Expanding threat spectrum for surface ships
By Sam Goldsmith*
The threat spectrum for surface combatants — ships that can engage air, surface, subsurface and shore targets — is rapidly expanding and...
Damaged sub Connecticut arrives in US
The secretive, damaged and pricey fast-attack submarine Connecticut, which struck an undersea mountain in October, pulled into San Diego Sunday after transiting from Guam,...
AUKUS and collective seapower
AUKUS: A personal view by David Hobbs
The AUKUS agreement capitalises on the intimate and long-standing links that exist between the three navies and their nations'...
Commissioning of USS Daniel Inouye
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) on 8 December at Pearl Harbor. More than 1,000 guests including service...
Brazil’s nuclear submarine project
In a ceremony held on November 25, the Brazilian Navy signed an agreement to start building the hull of its first nuclear-powered submarine (SSN),...
Ups and downs of a US naval shipyard
2020 was a bad year for Bath Iron Works, one of two shipyards that builds the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the workhorse of the U.S....
Update on Virginia-class program
The following is the Nov. 17, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress.
From the...
How to get eight N-subs by 2038
By Bradley Perrett*
First, ditch the notion of building in Adelaide. Construction in Australia is the single factor that cripples Australia’s plan to acquire at...
S-81 Spanish sub passes milestone
The S-81 "Isaac Peral", first submarine of the S-80 series built by Navantia for the Spanish Navy has successfully passed the safety milestone of...
Scramble to salvage F35
On the morning of the 17th November, a UK-owned F-35B crashed into the sea while flying from HMS Queen Elizabeth. The pilot ejected safely...