BY DOUG TSURUOKA
Ex-Navy chief John F. Lehman also says Moscow’s cyber hacking has damaged US military competitiveness and warns of lost lead to Russia in submarines and antisubmarine warfare
By Sandra Irwin, SpaceNews: “Rising military powers like Russia and China have built an elaborate network of sensors to monitor regions of the world that are of strategic importance to the United States. A mix of military and commercial surveillance and targeting technologies is helping both Russia and China extend the reach of their long-range weapons, undermining U.S. access and influence in regions such as Eastern Europe and the South China Sea.”
China’s Navy Inducts 2 More Sub Killer Stealth Warships
By Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat: “The two new warships, Guangyuan (hull number 552) and Suining (hull number 551), were commissioned on November 16 and 28 respectively at a naval base in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in southern China. Both vessels will serve in the PLAN's South Sea Fleet, the force responsible for Chinese naval operations in the South China Sea.”