Some caution over uncrewed vessels
By Tom Sharpe*
The march to autonomy in warfare continues. Led by Ukraine and closely followed by China, the obvious requirement for “lethal mass” demands...
Lessons from the end of the Ark Royal
In December 1978, HMS Ark Royal, the Royal Navy’s last conventional aircraft carrier, paid off for the final time. Laid down in 1943, commissioned...
SA-Rolls Royce sign AUKUS booster
In a major boost to Australia’s AUKUS program, the South Australian government has reached a landmark agreement with British defence giant Rolls-Royce to boost...
Forget-me-not: lessons from US ship-building
By Marcus Jones*
In March 2025 testimony before the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Ronald O’Rourke, naval analyst for the Congressional...
New family of uncrewed surface vessels
American shipbuilding giant HII is beginning to build a new family of autonomous, unmanned surface vessels dubbed Romulus, the company announced during DSEI in...
Sea Archer’s Australian build begins
Leidos has started the Australian build of Sea Archer, a next-generation small uncrewed surface vessel (USV), Australian Defence Magazine reports.
“Given Australia’s vast northern approaches,...
New US frigate program in trouble
The Constellation-class frigate was supposed to replace the aging Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates now in service. However, last year, the US Navy warned that...
Norway to buy UK Type 26 frigates
Norway plans on acquiring at least five UK Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates, with an estimated price tag of £10 billion ($13.5 billion)...
Taiwan boosting drone defences
Taiwan is now rapidly developing a naval drone capability. Several types have been seen being trialled with a range of armaments. These vessels, known...
Carriers small and large are here to stay
Japan, for the first time since World War II, will once again have a navy that includes aircraft carriers — technically, at least, after...