New details emerge about the 2020 Bonhomme Richard fire, ahead of censure of three-star  Tuesday, Jul 5 Firefighters battle the raging inferno onboard the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego on July 12, 2020. (MC2 Austin Haist/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — The initial response to the July 2020 fire that destroyed the multibillion-dollar […]

Why is Lithuania risking Russia’s wrath over Kaliningrad? Lithuania imposed a ground transit ban of EU sanctioned Russian goods through its territory on Saturday, cutting off the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast.  Suwalki Gap is the corridor between Belarus and Kaliningrad, Russia, following the Lithuania-Poland border. The governor of the oblast, Anton Alikhanov, said the […]

  House Armed Services Committee Adopts Amendment for $37B Boost to Defense Topline, Restores 5 Littoral Combat Ships USS Sioux City (LCS 11) transits the Tyrrhenian Sea with USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in May.  The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment that would authorize a $37 billion increase to the […]

China insists it has sovereign rights over Taiwan Strait Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin rejects a US claim that the area in question is international waters. China regards Taiwan as part of its own territory and says that under international law this gives its rights over the whole channel China said on Monday it has […]

US Plan for Australian Submarine Training Program A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would help the Royal Australian Navy train its future submarine warfare officers with U.S. sailors, USNI news reports. Dubbed the “The Australia-U.S. Submarine Officer Pipeline Act,” the legislation would allow Australia to send at least two of […]

Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Russian Navy’s project 22870 Rescue Tug, Vasily Bekh (SB-739), with two anti-ship missiles while the ship was en route to the Snake Island on June 17.  The assault on the Vasily Bekh Rescue tugboat was first announced on the official Twitter account of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, and a […]

China’s first 200 ton USV on its first autonomous sea trial in Zhoushan, East China’s Zhejiang Province on June 7. Photo: Screenshot from China Central Television China’s stealth drone ship wraps up 1st autonomous sea trial China’s first domestically developed 200 ton-class unmanned surface vessel, characterized by its capabilities in stealth and far sea operation, […]

Russia to Guard Berdyansk and Mariupol Ports with Ukrainian Navy’s Armored Gunboats Ukrainian Navy Gyurza-M-class armored gunboat Several armored gunboats that had been in service with the Ukrainian Navy were seized as trophies during the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. One of options is to use them to guard the ports of Berdyansk and […]

U.S. and South Korean Cooperation on Nuclear Technology Positive – Sign for K-SSN U.S. President Joseph Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced that the two countries will cooperate on developing a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) during the former’s state visit to South Korea on May 21, 2022.  The KSS-III class could be […]