US catching up on high-energy lasers
Despite over a decade of research and investment in high-energy lasers (HELs) and high-power microwaves (HPMs), the U.S. Navy has yet to deploy these...
China Builds World’s First Dedicated Drone Carrier
China has built the world's first dedicated drone carrier. The ship has not been reported however and many of the circumstances surrounding it remain...
UK ramps up drone warships
The UK will order up to six drone-carrying warships for its Royal Navy as the government puts it on a war footing amid rising...
Looker for cheaper way to zap cheap drones
The toll of expending expensive surface fleet weapons to take out cheap Houthi drones, anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles in the Red Sea has...
Red Sea’s asymmetrical naval cost
By Dr Bonnie Johnson*
The recent crisis in the Red Sea has escalated from Houthi drone and missile attacks on commercial ships to a major...
French Navy’s missile double whammy
France’s synchronized test firing of naval cruise missiles from a surface ship and a submarine 400 kilometers apart adds a land-attack capability for European...
ME: out by $1b in munitions
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro today told lawmakers his service is out at least $1 billion in critical munitions because of recent operations in...
Powerful laser to be installed in British Fleet
A powerful laser weapon will be added to the Royal Navy’s arsenal in the next three years as the need for weapons to counter...
RAN’s sea-mining capability
The Royal Australian Navy has laid sea mines for the first time in nearly 50 years during Exercise Dugong.
The mine warfare and clearance diving...
Worrying German missile failures
The Red Sea-deployment of German warship “Hessen” was off to a start with mixed results this week, as missile woes for the German Navy...