US Navy’s spectacular laser test
The US Navy successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance, or HELIOS, system on one of its warships in fiscal...
Four nations conduct multilateral maritime cooperative activity
The combined defence and armed forces of Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrated “a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international...
Norway arrests Russian-crewed Norway-flagged vessel
Police in Tromsø, Norway, report that the Norwegian Coast Guard has detained the Silver Dania on suspicion of sabotage after a request from Latvian...
UK’s two new unscrewed marine systems
The Ministry of Defence is putting two newly developed uncrewed maritime systems—Snapper and Wasp—through final testing, UK Defence Journal reports.
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The alternatives to big ships
By Joseph Zeller*
A single missile can cripple a billion-dollar warship. Australia must explore other forms of sea power to effectively meet its immediate strategic...
Bring back the destroyer tender
If war broke out in the western Pacific tomorrow, how would U.S. Navy ships be supplied and repaired, US Naval Institute News asks? Given...
Leveraging civilian ship-building
As the Trump administration’s national security team takes office, shipbuilding will clearly be a top priority for the Pentagon, the National Security Council, and...
Dynamics of conflict over Taiwan
The U.S. Navy’s strategy to “field multiple thousands of all-domain, attritable autonomous systems to warfighters by August of 2025″ is well on track, according...
Boom in unscrewed surface vessels
Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) are revolutionizing how we explore and protect our oceans. These autonomous vessels, operating at or near the sea surface without...
US Navy’s lessons from the Red Sea
The Navy’s surface fleet has spent the past 15 months taking down hundreds of missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels at...