US’s drone subs and buoys in the Arctic
The U.S. Navy has awarded the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution a contract worth more than $12 million to develop unmanned undersea vehicles and buoys,...
China military watch: sea-based missiles
By Malcolm Davis and Charlie Lyons Jones*
On 15 September, China successfully launched the Long March-11 solid propellant launch vehicle off a merchant vessel in the Yellow...
The future of China’s n-powered subs force
By Adam Ni*
China finally achieved an operational underwater nuclear capability in recent years, almost six decades after it first launched its nuclear-powered ballistic missile...
Report on two types of amphibious ships
This report discusses two types of amphibious ships being procured for the Navy: LPD-17 Flight II class amphibious ships and LHA-type amphibious assault ships....
US Navy shows air power in Indo-Pacific
U.S. Navy aircraft and ships with the Reagan Carrier Strike Group conducted an air power demonstration over the Philippine Sea Tuesday that came hard...
Hornet from Nimitz strikes ISIS
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet struck Islamic State positions in Iraq late last month, the first time in nearly two-and-a-half years that a...
Subs: dollars, strategic and nightmares
The argument for subs lies within the fundamental call on any nation: defend the realm and protect the currency (proving the oldest-profession status of...
Record warplanes on HMS Queen Elizabeth
More warplanes than ever before have embarked on Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth ahead of exercises in the North Sea, Forces Net...
Steel cat Brisbane comes up to speed
Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Brisbane recently stretched her legs off the coast of Sydney, to conduct a full power trial, Navy Daily reports.
A power...
US thinking about extending Nimitz class
The Navy is considering an extension of the service lives of the first few aircraft carriers in the Nimitz-class, the head of the service’s...