South African Navy Woes
SAS Manthatisi on the surface at speed. The woes that the suffering South African Navy continues to have to endure make for depressing reading. So to see one of her […]
Month: July 2023
Torture: The French Army and the Algerian War, 1954-1962
“Never did the Empire look so good as when it was seen from the Republic, it was said of Napoleon III’s regime in the early years of the Third Republic. […]
Luerssen Pitches C90 Corvette to RAN
German shipbuilder Luerssen says it can build small capable warships in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy within five years if the government decides to go down the corvette path. […]
Chinese military snubbed invite to defence conference, says senior US admiral
Indo-Pacific Command chief John Aquilino tells Aspen Security Forum that the US had not received a response to the invitation to attend the event in Fiji. China is refusing requests […]
Negotiations Continue on Scorpene Submarine Deal – India, France to Conclude Deal without Difficulty
New Delhi: Negotiations for India’s acquisition for the Scorpene submarines from France are on track and both sides do not expect any sort of difficulty in concluding the deal, sources […]
USS Canberra in Sydney for momentous commissioning
USS Canberra (LCS 30) has arrived at the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Base East in Sydney for a one-of-a-kind commissioning later this week. The United States Navy’s 16th Independence […]
“Stealthy and Fast’ – All about the Scorpene Submarines that India is set to acquire more of from France
The 3 new submarines are being built by the Mazagon Dock Ltd Shipyard in Mumbai, in partnership with France’s Naval Group. They are designed for hunting down enemy submarines & […]
US Nuclear-Armed Submarine Visits S. Korea for First Time in Decades
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737). Photo: MC2 Amanda R. Gray An American nuclear-armed submarine is making a South Korean port call for the first time in four […]
China ramps up naval base works to accommodate rapidly growing fleet
Satellite imagery of the Yulin naval base at Sanya in southern China shows new construction and expansion projects have started in the past year. Source: Google Earth China […]
Russia’s war could reshape the global arms market in favour of China
The HTMS Chang heads to Thailand after its construction in China. Photo: Royal Thai Navy The war in Ukraine has taken a heavy toll on Russia’s capacity to supply arms […]