US assigns nuclear submarine to Australia under AUKUS as China expands Pacific footprint

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (US Navy) The Pentagon…

Can a warship become a mini aircraft carrier? India, US are testing two different answers

Runway-independent drones can change the way navies operate at sea. (Image credit: Sheild AI) The idea…

Ship-killer, missile shield, air-to-air weapon: Why the SM-6 is America’s ‘three-in-one’ missile

Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones launches a Standard Missile 6 during an exercise.…

Thailand steps up sex-worker raids as USS Abraham Lincoln set to dock with 5,000 sailors in Pattaya

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore. (AP Photo) The USS Abraham…

US unleashes ‘Malice’: F-35C gets a 463-km air-to-air strike reach

AIM-424 test instrumentation round loaded into a weapons bay of an F-35. (USN) The US Navy…

Why India may need a third aircraft carrier as China expands its fleet

INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya, India’s two aircraft carriers. (Image credit: Indian Navy) Aircraft carriers are…

Carrier killers, long deployments and floating airfields: Why aircraft carriers still matter

The Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant on the move during Exercise Varuna with the French Navy. (Image…

‘You’re loud, boisterous person, you’re fake news, be quiet’: Trump snaps at reporter over Korea question

US President Donald Trump dismisses USS Lincoln concerns, calls reporter ‘fake’. US president Donald Trump on…

Iran war pulls last US carrier out of Pacific, opening space for China to step up

US is pulling its last aircraft carrier from the western Pacific to support the Iran war,…

USS Abraham Lincoln to return home amid rising scrutiny over sailor welfare

USS Abraham Lincoln has been at centre of controversy over its prolonged deployment affecting sailors’ mental…