South Korea’s unnecessary aircraft carrier
By Bradley Perrett*
South Korea daily faces a risk of cataclysmic war: invasion by an army of more than 1 million, mass artillery bombardment of its...
Covid hits US ships in Mid-East
A dozen troops on an amphibious transport dock ship and several more on a guided-missile cruiser have tested positive for the illness caused by...
Nimitz almost home after long deployment
After heading over the horizon last April, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to upend life across America, the aircraft carrier Nimitz and...
Report to Congress on Ford carrier program
Congress, as part of its action on the Navy’s FY2021 budget, provided a total of $2,565.4 million (i.e., about $2.6 billion), including $71.0...
Big defence spending still on track
By Marcus Hellyer*
The Australian government has released its mid-year budget update in the form of the portfolio additional estimates statements. If you’re looking for...
UAE’s large diver-delivery contract
UAE based Armacraft, a developer and builder of composite patrol vessels, have signed a substantial order for its new Trident (submersible high-speed diver delivery...
Does RAN need Tomahawk missiles?
By Marcus Hellyer*
The Department of Defence appears to be in the early stages of identifying a ship-launched land-attack missile for acquisition. The government assessed...
Australian warship to join UK Pacific exercise
An Australian warship is expected to join HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Carrier Strike Group for exercises in the Pacific region later this year, UKDJ reports.
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Italy’s flagship in F-35B trials in US
Following its Atlantic crossing, the aircraft carrier Cavour, the flagship of the Italian Navy, will conduct its first trials with the F-35B Lightning II...
Canadian Navy chooses multi-role ship
Like many navies around the world, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is making use of the most modern technological advancements in the design and...