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New Congressional report on US Navy force structure

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The Congressional Research Service released on 19 April its latest Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress report. The current and...

Indonesia launches presidential corvette

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On 19 April the Indonesian Chief of Naval Staff (Kasal) Admiral Muhammad Ali launched the Presidential Helicopter Guided-Missile Corvette at the PT Karimun Anugrah...

Xi inspects PLA-N in southern theatre command

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On 11 April Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the Navy in the Southern Theatre Command. President Xi, who is also General Secretary of the...

AUKUS: Canada stuggles to keep up

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By Dave Makichuk, Western Standard You might recall the running joke, a few years ago. It was said that the West Edmonton Mall had more...

Impact of AUKUS on US ship-building

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The US Navy’s new 30-year shipbuilding plan, unveiled today, shows the US plans to build additional Virginia-class submarines to replace those eventually sold to...

US likely to fall short on 355 ships

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The U.S. Navy’s fleet would never reach the statutorily required 355 ships under two of the three scenarios outlined in the service’s latest long-range...

Australia’s choices with China

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By Hugh White* In a speech to the Press Club in Canberra this week, Foreign Minister Penny Wong sketched a fine vision for the future...

French naval vessels in Nth Qld

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Two French Navy (Marine Nationale) surface warships have berthed in North Queensland this week, as part of a five-month deployment which will circumnavigate the...

US losing the race for the Arctic

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By Josh Caldon* Almost weekly there is another story insinuating that the US is losing the “race for the Arctic.” Those who support the claim...

$110m vessel for undersea ops

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A 10-year-old Norwegian ship bought by Australia for $110 million will soon be converted into a defence force vessel, dedicated to supporting future undersea...