India’s three new ships
The Indian Navy commissioned the Nilgiri-class frigate INS Dunagiri, Survey Vessel (Large) INS Sanshodhak and ASW Shallow Water Craft INS Agray on June 21,...
Russian faults in yacht near-miss incident
By Tom Sharpe*
The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich firing warning shots across the bow of the British yacht Bright Future on June 16 was not...
Trump battleship: detail before money.
The House Armed Services Committee doesn’t want the Navy to sign off on a construction contract for the Trump-class battleship until the service provides...
New patrol vessel commissioned
The Royal Australian Navy commissioned HMAS Eyre into the fleet on 30 May, in a ceremony at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, Australian Defence Magazine...
New role for uncrewed ships
The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is gearing up for a deployment with a Seahawk medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) as part of its strike...
China’s new N-powered carrier
Satellite footage of the Dalian Shipyard in northern China has confirmed that construction of the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is progressing rapidly, positioning...
Chinese Navy’s 45 late-gen destroyers
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has commissioned a new Type 052D class destroyer, the Tongchuan, into service in the South China Sea. The...
China drives off Dutch ship in Paracels
Chinese naval and air forces drove off a Dutch air defense frigate near a disputed archipelago using warnings and electronic interference, Beijing’s South China...
Uncrewed minehunter’s successful docking
In one of the first known operational instances of its kind, the Royal Navy has docked an uncrewed vessel in its minehunting mothership as...
Behind the Mogami deal
Last month’s signing aboard JS Kumano of contracts for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to build the first three Mogami-class frigates for Australia was rightly...