Forget-me-not: lessons from US ship-building
By Marcus Jones*
In March 2025 testimony before the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Ronald O’Rourke, naval analyst for the Congressional...
New family of uncrewed surface vessels
American shipbuilding giant HII is beginning to build a new family of autonomous, unmanned surface vessels dubbed Romulus, the company announced during DSEI in...
Sea Archer’s Australian build begins
Leidos has started the Australian build of Sea Archer, a next-generation small uncrewed surface vessel (USV), Australian Defence Magazine reports.
“Given Australia’s vast northern approaches,...
New US frigate program in trouble
The Constellation-class frigate was supposed to replace the aging Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates now in service. However, last year, the US Navy warned that...
Norway to buy UK Type 26 frigates
Norway plans on acquiring at least five UK Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates, with an estimated price tag of £10 billion ($13.5 billion)...
Taiwan boosting drone defences
Taiwan is now rapidly developing a naval drone capability. Several types have been seen being trialled with a range of armaments. These vessels, known...
Carriers small and large are here to stay
Japan, for the first time since World War II, will once again have a navy that includes aircraft carriers — technically, at least, after...
Pakistan’s third Hangor class submarine launched
On 14 August the third Hangor class conventional powered submarine, the Mangro was launched for the Pakistan Navy at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group...
Japan praises Mogami bid win
Australia’s decision to commission Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI) to build its next generation Sea3000 General-Purpose Frigate (GPF) has been widely celebrated in Tokyo.
Japanese stakeholders...
Japanese warships in NZ
Japanese warships have docked in Wellington, part of showing their presence in the Indo-Pacific region. JS Ise, a helicopter-carrier destroyer, and JS Suzunami, a...