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The guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) steams up the Hudson River during the parade of ships for the 21st Fleet Week New York 2008. US Navy Photo

Is China Building Aircraft Carriers?

Russian Navy to return Kirov CGN to Service.

Riverine Squadron 2 Returns Home.

Navy destroyer caught in funding battle.

Unmanned ASW Vehicle for Littoral Ships.

Britain gives go-ahead for new aircraft carriers.

Canada's Joint Support Ship in Trouble.

Fish Hawk Advanced ASW Weapon Tested.

More on Fish Hawk Glide Torpedo.

Skjold-class Littoral Combat Craft are now "Corvettes".

House considers putting carriers Kennedy, Kitty Hawk back into service.

Congress Funds a Bigger Fleet.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) passes the Battleship Missouri Memorial as she makes her way pier side at Naval Station Pearl Harbor after a six-month deployment. US Navy Photo

House considers putting Kennedy, Kitty Hawk back into service in five years.

Fish Hawk Advanced ASW Weapon Demonstrating Capability with Successful Flight Test.

Congress Funds a Bigger Fleet.

Super Hornets for Indian Carrier.

Britain To Proceed With Carrier Program.

US Navy moves ships toward Myanmar, offers aid.

Maine shipyard christens destroyer named for Vietnam POW.

India Plans 6 New Submarines.

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The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) sails in the Pacific as the sun breaks over the horizon. US Navy Photo

UK Plans Future Surface Combatant.

Congress reconsiders development of new destroyer.

LCS Rewrites The Rules of Surface Warfare.

Turkey Wants to Buy Korea’s Landing Ships.

Turkey Goes Shopping For the Big Ship.

Scrapped vessels haunt Coast Guard.

USS North Carolina officially joins fleet.

Royal Navy's £800m to rule the waves.

China has secret base for subs, say analysts.

No new ships in Senate committee's defense bill.

FLATTOP FOLLIES.

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The amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) crosses the Atlantic Ocean during a scheduled deployment as part of the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group. Note the two V-22 Osprey's on deck. US Navy photo

Amphibious Carrier Nassau carrying Ospreys to Iraq.

Lawmaker to Navy: Cut new destroyers, build cruisers faster.

Brahmos Missile Successfully Tested at Sea.

Marines make case for more amphibs.

U.S. Navy Mulls New F/A-18E/F Buy.

U.S.S. Ohio among Navy's most feared subs.

Naval Missile Strike Hits Terrorist Base in Somalia.

New ship designs promising, but untested.

Ship built with WTC steel christened.

China's nuke expansion at sea.

Canada to send three ships to the Gulf.

Steps Towards Warship Invisibility.

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), assigned to the U.S. 5th Fleet, patrols the Persian Gulf. US Navy Photo

Navy Takes Delivery of Submarine North Carolina.

The Carrier Cold War.

Japanese destroyer collides with fishing boat.

Navy scores direct hit on disabled satellite.

Shooter ship is intercept standout.

Unmanned mini-sub to guard U.S. fleet.

Prince's farewell for Falklands landing ship.

Ohio sub a new twist on underwater warfare.

Indian Navy eyes new submarines for blue-water capability.

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Artist's rendition of DDG 1001. Northrop Grumman photo

Meet the Navy of the Future.

Pakistan may get 3 German submarines.

Navy to Shoot Down Malfunctioning Satellite.

Contract Awarded for DDG-1000 Ships.

Russia launches new generation nuclear submarine.

New National Security Cutter Under Way.

France ready to sell submarines, jets to Brazil.

Maritime Defense: A Sinking Feeling.

S Korean navy seeks to build more Aegis destroyers.

Canadian navy fights 'real' threat.

LPD Lite For Peacekeeping.

HMS Illustrious Suffers Breakdowns.

German Peacekeeping Warship.

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Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), right, Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) follow in formation. US Navy Photo

Enterprise Group Performs Anti-Sub Warfare Exercise.

