SECNAV announces need for 355-ship Navy
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
Australia has signed the contract to buy 12 new military submarines designed by French contractor DCNS. US contractor Lockheed Martin will supply the weaponry...
Italian frigate to visit Australia
An Italian Navy FREMM frigate will visit Australia in January and February and hold exercises with the Australian Navy in the wake of the...
The unmanned era is already here
By CDRSalamander
LAST week we saw the 75th Pearl Harbor Day pass us by. There are libraries full of books about how it should not...
Frigate short-lister to set-up Canberra HQ
Fincantieri has been short-listed by the Australian Government to bid to design and build nine new frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and...
China delivers subs to Bangladesh. Intentions?
By Gurpreet S. Khurana*
ON 14 November 2016, the Bangladesh Navy (BN) took delivery of two old refurbished Chinese Type 035G Ming-class diesel-electric submarines. As...
Is 2017 the breakthrough year for unmanned vessels?
Autonomy is largely seen as the next big disruptor in the maritime world. So, is 2017 the year in which unmanned vessels really begin...