Back from the depths: A century of submarine rescue
Historical Overview of Submarine Rescue Operations HMS K13, January 1917 The icy waters of Gareloch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland,…
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Gareth Evans
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The digital naval shipyard
Shipbuilding with Advanced Technology: The Shift to Digital Naval shipyards Over recent years, shipbuilders have been steadily moving away from…
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Green at sea: can the US Navy cut its vast energy footprint?
According to its Fiscal Year 2016 Operational Energy Annual Report, the Department of Defense (DoD) used almost 86 million barrels…
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Tip of the spear: the global importance of America’s Guam base
When President Trump told the people of Guam that his administration was “with you a thousand percent,” leaving aside the…
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Is the UK naval shipbuilding industry ready for a ‘renaissance’?
On New Year’s Day 2017, UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced “the start of a new era of maritime…
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Understanding acoustic signatures
With two major naval programmes underway to deliver new, once in a generation frigates and submarines, the Australian government is…
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In a war with cyber attackers, just how vulnerable is Trident?
“Ooops, your files have been encrypted!” With that simple message in May came untold misery for personal users, huge disruption…
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The allure of supercavitating torpedoes
Supercavitation Torpedoes: Speed Demons First developed into a workable design for the Soviet navy during the Cold War, the concept…
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Securing the Royal Navy’s future firepower
After more than 30 years, the Harpoon missile is undeniably showing its age. It is not fast, nor manoeuvrable; it…
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Operation Ocean Shield: mission success?
Since the end of NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield, two ships have been hijacked within two weeks near the cost of…