Boost for AI’s use in submarine production
The US Navy and tech firm Palantir have announced an initial $448 million contract that will see the tech company proliferate its artificial intelligence...
The future of the US surface fleet
The abrupt curtailment of the Constellation-class frigate programme in November 2025, paired with mounting delays across American naval shipyards, has underscored the fragility of...
US Navy releases Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group investigations
On 4 December 2025 the US Navy released investigations related to the four incidents at sea that occurred during Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike...
Sea trials for new Chinese amphibious ship
The People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) announced that on 16 November the Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan completed its first three-day ‘navigation test mission’...
Russian threat to UK’s undersea assets
To Russia, the Yantar is an oceanic research vessel - to others, including the UK, it's a spy ship, and a worry for Britain's...
US Navy cans constellation-class frigate
The US Navy is walking away from the Constellation-class frigate program to focus on new classes of warships the service can build faster, Secretary...
Questioning the big UK carriers
By Andrew Latham*
The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class carriers were written off not long ago as symbols of strategic confusion: too large for a modest...
Fujian begins carrier operations
The People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) announced on 18 November that its new 85,000 tonne aircraft carrier Fujian completed her first flight training operations. The...
Sea trials for huge new Chinese ship
China has begun sea trials for its first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan (Hull 51), after the vessel departed Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard on...
Chinese carrier’s sea trial
The Chinese Navy (PLAN) Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan (51) has commenced her first sea trial earlier today in Shanghai. The large new...