CANDIDATES FOR FUTURE RCN WARSHIP SQUARE UP Canada is starting the process of drawing up a short list of potential future frigates as it looks to move its major surface combatant programme forward. The French are seeking to put themselves in a strong position by offering a tailored variant of the FREMM multi-role warship, which has already won favour with navies in North Africa, in addition to partner nation Italy. The choice of ...
Read moreFINNS ‘ATTACK’ SUSPECTED SUBMARINE In the wake of Sweden’s hunt for an underwater intruder in October last year Finland went a step further and actually attacked a similar ...
Read moreRUSSIA THREATENS TO TARGET DANISH WARSHIPS WITH NUKES A decision by Denmark to link its major naval units to a planned Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield for Europe provoked ...
Read moreUSA’s RUSSIAN THREAT WARNING PROVOKES MOSCOW’s ANGER Europe is facing the twin-pronged threat of Russian aggression and Islamic terrorism, according to the Chairman of the US Joint ...
Read moreUS NAVY SPEARHEADS SYRIAN STRIKES American naval forces remained at the forefront of the action as two warships launching cruise missiles joined carrier-based jets in conducting strikes against terrorist ...
Read moreUSN CRUISER IN NEAR MISS WITH CHINESE WARSHIP A US Navy guided-missile cruiser was forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision with a Chinese naval vessel in ...
Read moreBURMA MAY SPARK SUB RACE Pakistan is reportedly training Burma’s first generation of submariners after reports surfaced of approximately 20 of the country’s navy personnel arriving in Karachi. ...
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