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The need to cut steel, and cut it now

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The Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, speaks about Plan Pelorus - as well as the integration requirements of future platforms and systems...

Naval mines: innovating in the face of benign neglect

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Of the 19 U.S. Navy ships that have been seriously damaged or sunk by enemy action since the end of World War II, 15 – nearly 80 percent – were mine victims. Scott C. Truver looks at the threat. This vulnerability to mines has catalyzed the U.S. Navy to spend many hundreds of millions of dollars to counter a global threat that includes more than a million sea mines of more than 300 types in the inventories of more than 50 navies worldwide

Expert puts Chinese ship-building in context

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ON THE occasion of the publication of his newest book, Chinese Naval Shipbuilding: An Ambitious and Uncertain Course, the 6th volume in the USNI Press’ Studies in Chinese Maritime Development Series, CIMSEC acting director By Sally DeBoer*spoke with editor and author Dr. Andrew Erickson, Professor of Strategy in, and a core founding member of, the U.S. Naval War College (NWC)’s China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI).

Indian navy expansion

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Indian Navy gears up to induct more submarines, warships in 2017 The Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command is set to induct more warships and...

Moscow seeks naval drills as Russian warships visit Manila

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Russia wants to hold maritime drills with the Philippines to help combat terrorism and piracy, sending two warships to Manila for the first official...

World naval developments – December 2016

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By Norman Friedman* IN November the Navy cancelled development of the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) intended for the 155mm guns on board the...

Japan, Taiwan on guard after Chinese Naval ships enter Japanese waters

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JAPAN alleged (Dec 2016) that China violated the international maritime law when three Chinese patrol vessels trespassed into sovereign Japanese waters. The alleged incursion...

Russia to float out 2 nuclear submarines in 2017

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THE Project 955A nuclear submarine Prince Vladimir and the Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered underwater cruiser Kazan will be floated out in 2017, Russian Navy...

SECNAV announces need for 355-ship Navy

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THE Secretary of the US Navy announced the results of the 2016 Force Structure Assessment (FSA), a year-long effort which began in January that...

Contract for French subs signed

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Australia has signed the contract to buy 12 new military submarines designed by French contractor DCNS. US contractor Lockheed Martin will supply the weaponry...