Opposition Forces Add Realism to Naval Exercise.

The Navy demonstrates its new strategy.

Hi-Tech Navy Distracts Modernization.

Malaysia procures two Scorpene-class submarines.

A-sub passions -- Part 1 and Part 2.

Pakistani Navy in world's biggest Coalition exercise Bright Star 2007.

Limited refueling of warships gains in Japan's Parliament.

Navy faces battle of the bulge in shipbuilding costs.

Israeli navy littoral combat ship contract awarded.

Submarines An Anti-terror Tool.

Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise.

Virginia Class Submarine Revised Design.

Global Hawk Furthers U.S. Naval Dominance.

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A Cheetah fighter jet buzzes destroyer USS Forrest Sherman off the coast of South Africa last month. US Navy Photo

Chinese public pushes for aircraft carriers.

Congress approves more submarine funding.

Training in the Royal Navy.

Navy donates battleship Wisconsin to Norfolk.

USS Patriot Prepares for Mine Threats.

Navy Cruiser Intercepts Two Ballistic Missiles for the First Time.

USN Sends BMD Cruiser to the Gulf.

Thompson Files: Navy procurement woes.

Building Invisible Submarines.

The Advantages of Expanding the Nuclear Navy.

US Navy Frees 5th Ship From Pirates.

New Missile Launcher Tested in Indiana.

Israeli Navy Nearly Doubles Fast Patrol Fleet.

USS Ohio Goes Looking For Trouble.

Protector Unmanned Gunboat

HMS Illustrious headed to the Gulf.

Admiral Calls For New Investment In Sub Force.

Norwegian Stealth Ships for USN.

Congress to boost funding for Navy shipbuilding.

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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) makes a hard turn for periodic rudder checks. US Navy photo

Navy Terminates Fourth Littoral Combat Ship. (Told you so)

Astute Submarine Takes First Underwater Tests.

Nuclear power rule for Navy ships divides Congress.

U.S. destroyer pursuing hijacked ship in Somali waters.

USN, North Koreans Thwart Somali Pirates.

Robot Boats Hunt High-Tech Pirates on the High-Speed Seas.

France Helps Russia Design Better Boats.

Japan Ends Indian Ocean Naval Mission.

The Future of Underwater Warfare.

Military Matters: A 'little ship' Navy.

The Boat Nobody Wanted.

USN's $12 Billion Future Carrier.

All-Electric Ship Could Take Shape By 2012.

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All friends now: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) and Russian destroyer RFS Admiral Panteleyev transit together while conducting an underway replenishment maneuver during exercise Pacific Eagle.

Maritime Strategy: Desires for Mahan and Realities of Corbett.

The Navy’s New Flat-Earth Strategy.

Naval Strategy for the 21st Century.

Malaysia launches its first submarine.

FREMM multi-mission frigates for Moroccan Navy.

Riverines return to Hampton Roads.

Tricked-out sub stops at Pearl Harbor.

Lockheed Moves Forward With USN’s LCS.

Israel Seeks Uparmed LCS.

USS Miami Completes Undersea Exercise with UK Submarine.

USN Looks To Reduce Crew Sizes on Carriers.

Little-noticed, yet vital navy force patrols Iraq oil.

Work Starts On Carrier Variant of F-35 Lightning II.

Canadian Navy seeks old U.S. missiles for target practice.

Why We Have Half of the World's Naval Power.

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V-22 Osprey tilt-roters are seen deployed on USS Wasp in the Persian Gulf. Photo sent to me my by John Burtis

Air Force naval armada all about the ammo.

South Africa Seeks Amphibious Ships.

South Africa Considers Buying Landing Ships.

HMS Illustrious in Demonstration of NATO Maritime Air Power.

North Carolina wants USS Kitty Hawk.

Sea Services Unveil New Maritime Strategy.

Read the Maritime Strategy (pdf).

