Second Indonesian Navy hospital ship
On 15 August the Indonesian Navy’s second hospital ship KRI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat was named and launched at the PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya....
New Russian submarine revealed
Nuclear weapons are Russia's ultimate insurance policy against NATO intervention in Ukraine. As their importance is emphasised, an ambitious new ballistic missile submarine has...
N Korean sub’s first deployment
On August 16th, the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) (North Korea) confirmed that its first ship-in-class KSS III submarine, ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, has...
Divers find WWI wreck off Scily Is
The wreckage of the USS Jacob Jones, a Tucker-class destroyer, and the first ship of its kind to be sunk by enemy fire, was...
Construction begins on OPV 6
The first piece of steel has been cut in Henderson, WA, for what will be known as HMAS Carpentaria. Luerssen Australia now has six...
Chinese spy vessel to dock in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's government has granted permission for a controversial Chinese research vessel to visit the island despite India's concerns that it could spy on...
The unmanned future of US Navy
For clues about how a U.S. Navy of the future may look, consider the 2022 Rim of the Pacific exercise.
Yes, there was a traditional...
China’s newest N-sub near Taiwan
The Chinese Navy’s (PLAN) latest submarine, which was only commissioned in July, is based in their East Sea Fleet. This fleet faces off against...
A new US small carrier capability
A new naval combat concept demonstrated by the US shows that amphibious ships can be turned into small aircraft carriers, adding power and flexibility...
RIMPAC puts unmanned vessels to test
The testing of four unmanned surface vessels at the Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise will help the U.S. Navy kick off a program...