Report on China’s naval modernisation
On 30 Jnauary the US Congressional Research Service released a 72 page report titled “China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues...
Aging under-staffed US military
The Heritage Foundation this week released its annual report on the “Index of U.S. Military Strength,” which the conservative Washington think tank suggested to...
Close call for USS Gravely
A Houthi anti-ship missile got within a nautical mile of the Navy destroyer Gravely on Tuesday, and the warship used its Phalanx Close-In Weapons...
Decline of RN’s submarine arm
By Peter Briggs*
Britain’s Royal Navy has advertised for a suitably experienced individual to fill the role of its director of submarines, a rear admiral...
AI and quantum in submarine hunts
You’ve seen it in too many movies. Passive-sonar operators wearing headphones strain to hear faint traces of an enemy submarine, Breaking Defense reports. The...
Regional defence deployments resume
The Australian Defence Force has deployed a Royal Australian Navy warship to conduct the first regional presence deployment for 2024. The Anzac class frigate...
RN’s missile defence boost
The U.K. government awarded pan-European missile maker MBDA three contracts worth a total £405 million ($515 million) to bolster the Royal Navy’s defenses against...
US Navy plea: where are the lasers
The head of U.S. Naval Surface Forces and other brass have praised the work of Navy destroyers operating in the Red Sea, where they...
Turkey’s first locally developed frigate
On January 19, Turkey's first-in-class frigate TCG Istanbul entered into service with the country's Navy during a ceremony held at Sefine Shipyard in Yalova...
Australia and Japan sign undersea research accord
For the first time, two of America’s closest allies have agreed to pursue advanced research on key capabilities — “strategic capabilities in robotic and...