New generation of Chinese frigates
China is building its next-generation frigate with a design indicative of increased global deployments and features to match the latest US naval combatants, Asia...
N-subs: frying pan to fire
There is an old saying that if you find yourself in a hole, the best course of action is to stop digging, Albert Palazzo*...
Dry-dock closures and AUKUS N-subs
The US Navy has abruptly suspended submarine repair work at four West Coast dry docks, prompting fresh concerns about the AUKUS agreement just weeks...
India conducts its largest war game
The maritime exercise TROPEX 2023 is underway. It is the Indian Navy’s major operational level exercise and is conducted biennially. TROPEX 2023 is the...
RN gets anti-mine drone-support vessel
The RN has bought a ship for £40m to launch and support underwater drones which will find and destroy sea mines. The yet to...
Crisis in tanker capacity
By Stephen M. Carmel*
The Department of Defense is projected to need on the order of one hundred tankers of various sizes in the event...
Australia to spend $1bn on sea mines
Australia will make its first major investment in sea mines since the Vietnam War, spending up to $1 billion on high-tech underwater weapons to...
India commissions 5th Kalvari Class submarine
The Indian Navy commissioned its fifth Kalvari Class submarine, the INS Vagir (Sand Shark) at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 23 January. The Kalvari class...
Trouble staffing the US Coast Guard
By Jasper Campbell and James Martin*
As the U.S. Coast Guard undergoes a period of “prolific” acquisitions, the service must resolve a lurking specter: How...
Proposal for dual-crewed N-subs
A senior member of the US Congress has called for a dual-crewed American submarine to be based in Australia as part of an interim...