New US carrier heads to sea
The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, went to sea for the first time on 28 January 2026,...
RN addresses sub maintenance delays
The Royal Navy's Submarine Maintenance Recovery Plan (SMRP) was formally launched on 15th January, Navy Lookout reports.
The First Sea Lord announced he would initiate...
US’s misplaced shipbuilding obsession
By Colin Grabow*
In a year dominated by sharp partisanship, numerous lawmakers improbably united around the revival of America’s commercial shipbuilding industry. Congressional legislation that...
US set to deploy two drone vessels
After rounds of prototyping, the US Navy is ready to deploy two of its medium-sized drone vessels this year and even integrate one with...
Should UK go after sanctioned tankers?
Earlier this month, the United States (US) seized the Marinera, a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic. Formerly sailing as the Bella 1...
Trump battleship an easier target: China
U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” graced by his own name, but China just calls the U.S. Navy’s...
US ships: massive workforce needed
To construct the Navy’s planned Golden Fleet, U.S. naval shipbuilders must hire a quarter million people over the next decade, Secretary of the Navy...
US-built Saudi frigate launched
The Saudi Ministry of Defense confirmed the launch of HMS Saud, the first Multi-Mission Surface Combatant frigate built in the United States for the...
China’s merchant-military fleet
By Tom Sharpe*
Images have emerged of a Chinese medium-sized cargo ship, docked at Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard, fitted with a modular electromagnetic catapult for launching...
New Russian sanctions-busting LNG tanker
The first domestically built LNG carrier with ice classification Arc7 has been handed over to buyers at the Zvezda Yard. The Alexei Kosygin will...