China tries to erase Taiwan Strait ‘line’
For nearly 70 years an imagined line running down the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China has helped keep the peace but the so-called...
US vessel refused Solomons refuel
A US Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter the Solomon Islands for a routine port call because the local government did not respond to...
Chinese big destroyer program revealed
The Chinese naval shipbuilding industry continues to demonstrate that it is in a league of its own: A ship spotter photo released today shows...
No off-shelf N-sub deal for Australia
Australia has close to zero chance of getting a submarine from the United States’ current program, experts say, as yet another report shows the...
US Navy fits high-energy laser to destroyer
Lockheed Martin has delivered to the US Navy a 60+ Kilowatt high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS) system. It has been...
Workforce is challenge to the US Columbia-Class program
The Program Executive Office (PEO) Strategic Submarines, Rear Admiral Scott Pappano, recently spoke at a USAir Force Association Mitchell Institute forum on the challenges...
HMAS Canberra heads home after three months
By Lieutenant Nancy Cotton
After almost three months at sea on a regional presence deployment through the Pacific, HMAS Canberra is heading back to her...
How did Ukraine strike Crimean bases?
A pair of strikes against Russian bases in Crimea, well behind the Russian military’s lines in Ukraine, sent shockwaves through observers of the ongoing...
Geography’s role in Chinese Indian Ocean push
By David Brewster*
A recent study published by the US Army War College looks at how geography constrained the Soviet military presence in the Indian...
China’s exponential warship trajectory
China is “exponentially” increasing its warship capability and has reportedly re-started mass production of guided-missile destroyers, the Guardian reports.
The Chinese Communist party-controlled newspaper, the...