UK frigate program moving ahead
The recent steel-cutting ceremony for HMS Formidable, the third Type 31 frigate, is especially significant as the program to build 13 frigates on Scotland...
Extension for Virginia-class subs
The Virginia-class attack submarine program will extend to an eighth block before the Navy transitions to the next generation of attack submarines, the director...
Keel laying of latest Indian support ship
On 14 November the keel laying ceremony for the first of the five Fleet Support Ships was held at Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam. The...
US strikes on Houthi territory
On 13 November the US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated its forces executed a series of precise airstrikes on multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities situated...
Inquiry report into sinking of HMNZS Manawanui
On 14 November it was announced that the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding has received the interim...
Maritime war fought from land
By Andrew Rolander*
The US Army should consider borrowing a page from the playbook of Yemen’s Houthi militants. The character of war is always changing,...
Value in UK AUKUS inquiry
By Sophia Gaston*
The AUKUS review that Sir Stephen Lovegrove will deliver to the British government this month represents a vital opportunity to consolidate the...
China moving towards N-powered carrier
Researchers in the US have confirmed that China is working on a nuclear-powered propulsion system for an aircraft carrier warship. The researchers have confirmed...
Canada active on submarine replacement
The Canadian government is requesting proposals from foreign defense contractors to determine how much it can afford to expand the size of its aging...
Dismantling a nuclear-powered submarine
Babcock International Group (Babcock), working with the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE), has reached the next significant milestone to fully dismantle a nuclear-powered submarine, Swiftsure,...