Type 26 Frigate tech ‘could be compromised’ if moved to France
By George Allison, of the UK Defence Journal
Concern has been expressed regarding news that engine production could be taken away from GE Power in Rugby...
Shipbuilding announcements are about more than jobs
By Marcus Hellyer*
From the election campaign trail in Western Australia (May 2019), Prime Minister Scott Morrison made some naval shipbuilding announcements relating to the Royal Australian...
China in Pacific Islands: yin and yang of soft power
By Richard Herr*
Executive summary:
Over the past two decades, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as the most prominent new star in...
Cultural challenge for French Naval Group
By Pierre Tran, SLDinfo.com
Naval Group (NG) is implementing a change in employee communications and behavior, in a bid to smooth out cultural differences between...
Explaining Boeing’s 737 MAX agony
World Naval Developments April 2019. By Norman Friedman*
Boeing’s agony over the latest version of its 737 airliner may have implications for current and planned...
Arcadia and the Pacific taxi test
By Graeme Dobell*
Executive Summary: Australia is doing a policy pivot to the South Pacific. The headline driving the pivot is the challenge from China....
Zombie ships will not rejoin US Navy
By Kyle Mizokami
The U.S. Navy won’t bring back decommissioned ships as a way to grow the fleet. The ships, decommissioned from the Navy after decades...
HMAS Adelaide embarks mechanised combat team for the first time
LCDR Ben Robinson (author), ABIS Ryan McKenzie (photographer)
HMAS Adelaide has for the first time embarked a mechanised combat team including supporting elements to conduct Sea Basing...
Missiles: the measure of a fleet
By Keith “Powder” Patton, CDR, USN*
Calculating the power of a fleet is a daunting and imprecise task. In the Washington Naval Treaty, tonnage and gun...
Buying the Type 26 Frigate might make sense for US
By Norman Friedman*
The BAE Type 26 frigate appears to be the most popular frigate design in the West. In February, the Canadian government finalized...