest-lcs-launches/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>90</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>China’s Carrier Getting Ready for Flight Ops?</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/11/chinas-carrier-getting-ready-for-flight-ops/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/11/chinas-carrier-getting-ready-for-flight-ops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:25:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Balance of Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye on China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15988</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, if we need a hint that China’s first aircraft carrier, the ex-soviet Varyag is getting ready for flight operations, this might be it. These pictures show ex-Varyag’s crew conducting what looks like a FOD sweep of the ship’s flight deck. Remember, we saw a Z-8 helo operating around her flight deck just before her [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/11/chinas-carrier-getting-ready-for-flight-ops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Strategic Forces Still Winning</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/10/strategic-forces-still-winning/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/10/strategic-forces-still-winning/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:27:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AirSea Battle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Balance of Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Net-Centric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15984</guid> <description><![CDATA[So, CDR Salamander is pointing out at the U.S. Naval Institute blog that the Pentagon’s new strategy is a potentially big win for the Navy, I’d add the  Air Force, too. Sal points out that the new strategy’s focus on Asia and developing a host of deep strike weapons capable of defeating modern defensive systems [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/10/strategic-forces-still-winning/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>60</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Close Up Photos of China’s Carrier</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/03/close-up-photos-of-chinas-carrier/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/03/close-up-photos-of-chinas-carrier/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:11:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Balance of Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15856</guid> <description><![CDATA[Happy new year everyone.  I hope you’re all well rested after the holidays. Let’s kick this week off with these very, very close-up pictures of China’s aircraft carrier, the ex-Soviet Varyag. While we’ve written about the new weapon systems the Chinese are installing aboard her, notice these pics show some early 1960s-vintage RBU-6000 Soviet-designed anti-submarine [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/03/close-up-photos-of-chinas-carrier/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>56</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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