Getting by on one Collins submarine
Five of Australia’s six aging Collins-class submarines are undergoing repairs or are awaiting upgrades, according to a new report here, leaving only one fully...
China’s massive new assault ship
By Matthew P. Funaiole*
The Chinese defense industrial base continues to churn out ever larger and more capable warships at a stunning pace. New satellite...
Technology propels RN to efficiency
The Royal Navy's flagship can power through the water more efficiently – thanks to a new cleaning device that has removed 11kg of marine...
Radical ship redesign urged
The pace of change in maritime warfare requires Western navies to innovate faster and work more intimately with industrial partners to defeat evolving threats,...
RAN meeting the drone threat
nformed by recent conflicts in the Red and Black Seas, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is seeking new capabilities for its inventory of Mk45...
US well behind in ship-building
By Brent D. Sadler*
Introduction
On September 18, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) laying out the course...
Big fire at UK submarine yard
A fire has broken out at a shipyard currently building Britain’s next-generation nuclear submarines, each costing the Royal Navy £1.6 billion to develop. Two...
Korea and US conduct maritime exercise
As part of the 2024 National Defence Training, the Republic of Korea and US forces conducted joint and combined “maritime mobile training” from 22-25...
US Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy begin CARAT 2024
On 29 October elements from the US Navy, Marine Corps, and Royal Malaysian Armed Forces commenced Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2024....
Congressional report on US Navy force structure and shipbuilding
On 30 October the US Congressional Research Service released a 70 page report on the US Navy’s Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans. In summary...