Read Part 1 on defining distributed maritime operations. Read Part 2 on anti-ship firepower and U.S. shortfalls. Read Part 3 on assembling massed fires and modern fleet tactics. Read Part 4 on weapons depletion and last-ditch salvo dynamics. Read Part 5 on salvo patterns and maximizing volume of fire. Read Part 6 on platform advantages and combined … Continue reading Fighting DMO, Pt. 8: China’s Anti-Ship Firepower and Mass Firing Schemes→
By Ahmed Mujuthaba Coast guard roles are envisaged to lay a bridge between state enforcers on land and those beyond state waters. Understanding the fundamental application of coast guard organizations is important, especially given their varying roles and responsibilities in the maritime domain. Today’s coast guards are engaged in an operational spectrum spanning from an … Continue reading China Coast Guard: On a Trajectory for Peace or Conflict?→
By Daniel J. Kostecka The China Coast Guard (CCG) is growing in capability, capacity, and confidence. With an established presence throughout China’s “near seas” in East Asia and further abroad in the North Pacific on fishery patrols, the possibility of additional long-distance deployments by the CCG should be seen as a matter of when and … Continue reading Expect China’s Coast Guard to Conduct Counter-Drug Patrols Off Latin America→