Trump class could pressure AUKUS subs plan
The US Navy has confirmed that its planned Trump-class guided-missile battleship, whose lead ship would be USS Defiant, will be nuclear-powered. The propulsion decision...
Trump-class ships to cost $275bn
The potential cost of the Navy’s new nuclear-powered battleship procurement program is estimated to be $275 billion, with the first Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)) costing...
Taiwan gets coast guard cutter
Taipei received its latest cutter this week from a $1.3 billion program initiated almost a decade ago to expand Taiwan’s white hull fleet to...
Singapore’s second multi-role combat vessel launched
On 23 July the Republic of Singapore Navy’s second Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) was launched at the ST Engineering’s Benoi Shipyard.
The Coordinating Minister for...
US seeking carrier-based drones
The U.S. Navy is looking for a family of carrier-based drones that can fulfill a variety of missions, according to a July 14 Request...
US shipbuilding workforce shortage
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that the U.S. has fallen dangerously behind on shipbuilding, creating a massive shortage of skilled workers—and a lucrative...
SeaTransport in successful beach landing
SeaTransport's 73m Matilda 1, an Australian-designed stern landing vessel (SLV) under lease to support the US Marine Corps (USMC), has successfully undertaken beach landing...
UK’s reasons for cancelling T83 destroyers
The UK Ministry of Defence has set out its thinking behind cancelling the Type 83 destroyer, saying the classified analysis that shaped the decision...
French seizes shadow fleet tanker
The French Navy boarded and diverted a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean off Sicily. In a social media post, French President...
Russian battlecruiser back after 27 years
The refurbished Soviet-era giant Admiral Nakhimov nuclear-powered battlecruiser has returned to Severomorsk for first time in 27 years, the Barents Observer reports.
The refurbished Soviet-era...