Naval Group’s first local manufacturing package
Naval Group has officially launched its first ‘Local Manufacturing Package’ expression of interest (EOI) to Australian industry – part of a package expected to...
A third aircraft carrier for India?
By Air Marshal M Matheswaran
The Indian military is undergoing what may be its most significant reorganisation since India’s independence, with considerable implications for its future...
China boosts N-subs shipyard capacity
As China pushes to become a blue-water power, nuclear-powered submarines are critically important to Beijing’s plan. Historically the Chinese Navy’s (PLAN) nuclear-powered submarine fleet...
190 US ships have covid cases
More than 190 U.S. Navy ships have suffered a COVID-19 outbreak this year, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said in a message...
Struggle to keep US fleet up to spec
The U.S. Navy’s aging surface fleet is getting harder to maintain, and overall is showing declining health in several key areas, such as its...
Bangladesh’s new patrol boats
In a departure from conventional shipbuilding procedures, Bangladesh’s Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSL) has announced a “steel-cutting ceremony” for the navy’s second batch of five...
The future of China’s n-powered subs force
By Adam Ni*
China finally achieved an operational underwater nuclear capability in recent years, almost six decades after it first launched its nuclear-powered ballistic missile...
Report on two types of amphibious ships
This report discusses two types of amphibious ships being procured for the Navy: LPD-17 Flight II class amphibious ships and LHA-type amphibious assault ships....
Hornet from Nimitz strikes ISIS
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet struck Islamic State positions in Iraq late last month, the first time in nearly two-and-a-half years that a...
Subs: dollars, strategic and nightmares
The argument for subs lies within the fundamental call on any nation: defend the realm and protect the currency (proving the oldest-profession status of...