Russian Navy to get hypersonic missiles
On Russian Naval Day (31 July 2022) President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s navy would soon be fitted with powerful “Zircon” hypersonic cruise missiles, which...
Security threat of ‘narco-drones’
This month, Spanish police authorities seized autonomous underwater vehicles, each capable of transporting around 200 kilograms of drugs. It's not the first time police authorities have caught...
RN’s new hi-tech ship
In a ceremony held at Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth on 29th July, the UK’s Royal Navy ‘NavyX’ innovation team took delivery of...
Congressional Research Service Report on US Navy Force Structure
On 28 July the Congressional Research Service released the report Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress. The 84-page report...
Efforts to save the former HMS Bronington
A campaign has begun to raise funds to save the former command of the Prince of Wales, the Ton class minesweeper HMS Bronington. The...
French warning on N-sub task
One of France's most senior defence figures is warning Australia that acquiring nuclear submarines will be "much more difficult" than the now scrapped plan...
US seeks to boost unmanned fleet
The U.S. Navy sees its future fleet comprised of more than 350 manned ships and about 150 unmanned ships hoping technology means lower operating...
Austal gets $135m US ship contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA with a $156 million contract to construct two additional steel-hulled Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ships (T-ATS),...
Russian mega-sub in Baltic
Last autumn, the “Severodvinsk” test launched the submarine version of Russia’s new hypersonic Tsirkon cruise missile in the Barents Sea. It is unclear whether...
Extending US N-subs’ life
On June 4, the US Navy laid the keel for USS District of Columbia, the first of its new Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines, at...