Any Ship ASW Capabilities
New Sonar for Navy Frigates Could Turn Any Ship into Submarine Hunter Thales says its Advanced Acoustic Concepts towed sensors can be installed in just two days. The French destroyer […]
Author: Rick BAYLEY
Rick aggregates Australian Navy and international maritime related news for the Naval Officers Association of Australia
Nucear Submarine Acquisition and Support – a Paper
Nuclear Submarines – the most complex endeavour in defence By Muir Macdonald and Alan Nicholl A paper for the SIA 11th Biennial Conference, Nov 20221 Disclaimer. The paper is offered […]
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Vice Admiral William Joseph Houston is a thoughtful and experienced United States naval officer, entrusted with command of perhaps the most potent US capability: its submarine fleet. Houston is also steeped […]
China’s Maritime Militia
How China’s Maritime Militia Takes Advantage of the Grey Zone 16 Jan 2023|Masaaki Yatsuzuka In recent years, China has used paramilitary forces to put pressure on neighbouring countries that have […]
China In South Pacific
Chinese navy warship spotted in South Pacific may have been on high seas resupply trial run: analysts PLA guided-missile destroyer Yinchuan spotted by French military in the South Pacific, far […]
USN Preparednes for China Challenge
Long-range missiles, missile defenses, and robotic ships will be essential adjuncts to the big, expensive “Death Stars” that dominate the Navy budget, says Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute. By […]
SA Navy Exercise with China and Russia
The Smoke that Blunders — Russia, China and SA navy exercise is Immoral, Stupid and Impractical The confirmation that South Africa’s navy is going to exercise with its Russian and […]
SSBNs on Display
OF SUBMARINES AND NUCLEAR UMBRELLAS By Rod Lyon – January 4, 2023 The US Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee (foreground), a UK Royal Navy Vanguard-class nuclear submarine, an […]
Cultivating a “Nuclear Mindset”
‘Australia’s navy is cultivating “a nuclear mindset”, says SSN taskforce chief’ 29 Dec 2022| Brendan Nicholson Originally published 27 October 2022. After a year of intense research, the head of […]
China Aspirations In Indian Ocean
CHINA LOOKING TO SUBMARINE OPERATIONS TO ACHIEVE DOMINANCE IN INDIAN OCEAN By Trevor Hollingsbee – December 20, 2022 Photo: People’s Liberation Army The Indian Ocean features numerous trade routes, […]