HMAS Stuart gets new mast
HMAS Stuart now has a new mast as part of the Anzac class frigate’s mid-life capability upgrade (AMCAP).
The mast incorporates technologies designed to provide improved detection,...
Tests towards US Navy autonomous ship
The U.S. Navy is conducting a series of tests aimed at advancing autonomous capabilities and navigation, demonstrating that a large ship can become a...
‘Stolen’ Ukrainian grain seized
Lebanon has seized a ship loaded with barley and wheat flour while it determines whether the cargo may have been stolen from Ukraine, said...
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...