US Navy reveals details of new surface combatant
By Peter Jones*
The backbone of the US surface combatant force is the Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers (DDG-51s). It is expected that just over...
Exercise Sea Dragon 2022
Maritime patrol aircraft from Australia, Canada, India, South Korea and the US took part in Exercise Sea Dragon 2022 which commenced on 5 January...
Russian anti-mine vessel is home
The first of the Alexandrit class MCM vessels to be laid down, the Georgy Kurbatrov arrived in the Black Sea Fleet's main base of Sevastopol on 12 January....
Surface ships in mortal peril
By Andrew Davies*
At an ASPI conference a few years ago, I remarked that I thought that major surface combatants had been obsolete for many...
Cannot do more with less: US Admiral
The Navy should be piqued more easily by the things it’s not doing well, according to the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
“We need...
Historic HMS Victory to be spruced up
A £35 million conservation project to renovate HMS Victory which will include replacing rotting planks has been announced on the 100th anniversary of the...
Iran’s asymmetric arms build-up
In 2021 alone, Iran’s naval forces and Revolutionary Guard added the Alvand destroyer, four Martoob al-Sabehat 15 Type submarines and 110 combat speedboats, Defense...
Indian ship-building on the wane
The Indian Navy is unlikely to meet its goal of having a 175-ship fleet in the next five years due to a lack of...
Autonomous vessels and international law
What are the challenges posed by the advent of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) for international maritime law?
By Jennifer Parker*
Autonomous ocean-going vessels, often invoke...
US admiral’s plan to deal with adversaries
The head of the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet has laid out a plan to prepare his force to deter or defeat a top-notch adversary,...