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...
China: biggest navy getting deadlier
A mysterious large flattop has been spotted at a shipyard in southeastern China. The vessel does not look like any other ship that China...
Keel laying of Singapore’s first multi-role combat ship
On 23 October the Keel Laying Ceremony for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) first Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) was held at ST Engineering...
An upending day for the US Navy
The men and women aboard the Navy destroyer Carney could be forgiven for thinking they were headed toward a quiet cruise on Oct. 7,...
France’s next-generation carrier
France’s defense budget next year includes orders for a next-generation aircraft carrier to replace the Charles de Gaulle as well as a new frigate,...
New French carrier on agenda
France’s defense budget next year includes orders for a next-generation aircraft carrier to replace the Charles de Gaulle as well as a new frigate,...
Update on HMNZS Manawanui incident
The salvage and related operations by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has been designated Operation Resolution. It is led by the Senior National...
Lessons from loss of HMNZS Manawanui
By Jennifer Parker*
It is rare for a developed nation’s navy to lose a big vessel in peacetime. The sinking of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s...
China’s latest threat: commercial vessels
By Selwyn Parker*
In a belated recognition that China has cornered the construction of ocean-going commercial vessels, those ships crucial to secure sea-borne supply chains,...
Russians d-icing with catastrophe
Winter is quickly approaching in the Arctic and large parts of the far northern shipping route that connects the Pacific with the North Atlantic...