Austral USA’s $249M deal for fast transports; launches new hull
Naval Sea Systems command has awarded Austal USA a $248.8 million contract for work on two Expeditionary Fast Transports (EPF), formerly known as the Joint High Speed Vessel, according to Pentagon contract announcement (Sep 2016). The case for increasing size of US Navy
A report to the US Congress says current US Navy plans call for achieving and maintaining a fleet of 308 ships of certain types and numbers. But some observers have advocated increasing Navy’s force-level goal to about 350 ships. US force ‘under-sized’ for Chinese task
By Jon Solomon*
The Combat Logistics Force might be undersized for sustaining high-tempo forward U.S. Navy operations in the event of a major Sino-American war...
Red Atlantic: Russia could choke air, sea lanes To Europe
By Sydney J. Freedberg
Russia’s most advanced attack submarine, the Severodvinsk class. (Navy graphic)
NATIONAL HARBOR: Russia could hinder US reinforcements headed to Europe in the...
USS Stennis home after seven months in W Pac
Last month (Aug 2916) the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) returned home from a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific – the...
HMAS Hobart begins trials
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) air warfare destroyer, Hobart, has begun its first series of sea trials. During these trials, the ship’s propulsion, maneuvering,...
Kakadu exercise shows is value
The Royal Australian Navy is conducting the multinational maritime exercise, Kakadu 2016, in Darwin, Australia.Ex ercise Kakadu 2016 is the 13th iteration of the...
Jokowi inspects large-scale naval exercise in Java Sea
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has witnessed a large-scale biennial exercise conducted by the Navy in the Java Sea (Sep 2016).
This year the event involved...
U.S. Navy announces Littoral Combat Ship program overhaul
The U.S. Navy last week announced an overhaul of its troubled Littoral Combat Ship program that will include turning the first four ships into...
Canadian warship design requests national shipbuilding program delay
A senior official with the Canadian Forces says there's been a slight delay in issuing a complex request to industry for an off-the-shelf design...