Combat Fleets
Australia recently announced that the HMAS Canberra, the second of six Adelaide (Oliver Hazard... Read More
Combat Fleets
Chile's two new Scorpène-class attack submarines, O'Higgins, on sea trials in... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 12 July 2006, the second of France's Forbin-class guided-missile destroyers, Chevalier Paul... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 16 September 2006, two 90-meter Dutch-built corvettes were launched for the Indonesian Navy. The... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Australian Navy's Appleleaf-class underway-replenishment oiler HMAS Westralia, shown here... Read More
Combat Fleets
In late June 2006, the mine countermeasures vessels Weiden and Frankenthal were decommissioned from... Read More
Combat Fleets
During April 2006, Navantia (formerly Izar) of Spain received an initial down payment from... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 18 February 2006, S 101, the first German-built South African Type 209/1400 submarine, left... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 28 December 2005, a third Russian-built Sovremenny-class destroyer was delivered to the Chinese... Read More
World Navies in Review
Finding the Right Mix
The world's major maritime powers clearly have the money and commitment... Read More
Combat Fleets
In December 2005, Brazil commissioned the submarine Tikuná (S 34) into service. The... Read More
Combat Fleets
The two retired U.S. Navy Kidd (DDG-993) class destroyers recently added to the Taiwanese Navy are... Read More
Combat Fleets
Warships, sailors, and Marines from the Netherlands, Mexico, and Canada were among those foreign... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Royal Dutch Navy will continue thinning its ranks of excess warships in the next few years as a... Read More
Combat Fleets
In early May, the fourth KDX-II-class destroyer, Wang Geon, was launched at Hyundai Heavy... Read More
Combat Fleets
HMAS Armidale, the first of twelve Armidale-class patrol boats officially entered Royal Australian... Read More
Combat Fleets
This past May, U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts, Sue C.... Read More
Combat Fleets
Much has been written in recent months concerning the bilateral training effort between the U.S... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Jamaican Defence Force Coast Guard has taken delivery of three 200-ton offshore patrol vessels... Read More
Combat Fleets
During March 2005, what was reported by NATO as the "world's largest antisubmarine warfare... Read More
World Navies in Review: A Year of Compromise
Recent international naval developments have been marked by a sense of compromise. In some cases,... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 29 November 2004, France's third Le Triomphant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile... Read More
Combat Fleets
In October, naval experts were left scratching their heads when media reports resurfaced that India... Read More
Combat Fleets
After training for nine months, the newly formed Iraqi Coast Defense Force (ICDF) began coastal... Read More
Combat Fleets
The recently delivered Yemeni fast patrol boat P-1022, here undergoing sea trials in June 2004, is... Read More
Lest We Forget: Peter Tomich; USS Toledo (CA-133)
Peter Tomich
Peter Tomich was born Petre Herceg-Tonic in Prolog, a town on the Austro-Hungarian... Read More
Lest We Forget: Idawalley Zorada Lewis; USS Gurnard (SS-254)
Idawalley Zorada Lewis
On the night of 24 October 1911, the sound of a ship’s bell drifted... Read More
Lest We Forget: Douglas Hegdahl, Columbia
Douglas Hegdahl
Nineteen-year-old Douglas Hegdahl joined the Navy in 1966 to see the world. He soon... Read More
Lest We Forget: William B. Cushing; Terrell County
William B. Cushing
The Confederate ironclad Albemarle was 122-feet long, built of solid ten-inch... Read More
Lest We Forget: USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664)
Launched on 6 October 1943, the Fletcher (DD-445)-class destroyer USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) was... Read More
World Navies in Review
The high cost of building and maintaining today's modern warships continues to merge with an... Read More
Combat Fleets
Several Allied fleets will benefit from the U.S. Navy's ongoing retirement of dedicated mine... Read More
Combat Fleets
Progress on the German K 130 corvette program is proceeding well and on 29 March the third unit of... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 22 April, Argentina's 12,000-ton Antarctic support ship and icebreaker Almirante Irizar... Read More
Getting Shipbuilding Right
