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Sunday, July 21, 2024
Russia Conducts Navy Drills In White Sea
Navy

Russia Conducts Navy Drills In White Sea

MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) – Russian warships conducted training drills in the White Sea to convoy and defend a caravan of ships, state-run TASS news

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Sunday, July 14, 2024
Russian corvette enters the port of Zhanjiang during the Joint Sea-2024 China-Russia naval exercise. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Navy

Chinese And Russian Naval Forces Hold Joint Operation In Pacific

By Bloomberg News Jul 14, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Chinese and Russian naval forces recently conducted another round of joint exercises, according to

July 14, 2024
Total Views: 1442

Saturday, July 6, 2024
President Biden talks with US Naval officers after departing Air Force 1
Navy

Biden Declares Checkmate on China in Pacific – Naval Experts Disagree

by John Konrad (gCaptain) After a blitz of appearances promoting Operation Prosperity Guardian early in the year, the White House has been mostly silent this

July 6, 2024
Total Views: 7869

Saturday, June 22, 2024
US Navy destroyer firing a VLS missile in the Red Sea
Navy

Stavridis: Red Sea Response Is Anemic And Indecisive

According to Admiral Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, the Western response to the Red Sea conflict has been “anemic, indecisive, and

June 22, 2024
Total Views: 3195

Cover of the book The Neptune Factor: Alfred Thayer Mahan and the Concept of $ea Power Nick Lambert
Navy

Book Review – Mahan And The Money Of Seapower

By John Konrad (gCaptain) Alfred Thayer Mahan’s importance and strength lie in his groundbreaking ideas on sea power and its crucial role in national

June 22, 2024
Total Views: 2461

Thursday, June 20, 2024
Green Shipping In Conflict: The Clash of ESG, Venture Capital, and Red Sea Attacks
Navy

Green Shipping In Conflict: The Clash of ESG, Venture Capital, and Red Sea Attacks

The IMO and industry leaders have voiced outrage and concern following the reported sinking of the M/V Tutor and the deaths of seafarers.

June 20, 2024
Total Views: 822

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
US Navy destroyer USS Truxtun escorts merchant ship in red sea
Defense

AI-Equipped Underwater Drones Helping US Navy Scan for Threats

(Bloomberg) — The US Navy is boosting its deployment of artificial intelligence that automatically detect targets after successfully testing it on

June 18, 2024
Total Views: 1062

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
General Flynn Army Pacific Commander
Defense

Op-Ed: Shattering the Lynchpin Myth: The US Army’s Misguided Dominance in Pacific Strategy

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain Op-Ed) In a viral video with over 200,000 views on X, General Charles Flynn, a 4-star Army commander in the Pacific and

June 12, 2024
Total Views: 3517

Saturday, June 1, 2024
Sea Trials at sunset in the Atlantic ocean of a new Virginia class submarine
Navy

Here’s Why the US Navy Needs More Virginia-Class Submarines Now

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) My first job after graduating from the US Naval Academy in the late 1970s was as the anti-submarine warfare

June 1, 2024
Total Views: 11032

Friday, May 31, 2024
An illustration of Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship T-AGOS 25 class ocean surveillance ships. Image courtesy Austal USA
Navy

Austal USA Wins $516 Million Contract to Construct Navy Ocean Surveillance Ship

May 31 (Reuters) – Austal Ltd has secured a $516 million contract to construct the lead ship of the United States Navy’s ocean surveillance

May 31, 2024
Total Views: 2926

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
US Navy warship and US Merchant Marine tanker underway at sea
MSC

Yorktown Institute Calls For New Merchant Marine War College and Maritime Policy Overhaul

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The Yorktown Institute has joined a cacophony of voices sounding an alarm on the critical state of the US Merchant Marine,

May 29, 2024
Total Views: 2311

Sunday, May 19, 2024
Navy Secretary Del Toro speaking in front of an American flag
Navy

Navy Secretary Backs U.S. Maritime Revitalization Plan

In the Senate Armed Service committee meeting on Thursday Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro endorsed the call to action plan published by members of

May 19, 2024
Total Views: 2409

Sunday, May 12, 2024
US Navy ship raising Greek ensign
Navy

Naval Exercises Intensify as Greece Aims to Prevent Russian Oil Transfers

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) Greece’s Navy extended a series of exercises aimed at preventing tankers from transferring Russian oil just miles off its

May 12, 2024
Total Views: 4893

DVIDS photo of the Gaza pier being built by the DoD
Navy

UK To Send Contractors Not Soldiers To Gaza Pier

By Esteban Duarte (Bloomberg) The UK will probably use contractors in the US-led operation to deliver humanitarian aid on the beaches of Gaza rather than

May 12, 2024
Total Views: 1330

Saturday, May 4, 2024
US Navy and Chinese PLAN Navy warships sailing together in formation
Navy

China Has 350 Warships. The US Has 290. That’s a problem.

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) There are plenty of disagreements between Beijing and Washington — from Taiwan to human rights to aiding

May 4, 2024
Total Views: 8241

Sunday, April 28, 2024
FADM Bull Halsey smoking and writing letters
Navy

Dear Admiral, Bull Halsey Did Not Have A Recruiting Crisis – OPED

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain OPED) In the crucible of World War II, iconic figures like Fleet Admiral William “Bull” Halsey and General Douglas

April 28, 2024
Total Views: 6656

Sunday, April 14, 2024
A French Navy warship escorts a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea. Photo courtesy French Forces
Navy

Naval And Military Rearmament To Face New Threats Could Cost $10 Trillion

By Enda Curran, Natalia Drozdiak and Bhargavi Sakthivel (Bloomberg) A new era of global rearmament is gathering pace, and it will mean vast costs and some

April 14, 2024
Total Views: 2757

Senior Biden Administration officials at meeting with senior Philippines officials
Navy

Philippines Tells US It Will Assert South China Sea Rights

By David Brunnstrom (Reuters) – The Philippines is determined to assert its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, its foreign secretary said on Friday

April 14, 2024
Total Views: 928

Saturday, April 13, 2024
MSC Ship boarded by Iran Navy Helicopter
Incidents

Iran Seizes Portuguese Containership MSC Aries in the Strait of Hormuz 

By Maha El Dahan (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran

April 13, 2024
Total Views: 11966

Monday, March 25, 2024
UK PM Sunak at nuclear press conference
Navy

UK Commits Over £550 Million to Nuclear Submarines and Energy Projects

By Kit Rees (Bloomberg) UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is committing hundreds of millions of pounds to Britain’s nuclear deterrent and energy infrastructure

March 25, 2024
Total Views: 1846
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