Will the US Navy be ready for war with China in 2027?
By Justin Katz*
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti has ordered the US Navy to be prepared for the possibility of conflict with China...
US’s $1 trillion ship build
The 2025 plan to recapitalize the Navy’s fleet will cost about $40.1 billion annually — about double what the service has received from Congress...
Russia upgrading Arctic N-subs
While Russia is midway into its nuclear submarine modernisation program with the new 4th generation ballistic missile carriers of the Borei-class, priority is also...
Submarine stealth v detection by AI
The modern race to build undetectable submarines dates from the 1960s. In that decade, the United States and the Soviet Union began a game...
Bolder plan for RAN needed
By Jennifer Parker*
The past year brought a renewed focus on Australia’s deteriorating security situation and maritime capability. Despite the maritime emphasis in Australia’s 2024...
Russians boost strike drones
By Kateryna Bondar*
In December 2024 Ukrainian military sources shared with Western media that Russia had started equipping its Shahed-136 strike drones with artificial intelligence....
Protecting coastlines against China
Navies across the Asia-Pacific region are boosting amphibious capabilities in an effort to protect their complex coastlines, as China continues its flex its military...
Canada’ inadequate submarine fleet
Canada has the most extensive coastline in the world, with some 151,000 miles. And in an ever-changing political landscape, the country is woefully short...
UK to buy key N-sub parts from Naval Group
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced that it plans to spend £12.5 million for the procurement of four additional Fresh Water Cooling Heat Exchanger...
China’s new amphibious ship
China has launched the first of the Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan (51), at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard facilities at Changxing Island in Shanghai....