New concept for RNZN’s boarding capability
The Royal New Zealand Navy has adopted a new concept for providing a boarding capability. This is to have short-notice Deployable Boarding Teams (DBT)...
Weighing ship procurement risks
By Richard Dunley*
The Australian National Audit Office’s recent report on the Hunter-class frigate program contained a number of significant revelations, but one of the...
Challenges surfacing with uncrewed vessels
By Jennifer Parker*
There’s a growing trend for naval forces to acquire uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) because of the potential advantages they offer, such as...
Chinese looting ship arrested
A Chinese-registered vessel has been detained in Malaysia, on suspicion of looting the wreckage of Second World War-era British warships in the South China...
Solution for keeping up with China
It’s a growing problem that has United States naval commanders scratching their heads: How to keep up with China’s ever-expanding fleet of warships, CNN...
US looking at magnet technology
The Pentagon’s advanced science division is taking a new look at a technology that promises to revolutionize how warships travel and fight in the...
Abu Dhabi unveils new corvette design
Emirati firm Abu Dhabi Ship Building today unveiled the design of its 92-meter corvette, making it the longest vessel designed in the United Arab...
When is a corvette not a corvette?
By Jennifer Parker*
The defence strategic review highlighted the need for the Royal Australian Navy to have two levels of surface combatants to provide ‘increased...
$3bn contract for anti-sub ships
The Pentagon awarded Austal USA a contract to build the lead ship in what’s envisioned as the first of seven next-generation oceanic surveillance ships —...
Iran’s new ship-launched missile
Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the IRGC Naval Forces gave an interview to the Iranian press in which he discussed the recent delivery...