Defense

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

By Kati Pohjanpalo (Bloomberg) Finland and Estonia agreed to boost cooperation in protecting underwater energy infrastructure roughly a year after a ship

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

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

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA, Sept 28 (Reuters) – The armed forces of five countries conducted joint maritime exercises in a portion of the South

Philly Shipyard, Inc. has delivered the Patriot State, the second of five cutting-edge National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMVs) designed to

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

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – China’s first Zhou-class submarine, a new nuclear-powered attack vessel, sank earlier this summer at the Wuchang shipyard in

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

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a historic $9.6 billion multi-ship procurement contract by the U.S. Navy, marking the first use of the

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

New photos reveal the Military Sealift Command oiler USNS Big Horn, crippled and unable to steer,  being towed dead-stick into Duqm, Oman on Wednesday,

A Russian warship reportedly fired warning shots at a Norwegian fishing boat during the joint Russian-Chinese naval exercise “Ocean 24” this month

As geopolitical tensions rise between Washington and Beijing, the U.S. is adopting an innovative approach to bolster its naval capabilities. This new video

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Naval Station Norfolk on on Monday for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces

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

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

The U.S. Navy has launched a groundbreaking public-private partnership to strengthen American maritime dominance and national security. The initiative aims to

General Dynamics NASSCO christened and launched the USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the fifth ship in the John Lewis-class fleet oiler program for the U.S. Navy.

By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, finds herself at the proverbial ‘tip of the spear’ for America’s