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Get the latest navy news and analysis on global naval forces, including fleet movements, naval exercises, choke points, warship development, and technological advancements in maritime defense.


Saturday, October 12, 2024
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Navy

US Navy Reloads Missiles At Sea: Is America Now Ready For A Naval War With China?

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Picture this: A hulking warship bobbing in the Pacific, its missile silos as empty as a politician’s promises.

October 12, 2024
Total Views: 6916

Thursday, October 10, 2024
Captain on the bridge of the ship HMNZS Manawanui weaing coveralls
Navy

Sexist Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Erupts After New Zealand Navy Ship Sinking – Defense Minister Hits Back

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a

October 10, 2024
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Navy

Black Sea War: Russia is Losing to Ukraine but Winning with China

by Colin Flint (Utah State University) The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has played out largely on land and in the air. It is a bitterly

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 5613

Navy

PLAN Space Tracking Ships Monitor China’s Pacific Ocean ICBM Test

By Greg Torode – HONG KONG (Reuters) – From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to the use of remote

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 1247

Navy

28 Chinese Cutters and Warships Surge Into Philippine Waters – Water Cannons Blast Fisheries Vessels

The Scarborough Shoal, a long-disputed maritime flashpoint in the South China Sea – where over 190 Chinese vessels, including 28 cutters and PLAN

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 12829

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
USCG Cutter at sea under a dark sky
Marine Weather

FEMA Fumbles Again: Naval Resources Left Idle in Hurricane Milton Response

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) As another intense storm barrels down upon us—this time Milton, a hurricane of record-breaking intensity heading directly

October 8, 2024
Total Views: 16018

Sunday, October 6, 2024
Blurred and granular photo of HMNZS Manawanui sinking in the distance offshore
Grounding Incidents

HMNZS Manawanui Sinking: Hard Grounding, Fire, and a Broken Royal New Zealand Navy

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In a dramatic turn of events, HMNZS Manawanui, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newly upgraded hydrographic salvage and

October 6, 2024
Total Views: 15527

Saturday, October 5, 2024
Navy

Pentagon To Spend $1.2B To Maintain Red Sea Operation

By Tony Capaccio Oct 3, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Pentagon will spend about $1.2 billion to maintain ships deployed as part of operations in the Red Sea

October 5, 2024
Total Views: 1112

Sunday, September 29, 2024
Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Navy

Hanwha Ocean 4300 Frigate: South Korea’s Newest Weapon to Challenge China’s Naval Might

by John Konrad (gCaptain) At a defense expo in the Philippines, South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean unveiled its Ocean 4300 frigate, signaling more than just a new

September 29, 2024
Total Views: 7421

US Sec State Tony Blinken shacking hands with China Diplomat
Navy

China Intensifies Naval Drills Following High-Level Talks With Blinken

By Joe Cash (Reuters) – Chinese air and naval forces are conducting maneuvers in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the military said on

September 29, 2024
Total Views: 1074

Saturday, September 28, 2024
Navy nuclear aircraft carrier underway with tugs in a calm sea with cloudy skies
Navy

Did Sabotage Stall the Navy’s Newest Nuclear Aircraft Carrier?

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Faulty welds on U.S. Navy nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers have ignited a firestorm on Capitol Hill, but this isn’t

September 28, 2024
Total Views: 6129

Taiwan Bolsters Defenses with First Shipment of Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles
Navy

Taiwan Bolsters Defenses with First Shipment of Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan news outlets are reporting the first batch of 100 land-based Harpoon anti-ship missile systems purchased from the United

September 28, 2024
Total Views: 1202

Friday, September 27, 2024
Dutch Navy Armed Merchant Ship
Navy

Armed Merchant Supply Ships: Did The Dutch Navy Just Redefine Naval Warfare?

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Dutch Ministry of Defense has announced a bold investment of up to €1 billion in two new support vessels that could redefine

September 27, 2024
Total Views: 14534

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Navy

China Surges Into West Philippine Sea with Massive 251-Ship Armada

West Philippine Sea – by John Konrad (gCaptain) In a striking demonstration of maritime dominance, the Philippine Navy reported an unprecedented sighting

September 26, 2024
Total Views: 9760

Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Senator Wicker meats with Navy CNO Admiral Lisa Franchetti during a tour of a shipyard
Navy

US Senator Demands Answers After US Navy Oiler Grounding

Washington, D.C. — Following reports that the U.S. Navy’s fleet oiler, USNS Big Horn, was damaged during a grounding off Oman’s

September 25, 2024
Total Views: 3679

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Big Horn, a Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler with tugboat arriving in port
Grounding Incidents

US Navy Oiler Runs Aground, Forcing Carrier Strike Group to Scramble for Fuel

by John Konrad – gCaptain has received multiple reports that the US Navy oiler USNS Big Horn ran aground yesterday and partially flooded off the coast

September 24, 2024
Total Views: 161329

Monday, September 23, 2024
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Navy

China’s Navy Deploys Triple Carrier Fleet, Icebreakers, and 400 Joint Ships in Massive Show of Strength

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In an unprecedented display of naval power, China has deployed three aircraft carriers at sea simultaneously for the first

September 23, 2024
Total Views: 52068

Sunday, September 22, 2024
Navy

Iran Holds Its Largest Naval Drills In Persian Gulf

By Arsalan Shahla Sep 21, 2024(Bloomberg) –Iran’s army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted their largest joint naval exercises to

September 22, 2024
Total Views: 2115

Saturday, September 21, 2024
Navy

Russia And China Start Naval Exercises In Sea Of Japan

MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Russia and China started naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited Russia’s

September 21, 2024
Total Views: 1369

SECNAV vistis South Korean and Japanese shipyards
Navy

US Navy Collaborates with Allies’ Shipyards to Counter China’s Maritime Expansion

(Bloomberg) In any high-stakes military conflict with China, the US Navy will be critical to winning. But America’s shipbuilding industry is far from able to

September 21, 2024
Total Views: 3503