Ships

US stops Iran from stealing unmanned vessel

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The U.S. Navy halted one of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels from confiscating a 5th Fleet unmanned surface vessel in the Arabian...

Emergency command lines clarified

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The U.S. Navy is clarifying the chain of command for fires and other emergencies that occur while ships are in port for maintenance, the...

US vessel refused Solomons refuel

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A US Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter the Solomon Islands for a routine port call because the local government did not respond to...

US Navy fits high-energy laser to destroyer

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Lockheed Martin has delivered to the US Navy a 60+ Kilowatt high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS) system. It has been...

Workforce is challenge to the US Columbia-Class program

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The Program Executive Office (PEO) Strategic Submarines, Rear Admiral Scott Pappano, recently spoke at a USAir Force Association Mitchell Institute forum on the challenges...

HMAS Canberra heads home after three months

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By Lieutenant Nancy Cotton After almost three months at sea on a regional presence deployment through the Pacific, HMAS Canberra is heading back to her...

China’s exponential warship trajectory

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China is “exponentially” increasing its warship capability and has reportedly re-started mass production of guided-missile destroyers, the Guardian reports. The Chinese Communist party-controlled newspaper, the...

US learning from collisions at sea

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The fatal collision of destroyer John S. McCain with the tanker Alnic MC on Aug. 21, 2017, stunned the U.S. Navy. It came just...

China-Taiwan submarine imbalance

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Even to laypeople, the odds of a China-versus-Taiwan underwater faceoff seem unbalanced, VOA News reports. China’s submarine force: 66 boats in 2020 with 76 expected...

US Coast Guard tests new roles

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For the first time, a U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter oversaw American and foreign navy ships during high-end military drills, including an anti-submarine...