Project Trident Call for Articles: Emerging Technology

Submissions Due: July 26, 2021 Topic Week Dates: August 16-20, 2021 Article Length: 1,000-3,000 words Submit to: Content@cimsec.org By Jimmy Drennan CIMSEC is proud to partner with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School’s Naval Warfare Studies Institute on the final topic of Project Trident: Emerging Technologies. Lockheed Martin is a global security and … Continue reading Project Trident Call for Articles: Emerging Technology

Virtual Training: Preparing Future Naval Officers for 21st Century Warfare

By Joseph Bunyard Introduction “[We must] embrace the urgency of the moment: our maritime supremacy is being challenged.” —CNO NAVPLAN 2021 The fundamental character of war is changing.1 Distributed networks, next generation threats, and artificial intelligence will change “the face of conflict” by compressing and accelerating the Observe, Orient, Decide, Act (OODA) loop, streamlining the … Continue reading Virtual Training: Preparing Future Naval Officers for 21st Century Warfare

Sea Blind: Pacing Cybersecurity’s Evolving Impact on Maritime Operations

Maritime Cybersecurity Topic Week By Mark McIntyre and Joe DiPietro Technology Disruption Just as the sextant enabled celestial navigation of ships far from shore, and signal flags and lights allowed ships to communicate with one another more effectively, the adoption of digital technology has allowed sailors to shoot, move, and communicate even more rapidly. While … Continue reading Sea Blind: Pacing Cybersecurity’s Evolving Impact on Maritime Operations

At the Commissioning of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Aircraft Carrier Baekdusan

By JD Work The cheers of the crowd were deafening as the sharp prow of the Baekdusan fast carrier (CVL) slid into the dark waters of the protected basin at Sinpo. The adulation may have even carried some genuine enthusiasm by those caught up in the sight of North Korea’s first aircraft carrier officially launching, … Continue reading At the Commissioning of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Aircraft Carrier Baekdusan