The Navy’s Large Surface Combatant (LSC) program envisages procuring a class of next-generation cruisers or destroyers to replace the Navy’s aging Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers.

The Navy wants to procure the first LSC around FY2028, although that date could change. The Navy’s proposed…

According to studies by the Department of Defense (DOD) and others, near-peer adversaries China and Russia are aware of the importance of the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) and have taken steps to improve their capabilities to threaten DOD’s ability to use and control the EMS.

China is taking st…

The nuclear attack submarine (SSN) Perle left the Toulon naval base on Thursday, December 10, 2020, to be transported to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin aboard the specialized semi-submersible charter ship Rolldock Storm.

This large-scale operation is the first step in the repair process for the Perle, aft…

President-elect Joe Biden promises the “most ethically rigorous administration in American history,” according to a spokesman. But with the nomination of retired general and Raytheon board member General Lloyd Austin III as secretary of defense, the strength of that promise is quickly faltering. And…

NATO Operation Sea Guardian has finished its last focused security patrol for 2020 today (10 December). As part of this activity (known as a focused operation), which started on 24 November, NATO maritime assets have been helping provide an accurate maritime picture to NATO commanders, enforcing cou…

Rheinmetall and its strategic partner, the North-American helmet maker Galvion, have won an order to supply the German Bundeswehr with an advanced combat helmet. Awarded in November 2020, the framework contract encompasses the delivery of up to 20,000 helmets, specifically the “Combat Helmet, Specia…