How did Ukraine strike Crimean bases?
A pair of strikes against Russian bases in Crimea, well behind the Russian military’s lines in Ukraine, sent shockwaves through observers of the ongoing...
China’s exponential warship trajectory
China is “exponentially” increasing its warship capability and has reportedly re-started mass production of guided-missile destroyers, the Guardian reports.
The Chinese Communist party-controlled newspaper, the...
US learning from collisions at sea
The fatal collision of destroyer John S. McCain with the tanker Alnic MC on Aug. 21, 2017, stunned the U.S. Navy. It came just...
Big Russian Arctic exercise
More than 10 Russian warships and submarines are at sea, including “Pyotr Velikye”, the Northern Fleet’s large nuclear-powered battle cruiser, the press service in...
China-Taiwan submarine imbalance
Even to laypeople, the odds of a China-versus-Taiwan underwater faceoff seem unbalanced, VOA News reports.
China’s submarine force: 66 boats in 2020 with 76 expected...
Japan to upgrade missile capability
On August 2, 2022, Japan’s major newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported that the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) is looking at accelerating the deployment of...
US Coast Guard tests new roles
For the first time, a U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter oversaw American and foreign navy ships during high-end military drills, including an anti-submarine...
‘Unsafe’ Chinese intercepts
The commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said unsafe Chinese intercepts of U.S. and allied aircraft have become more common during a press...
HMAS Sydney’s top combat ability displayed
Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer, HMAS Sydney, displayed its sophisticated naval combat capabilities while participating in Exercise Pacific Dragon 2022 in the seas...
Second Indonesian Navy hospital ship
On 15 August the Indonesian Navy’s second hospital ship KRI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat was named and launched at the PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya....