World naval developments Jan 2015
By Norman Friedman*
CHINA has consistently supported Ukraine during its agony at the hands of Russian-supported separatists. One of the less-publicized reasons why is that...
Fit to be a frigate?
By Steven Wills
ONE of the most persistent complaints about the USA’s Littoral Combatant Ship (LCS) is that it is not fit to replace...
‘Preparedness of Kota Kinabalu naval base must be improved’
MALAYSIAN Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein says the construction of infrastructure needed to refit Malaysia's Scorpene submarines at the Kota Kinabalu Naval Base...
Indonesian Navy limitations exposed in AirAsia search
Reprinted from issue 010 of DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2015 published by http://www.maasmondmaritime.com/ on 2015-01-10
INDONESIA'S hunt for the wreckage of a...
Nuclear sub increase: Russia 5, US 2
Reprinted from issue 029 of DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2015 published by http://www.maasmondmaritime.com/ on 2015-01-29
THE size of the Russian submarine force...
To safeguard the seas
By Commander James Feldkamp*
THE United States Navy is the most preeminent naval force in the world. Following Alfred Mahan’s dictum that “a...
Ennsub completes work for Wheatstone LNG platform
Reprinted from issue 028 of DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2015 published by http://www.maasmondmaritime.com/ on 2015-01-28
ENNSUB has completed the design, manufacture, testing and...
The Brazilian Navy: green water or blue?
By Paul Pryce*
ALTHOUGH much attention has been directed toward the uncertain fate of the Mistral-class amphibious assault ships that were being built in Saint-Nazaire,...
Indonesian maritime doctrine: realising potential of the ocean
By Mervyn Piesse; FDI Research Analyst, Indian Ocean Research Programme
Key Points
• President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has outlined an ambitious maritime doctrine...