Convinced the Navy's shipbuilding program is "deeply troubled," the Secretary of the... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 25 May 2007 South Korea launched the first of its new KDX-III guided-missile destroyers. The 7,... Read More
Lest We Forget: USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656)
Launched on 19 December 1943, the Fletcher (DD-445)-class destroyer USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-... Read More
Lest We Forget: USS Threadfin (SS-410)
Built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, the USS Threadfin (SS-410) was commissioned on 30 August 1944.... Read More
Lest We Forget: Attack Cargo Ship Whitley (AKA-91)
Launched on 22 June 1944, the attack cargo ship Whitley (AKA-91) was commissioned into service on... Read More
Combat Fleets
In April 2007, the British Royal Navy handed over the retired mine countermeasures vessel ex-HMS... Read More
Lest We Forget: Fighter Squadron 162 (VF-162)
Fighter Squadron 162 (VF-162)
Fighter Squadron 162 (VF-162) was established on 1 September 1960... Read More
Lest We Forget: USS Monssen (DD-798)
Commissioned on 14 February 1944, the USS Monssen (DD-798) was destined for a life of action. She... Read More
Lest We Forget: Attack Transport Sheridan (APA-51)
Built by the Moore Dry Dock Company in Oakland, California, the attack transport Sheridan (APA-51)... Read More
Keeping Faith with the "Purple Thumb People","By Lieutenant Colonel Ray Madonna, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
Lest We Forget: USS Haddo (SS-255)
Launched on 21 June 1942 and commissioned on 9 October of that same year, the submarine USS Haddo (... Read More
A Bravura Performance
The Secretary of the Navy who was the force behind the last Maritime Strategy evaluates the new one... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Type 404 multi-purpose tender Main recently completed modernization to become Germany's... Read More
Historic Aircraft
A Very Able Mariner
The Martin PBM Mariner—the world's largest twin-engine flying boat... Read More
World Navies in Review
Changes in the force levels of the world's navies were no less dynamic in 1998 than in recent... Read More
Combat Fleets
With the help of a U.S. military-aid package, this past year has been one of profound change for... Read More
Historic Aircraft
Streaks and Rockets in Space
When Air Force Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager became the... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 5 October 2007, Belgium retired the Westdiep, its fourth and final Wielingen-class frigate. The... Read More
U.S. Navy: Is There a Mine Threat?
If Chinese offensive mining is a concern, the U.S. Navy isn't saying much about it. For example... Read More
Combat Fleets
During December 2007, South Korea's largest warship, the amphibious assault ship Dokdo, sailed... Read More
World Navies in Review
As the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to require large numbers of U.S. and allied... Read More
Historic Aircraft
The Navy's Frontline in Korea
The U.S. Navy's first jet-propelled aircraft to enter... Read More
Sixteen Stars in Four Graves
The simple two-foot-tall white stone is not much different from the more than 138,000 others that... Read More
U.S. Navy
Aegis Scores a 'Space Kill'
Department of Defense and U.S. Navy officials were cheering after a... Read More
Historic Aircraft
A Transatlantic Flying Boat
World War I saw the debut of submarines and aircraft in modern... Read More
Combat Fleets
In March 2008, the U.S. Department of Defense released its annual Report to Congress on the... Read More
Combat Fleets
The British Royal Navy's Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Torbay returned... Read More
Historic Aircraft
Flying Whales Part 1: Over the Sea
Edward "Ed" Heinemann must be recognized as... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Turkish government took a major step forward in its plans to upgrade the navy's frigate... Read More
Combat Fleets
This past June Germany transferred the retired 100-ton navy patrol boat Bergen to the Republic of... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 15 July, ThysssenKrupp Marine Systems' Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft shipyard (HDW) in Kiel,... Read More
An Affordable Global Presence
We need a more cost-effective Fleet.
Our nation's maritime strategy reaffirms the use of sea... Read More
Combat Fleets
Georgia's navy and coast guard suffered heavy damage during Russia's August invasion of its... Read More
Combat Fleets
In late September, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73)—pictured... Read More
Historic Aircraft
The Last of the Floatplanes
While it's dangerous to cite an aircraft as being the "first... Read More
Feral Cities-Pirate Havens
Throughout history, support systems in place on land have been lifelines for pirates.
