BAE to get key AUKUS N-sub role
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A Royal Navy aircraft carrier which broke down just a few miles from its home port has left dry dock in Rosyth after nine...
Next generation of Chinese frigate
New imagery confirms that production of the next generation frigate for the Chinese Navy (PLAN) is now underway at both Hudong in Shanghai and...