FY23 US ship-building plan set for failure
By Matthew Hipple*
“About 300 ships, achieved in FY2018, will provide a force capable of… assuring access in any theater of operations, even in the...
Austal unveils new range of OPVs
Austal unveiled a new range of offshore patrol vessels at Indo Pacific 2022. Based on the in-service Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat, the "Offshore...
Crew suffer in refit nightmare
It's an extraordinary tale of tragedy and neglect that has consumed one of America's massive aircraft carriers and turned into a nightmare for the...
More Russian warships attacked
The Ukrainian Government has announced that its forces have badly damaged the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov with at least one Neptune missile and in a separate attack...
Doubt cast on unmanned surface vessel
The US Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday has cast doubt on whether the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel will have a place in...
Indonesian naval modernisation
On 20 April President Joko Widodo was present at PT Pal Shipyard in Surabaya for the announcements of both reforms to the commercial arrangements...
Construction begins on British Type 31 frigates
The keel was laid down in Rosyth of Venturer, the first general purpose Type 31 Inspiration class frigate. At 6,000 tonnes the Type 31...
Axe Hunter class, former RAN chief says
By David Shackleton*
In 2009, Australia’s government decided that it would replace eight Anzac-class frigates with nine ships optimised for anti-submarine warfare (ASW). There was...
New UK frigate under construction
A collection of videos and photographs show the current state of HMS Glasgow as the Type 26 Frigate is being built by BAE Systems...
US cruisers to go in five years
USS Vicksburg (CG-69) is in the middle of a $200 million repair period meant to keep the guided-missile cruiser in the fleet well into...