Ships

Netherland’s diesel submarine move

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The Netherlands Ministry of Defense (MoD) says it has received three offers from European shipbuilders for the Replacement Netherlands Submarine Capability Program (RNSCP) for...

BAE to get key AUKUS N-sub role

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Plans have surfaced from a recent ‘Departmental Minute dated 28 June 2023‘ indicating the UK Ministry of Defence’s intent to contract BAE Systems for...

Corvettes not a good option for RAN

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By Rowan Moffitt* Several recent articles, including one last week by the US Studies Centre’s Peter Dean, have promoted the need for corvettes for the...

HMS Albion’s exit leaves a gap

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HMS Albion returned to Devonport last week after another highly successful deployment and will now go into a state of reduced readiness. Unfortunately, this...

The Dreadnought after next

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The following is the 1st Place, Gold Prize-winning essay of the First Sea Lord’s Essay Competition republished by the Centre for International Maritime Security...

Fourth Chinese LHD taking shape

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The fourth Type 075 amphibious assault ship (LHD) for the Chinese Navy (PLAN) is rapidly taking shape with builder Hudong-Zhonghua at their primary shipyard...

Total made-in-America for US Navy ships

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Senators unanimously agreed to legislation mandating that 100% of components for all Navy ships be manufactured in the U.S. by 2033, Defense News reports. The...

US Republicans call for sub shipbuilding Boost

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On 26 July a group of twenty-two Republican senators wrote to President Biden seeking an increase in the US submarine building capacity. This plan...

USS Canberra commissioned in Sydney

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The littoral control ship USS Canberra (LCS-30) was commissioned into the US Navy at Fleet Base East, Sydney, on 22 July. With her big sister the...

HMS Prince of Wales back in water

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A Royal Navy aircraft carrier which broke down just a few miles from its home port has left dry dock in Rosyth after nine...