China's Liaoning aircraft carrier. China will have the world’s second-largest naval fleet by 2030 after the United States based on tonnage, according to Kanwa Defence Review. Photo: Xinhua
South China Morning Post: PLA Navy in future will have world-class ships, but not the expertise to operate them, military observers say
Reliance on retired officers exposes serious shortfalls in staff training and promotions
The PLA’s recall of retired naval officers for recent maritime drills has exposed a deep shortage of talent in the ranks due to the military’s defective training and succession system, defence observers say.
More problems would come to light if nothing was done to rectify the outdated and bureaucratic methods of training and promoting staff as the People’s Liberation Army Navy expanded rapidly with more advanced warships and armaments, the experts warned.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 28, 2015
China Commissions Second 'Carrier Killer Destroyer' -- The Diplomat
China says not planning military bases in the Maldives -- Reuters
PLA's underwater listening network is baloney: Taiwan colonel -- Want China Times
NATO holding rare emergency meeting at Turkey’s request -- AP
US to Send More Troops and Aircraft to Turkey to Combat ISIS -- Military.com
NATO Says It Stands With Turkey In Fight Against ISIS -- NPR
Investigation Ordered Into String of Russian Air Force Crashes -- Moscow Times
Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Sees Export Orders Soar -- Sputnik
Hollande To Decide on Mistral Delivery Deal With Russia in Coming Weeks -- Sputnik
Undelivered Mistrals cost French shipbuilder DCNS 1 mln euro/mth -- Reuters
Swedish military investigating report of Russian submarine wreck -- Deutsche Welle
Sweden Finally Gets Their Russian Sub (But It's 100 Years Old) -- Sputnik
Russia to Host World Military Games: China Brought its Own Tank -- The Diplomat
Can Japan Win Australia's Submarine Contract? -- Mina Pollmann, The Diplomat
Figuring out the dimensions of Iran’s past research on nuclear weapons -- Washington Post
'Just the Ticket': 4-Star Solution to Nuclear Air Force Ills -- Robert Burns, AP
Marine Corps Will ‘Soon’ Announce F-35 Ready for Initial Operations -- DoD Buzz
Marines File Paperwork for F-35 IOC; Sign-Off 'Soon' -- Defense News
Dogfights Of The Future Will Be Unmanned -- Popular Science
Navy, Marines order up more Blackjack UAS -- Defense Sysytems
Navy Restricts Use of ‘A Number’ of SM-2 Missiles Following USS The Sullivans Launch Failure -- USNI News
Navy Creates New Ballistic Missile and Air Defense Task Force for Europe -- USNI News
The anti-DRONE missile: US Army fires steerable smart shells that can bring down UAVs from miles away -- Daily Mail
White House eyes $465M for African counterterror efforts -- The Hill
Army’s new night vision allows troops to accurately shoot from the hip -- Washington Times
Crane Army key for Navy aircraft bomb renovation -- Army.mil
Report: Chattanooga Victims May Not Be Eligible for Purple Hearts -- FOX News
Cut Defense Spending Because…? -- Justin T. Johnson, War On The Rocks
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