For modern... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 22 September, the German Navy commissioned its second Braunschweig (Type 130)-class... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 29 October the Royal Dutch Submarine HNLMS Walrus was photographed pier side at Naval Station... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Sejong-Daewang, the first of South Korea's new KDX-III-class destroyers was commissioned on... Read More
Historic Aircraft
The First Jet Fighter. . . . Sorta
Three new fighter aircraft entered Navy squadrons as the... Read More
World Navies in Review
The past year has brought a host of new global challenges forcing greater cooperation among world... Read More
Combat Fleets
In February 2009 the Republic of Malta ordered four new 21-meter inshore patrol craft from the... Read More
Combat Fleets
China's first major international naval deployment in literally hundreds of years has... Read More
Historic Aircraft
A Successful Runner-Up
The Glenn L. Martin Company's P4M Mercator ranked behind the Lockheed P2V... Read More
Combat Fleets
Vietnam recently agreed to purchase six Kilo-class submarines from Russia, concluding discussions... Read More
Historic Aircraft
Big Brother is Flying
If the C-47/R4D Skytrain—the military version of the Douglas DC-3... Read More
Combat Fleets
Australia's highly trained submarine force is facing serious problems as a combination of... Read More
U.S. Navy: Keep Building those Damn Ships
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates must be congratulated for his recent recommendations that will... Read More
Combat Fleets
India's navy recently sent a four-ship task group on an extensive four-month deployment... Read More
Combat Fleets
In September, HMAS Sydney, one of Australia's newly modernized Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided... Read More
Combat Fleets
Denmark recently retired all three of that nation's Niels Juel-class missile corvettes. The... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Russian military has begun to re-examine its naval force structure following last year's... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Malaysian Navy experienced a setback in October when one of its largest ships, the Sri... Read More
Historic Aircraft
The Flying Banshee
By the late 1940s turbojet technology had advanced to the point that the U.S.... Read More
Combat Fleets
November 2009 was a month of mixed messages for the Russian Navy. On 16 November President Dmitry... Read More
Combat Fleets
The British Navy escaped a recent budget review with only minor cuts as the war in Afghanistan... Read More
Historic Aircraft
Elmer Fudd's Flying Cousin
Late in World War II, the U.S. Navy began developing airborne early... Read More
World Navies in Review
From counter-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia to ballistic-missile defense off the waters of... Read More
Atalanta Rising
Don't look now, but the European Union is becoming a stronger anti-piracy force than NATO... Read More
Now Hear This: The Future of the U.S.-China Security Relationship
The U.S.-China security relationship is poised at a moment of choice, and the outcome of this... Read More
Combat Fleets
Two offshore patrol vessels for Trinidad and Tobago's Coast Guard were formally named in... Read More
Reintegrating Our Wounded Warriors
"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a... Read More
Combat Fleets
In February Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands christened and launched the first of a new class of... Read More
Combat Fleets
One of India's most capable new surface combatants was commissioned into service on 29 April.... Read More
Combat Fleets
The New York City Fire Department took delivery of its newest fireboat, the Three Forty Three, on... Read More
Museum Report
Lighthouse History and Traditions
On the waterfront of Rockland, Maine, an extensive collection... Read More
Combat Fleets
The first of Portugal’s new air-independent propulsion-capable submarines was handed over to... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 31 August the Oliver Hazard Perry–class frigate USS McInerney (FFG-8) was decommissioned... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 31 August the Oliver Hazard Perry–class frigate USS McInerney (FFG-8) was decommissioned... Read More
Hitting the Beach in the 21st Century
As adversaries and weapons grow more advanced, amphibious doctrine must evolve, and the Navy—... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 27 September the Norwegian submarine Utvaer sailed into Norfolk, Virginia, marking what is said... Read More
Combat Fleets
Once the world’s mightiest fleet, Britain’s Royal Navy is reeling from recent defense... Read More
Combat Fleets
In October 2010 the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth completed a big step... Read More
Combat Fleets
Greece has finally accepted delivery of the German-built submarine Papanikolis, its first Type 214... Read More
World Navies in Review
Military budgets continue to tighten in many regions of the world, especially among NATO members,... Read More
Aegis and the Third World
Second Honorable Mention Warfighting Essay Contest
As the defense budget dwindles in an era of... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Indian Navy’s Leander-class frigate Vindhyagiri, pictured here, suffered a collision with... Read More
Bureaucracy: The Enemy Within
Second Prize Winner in the 2005 Vincent Astor Memorial Leadership Essay Contest
Today's Navy no... Read More
Combat Fleets
The first of Australia’s new Spanish-designed 27,000-ton amphibious-assault ships, to be... Read More
Combat Fleets
In April, Latvia commissioned the Skrunda, the first of five small-waterplane-area/twin-hull (SWATH... Read More
Visit of Russian Squadrons in 1863
One late September day in 1863 the Russian frigate Osliabia under the command of Captain Bourtakoff... Read More
Chinese Missiles and the Walmart Factor
Scenarios of a military conflict with a rising China are pointless if they leave out a glaring... Read More
Combat Fleets
In May, Senegal received a 14-year-old utility landing craft (LCU) transferred from France. The LCU... Read More
The U.S. Navy: Keeping the Nation's Secrets
The selling of secrets to the Soviet Union that plagued the United States during the Cold War... Read More
World Naval Developments: China Buys Russian Destroyers
Under an agreement concluded in December, China will buy a pair of Russian Sovremennyy-class... Read More
Lest We Forget: USS Rinehart (DE-196)
The U.S. Navy destroyer Rinehart (DE-196), built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company... Read More
The Navy That Almost Was
The Chinese Navy's modernized 19th-century fleet was destroyed during the first Sino-Japanese... Read More
World Naval Developments: Japan Rejects Missile Defense
Friedman considers the complex reasons why Japan declined to join in a US-theater ballistic missile... Read More
Why Aren't We Buying Core Values?
