The Warship That Shows Why the U.S. Navy Is Falling Behind China
A blizzard of design changes by the military have put production of the USS Constellation years behind schedule and millions ...
The New York Sun3dOpinion
To Meet Communist China’s Naval Threat, Replace America’s System of Building New Ships
President Reagan’s goal of a 600-ship navy is far from met. Today’s force has only 295 ships. Further, the current plan is to ...
The National Interest on MSN12d
China’s New Type 054B Stealth Frigate is a Huge Problem for the U.S. Navy
As the PLAN integrates this vessel into its fleet and refines the design for mass production, the Luohe specifically stands as a symbol of China’s rise as a naval superpower.
Janes3d
US frigate shipbuilding delays raise cost concerns
With the US Navy (USN) guided-missile frigate (FFG) shipbuilding programme running up to three years behind schedule, US ...
As it looks to keep its edge over rivals, the US Navy's biggest shipbuilding projects are delayed by years, new review finds
A new review found that most shipbuilding programs, like Virginia-class subs and the Constellation frigate, are one to three ...
Why is the naval destroyer program wrapped in secrecy? The F-35 saga offers insights
As strange as it may sound, there are many political ghosts and an unhealthy dollop of institutional paranoia left over from ...
Shephard Media3d
TKMS joins forces with Norwegian shipbuilder for Fridtjof Nansen frigate replacement bid
German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Norwegian firm Ulstein Werft ...
Stars and Stripes5d
Navy’s shipbuilding strategy requires total overhaul to meet aims, audit finds
The Navy’s deficient planning approach to designing, building and delivering ships has led to huge cost increases, delays in ...
MercoPress5mon
Work begins in Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigate HMS Formidable
With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business ...
US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch
The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...
Shephard Media11d
Rafael and Elbit supply electronic warfare solution for frigate protection to NATO nations
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems and Elbit Systems have been awarded a contract to supply a naval decoy control and launching ...