Naval Warfare
Britain Wants to Retire Its Old Ships. Could It Sell Them Instead?
There has been much speculation that one or both of the vessels could be bound for South America.
The Royal Navy Is Playing Cat and Mouse with a Russian Spy Ship
It was believed Yantar was loitering over undersea cables.
Japan’s New “Taigei” Submarine Is a Force Multiplier in the Indo-Pacific
Japan is making bold moves to change its anti-war culture. That’s not by choice. It’s out of necessity. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is enhancing its size and capabilities because Tokyo fears that China’s...
How French Sailors Accidentally Leaked Secret Nuclear Submarine Info
The French language newspaper Le Monde found that sailors of the Maritime Nationale (French Navy) had inadvertently revealed the classified details of the patrols of its nuclear-powered submarine fleet from their exercise routines. The...
The Infamous Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Might Finally Have a Real Purpose
Admiral Elmo Zumwalt should be remembered as the “conscience of the United States Navy,” which is how then-President Bill Clinton described the combat-decorated former Chief of Naval Operations in his January 2000...
Turkey Is On a Shipbuilding Spree
Turkey continues its long march to becoming a major world power. It has made decisive geopolitical moves to enhance its position relative to those of its rivals in the Middle East,...
The Next Three Virginia-Class Submarines Now Have Names
The United States Navy’s Virginia-class fast attack submarines program is now running nearly three years behind schedule, while it has been projected to cost more than $17 billion over the planned budget through the decade’s end....
The Navy’s Next-Gen Destroyer Is Missing Something Important: A Gun
For much of modern naval history, the role of a destroyer has been to protect larger warships from attack by enemy submarines, surface combatants, and aircraft. This objective was accomplished...
China’s Massive New Drone Carrier Is Almost Here
Much attention has been put on the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN’s) growing fleet of aircraft carriers, with the third set to enter service by the end of this year, and...
Houthis Claim Strike On Aircraft Carrier (Again)
Just days after claiming to have carried out a missile strike on the United States Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the Iranian-back Houthi rebels alleged that its most recent sortie...
The Navy’s Constellation-Class Mess Is Only Beginning
President-Elect Donald J. Trump may have been paying attention to our reporting here at The National Interest, as I have been banging the drum about the ongoing excesses and failures of the United States...
It’s Time to Retire the Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers
A recent video of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the progenitor of the iconic Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Navy for several decades, leaving the U.S. Navy’s base...