Vincent Astor Memorial Leadership Essay Contest, First Honorable Mention
The U.S. military today is... Read More
World Naval Developments: What Aircraft Really Cost
In April, the Air Force unveiled its new F-22 Raptor fighter, expected to have a unit flyaway cost... Read More
Lest We Forget: USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602)
The Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) was the only one of the five George Washington (SSBN-598)-class... Read More
The U.S. Navy: Reshaping the Wings
The Navy's carrier air wings are being reshaped to meet changing operational requirements... Read More
World Naval Developments
The Quadrennial Defense Charade
Once more the mountain has labored, and once more a mouse has been... Read More
QDR Misses the Point
In 1950, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson told Congress, "We are tailoring our defenses to... Read More
Lest We Forget: USS Welles (DD-628)
The Welles (DD-628) was launched 7 September 1942 and commissioned 16 August 1943. The Welles, a... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Russian Baltic Fleet Sovremennnyy-class guided missile destroyer Bespokoynyy ("Restless... Read More
Lest We Forget
Named for Lieutenant Paul Riley, a naval aviator who died during the Battle of Midway, the USS... Read More
World Naval Developments
Don’t Rain on My B-2
The B-2 is in trouble again. In August, a congressional study determined... Read More
The U.S. Navy: Search the Oceans
A specialized nuclear-propelled submarine, developed in great secrecy, has become one of the Navy... Read More
World Naval Developments: U.S. Army Goes for Big Picture
At its annual show in October, the U.S. Army's vision of the future was front and center. All... Read More
Charting a Course Away from the Pension
Altering the DOD retirement system along the path of least resistance lacks focus and direction. We... Read More
Often the Only Option
The unique integrated attributes of naval forces can provide the foundation for new security... Read More
Combat Fleets
Outwardly identical to 14 Archer-class, P.2000-design training patrol boats delivered to Britain... Read More
Lest We Forget
The cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32) was built at the New York Navy Yard and launched on 12 April... Read More
Lest We Forget
Built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard of New Hampshire, the USS Sirago (SS-485), a Tench-class... Read More
Lest We Forget
The second U.S. Navy warship to bear the name Guam was the second of the controversial large... Read More
World Naval Developments
Carrier Forces Remain Free to Act
The recent stand-off between the United States and Iraq... Read More
Lest We Forget
The ammunition ship Pyro (AE-1), named for the Greek word meaning fire, was the first U.S. vessel... Read More
World Navies in Review
In a year without significant naval combat other than that incident to the ongoing civil war in Sri... Read More
Because We Can, We Should
Capstone Essay Contest
The U.S. military has served as the big stick in U.S. politics for the last... Read More
Navy Blue Goes Green
With growing national emphasis on environmental issues, the Navy is taking steps to seize the... Read More
The U.S. Navy: The Battleships Are Back!
Ardent battleship supporters have won another round; the Navy has reinstated two battleships—... Read More
Air Detachment or Air Department?
LAMPS IIIs offer their ships a lot of capability—standoff sensors and weapons, for starters... Read More
Lest We Forget
The destroyer USS Morris (DD-417) was the seventh Morris to serve with U.S. naval forces. Built by... Read More
‘Leadership over Management’
Editor’s Note: Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman’s article (September 2011... Read More
Combat Fleets
Singapore received the first of its two newly rebuilt Västergötland-class (Type A-17)... Read More
Lest We Forget
The second U.S. Navy ship named Herndon (DD-638) was launched on 2 February and commissioned on 20... Read More
Quality of Life at Sea
The sacrifice of time away from home is unavoidable, but the U.S. Navy could learn a lot from its... Read More
Historic Aircraft - First of the Many
The name Douglas has long been associated with outstanding U.S. naval attack aircraft—... Read More
Lest We Forget
Laid down under a Maritime Commission contract on 1 July 1944, the attack transport Allendale (APA-... Read More
Combat Fleets
On 30 September the U.S. Navy officially disestablished the 2nd Fleet at Norfolk, Virginia, in an... Read More
Lest We Forget
The USS Perch (SS-176) was a Porpoise (SS-172)-class submarine commissioned on 19 November 1936. In... Read More
Combat Fleets
The first new Turkish MILGEM-class corvette, the TCG Heybeliada (pictured here), was commissioned... Read More
Lest We Forget
Named for Rear Admiral Edward Simpson, a Civil War-era naval hero, the USS Simpson (DD-221) was... Read More
Combat Fleets
The Dutch Ministry of Defense plans to upgrade its four De Zeven Provinciën–class guided... Read More
Nobody Asked Me, But. . . - 'Choreographed' Training Is Dancing with the Devil
Pier sentries are inspecting a vehicle. Just before letting it proceed, a sailor asks the driver to... Read More
Combat Fleets
The long-rumored transfer and lease of the Russian Akula-class attack submarine Nerpa to India... Read More