Ranger VI (CV-4) 1934-1946
(CV-4: displacement 14,500; length 769′; beam 81’8″; extreme width 86′; draft 19’8″; speed 29.25 knots; complement 1,788; armament 8 5-inch; class Ranger) The sixth Ranger (CV-4), the first ship of…
Cryopower Unfrozen: No Carte Blanche
Cryopower Unfrozen: No Carte Blanche under International Law for Sea Ice Geoengineering to Restore the Arctic Ocean Apostolos Tsiouvalashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-6025a and Manon Rosenthalhttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-3612-2212b a Norwegian Centre for the Law of the…
What Does the Greenland Deal Mean for North American Security?
In the early months of 2026, Greenland appeared to be at the nexus of an existential crisis within NATO. President Trump’s demands to annex the territory, and refusal to rule…
Danish Canadian MCM Operations Conclude
The Royal Danish Navy’s mine countermeasures capability and Diving Service have returned home after more than two months deployed with NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1). The Danish capabilities…
Anduril to Build Submarine Shipyard in Baltimore
President Donald J. Trump announced October 6th that Arsenal-2, a new software-defined shipyard backed by a $3.7 billion private capital investment by Anduril Industries. The facility will manufacture critical components…
HII to Build 10 ROMULUS USVs
HII was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to build 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program. The award marks a major…
NFEM Unilateral Exercise in Davao Gulf
The Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) conducted the Unilateral Exercise 2026 on September 29, 2026, in the waters of Davao Gulf to enhance the operational readiness and interoperability of its…
Bulgaria Locates Drifting Cargo Ship in Black Sea
Bulgarian Air Force and Navy personnel located a drifting cargo ship in the Black Sea during a reconnaissance mission on Sunday, the Defense Ministry said. Air Force crews in two…
Raytheon to Boost SM-6 Production
Raytheon, an RTX business, has secured a five-year contract, with two additional option years, valued up to $24.4 billion for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptors, significantly increasing the availability of a…
USS Idaho (SSN 799) Returns to Groton Following First Deployment
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Idaho (SSN 799), under the command of Cmdr. Chad J. Guillerault, returned to Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut completing its first deployment, Sept. 28,…