Bigger Italian troop ships
The Italian Navy is planning new ship purchases to push its on-board accommodation for amphibious landing force staff and troops to 1,700, officials have...
What progress on naval electrification
In this Q&A with Ed Thaxton, chief technology officer and vice president of business development for Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems, Breaking Defense discusses:...
$45bn Hunter-class blow-out
One of the nation’s biggest and most troubled defence projects – a plan to build a fleet of nine 10,000-tonne frigates in Adelaide –...
Israel’s new autonomous submarine
On 05 May 2023, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled a large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) called BlueWhale, which is described as an unmanned submarine...
UK’s new ocean-surveillance vessel
The UK has unveiled its new Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance vessel, RFA Proteus, during a visit by senior NATO leaders to Faslane, home of the...
Sudan episode reveals Marines’ weakness
Hundreds of Americans trapped in war-torn Sudan last month needed a way out of the country, but the U.S. Marine Corps, the go-to service...
Sustaining China’s naval operations
The Chinese navy’s ability to project power into distant waters like the Indian Ocean or the Persian Gulf is constrained by its at-sea replenishment...
Uncrewed vessels and the law
By Natalie Klein*
Maritime Autonomous Vehicles (MAVs) have fast become an essential component of the modern maritime security scene and may operate underwater, on the...
$180m for anti-ship missile defence
The Albanese Government has committed $180 million over the next 5 years to modernise the anti-ship missile defence capabilities on Royal Australian Navy ships,...
Indian Navy’s newest destroyer begins sea trials
The third of the India’s Visakhapatnam-class destroyers, theImphal has commenced sea trials. This class is designed by the Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and constructed...