U.S. Senator Calls for ‘Substantially’ Bigger Navy.

McCain lambastes DoD for force sizes, LCS.

Goodbye to Poland's Tarantul missile craft.

Moscow set to lease Akula N-sub to India.

Cyclone class gets renewed support.

Nation's First Littoral Combat Ship Demonstration.

Fury at Britain's shipbuilding plan.

USS Ohio to Deploy With New Weapons, a New Mission.

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Graphic of the new 270 ton Armidale class patrol boats of the Australian Navy. Copyright Australian Government

US Navy chief vows drive to rein in weapons costs.

Structural Problems on Arleigh Burke Class.

Navy Establishes First MH-60R Squadron.

The USS Liberty and the McCain Presidential Bid.

Unilateral Naval Disarmament.

Navy Plots Unmanned, Heavily Armed Fleet.

Canada may be shopping for new subs.

Aussie Amphibs Ready to Embark.

Statement on Australian Amphibious Ships.

U-Boats Stalk Islamic Terrorists.

China Unveils its New Power.

Armidale Class Completion Milestone for Austal.

Bulgaria Orders 4 Gowind-200 Frigates from France.

Trimaran gets some respect from the Navy.

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Great Britain's decision to build 2 new 65,000 ton aircraft carriers isn't sitting well with some who bemoan a shrinking Royal Navy. UK Ministry of Defence photo

The Royal Navy’s £100bn flight of fancy.

The Royal Navy Faces Irrelevance.

Royal Navy Plans to Halve the Fleet.

Riverine Squadron 2 Deploys.

Destroyer ends landmark Africa mission.

Seven New Carriers (Maybe).

USN Approves LCS Surface Warfare Package.

Indonesia plans massive fleet expansion.

New Oceanic Patrol Vessels for U.K..

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Guided missile destroyer USS Halsey tested the Navy's latest version of the Tomahawk cruise missile recently. US Navy Photo

Navy’s Barracks Looks Like Giant Swastika from the Air.

China's strategic post in the Persian Gulf.

Forrest Sherman Exercises With South African Navy.

Navy to Unveil New Maritime Strategy.

Dutch Release Details of Their New OPVs.

Boeing Delivers First Production EA-18G Growler to US Navy.

USS Zumwalt contract goes to Maine.

Students win Sikorsky Prize for submarine helicopter.

USS Halsey Tests Block IV Tomahawk.

LCS Mission Package Attacks Small Boat Threat.

Northrop Grumman carrier said to face cost overruns.

Iranian Underwater Warfare Capabilities.

Navy looks at SC site for anti-submarine training range.

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An MV-22 Osprey prepares to land aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in July. The plane is currently headed to the Persian Gulf on the USS Wasp (LHD-1).

U.S. Study Panel Eyes New Nuclear Weapons Submarine.

India passes on using sub as fox for US Maneuvers.

Top Russian Admiral Vladimir Masorin Dismissed.

Farewell HMS Gotland, We Don't Need Ya Anymore.

MV-22 Osprey Deploys to the Gulf.

Fire on Cruiser USS Leyte Gulf in Drydock.

Latest Army Vessel Honors Black American Hero.

First LCS Mission Package Delivered.

Chinese, British warships hold drill in E. China.

A Mothership Design for the Royal Navy.

How to Kill a Diesel Electric Boat.

Also, some recent Top 5s:

5 Evolutions of the Submarine

5 Signs the Modern Submarine Rules the Waves

5 Reasons the Aircraft Carrier is Obsolete

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Hear the tires screech? USS Enterprise conducts a hard turn somewhere in the Persian Gulf. US Navy Photo.

Oops - Russians post 'secret' sub plan on web.

Mahan, Malabar and China.

Illustrious Has All Eyes On the Future.

India developing submarine launched ballistic missiles.

Panel calls for Littoral Combat Ship cuts.

Chilean Sub Arrives for Diesel Electric Submarine Initiative.

USCG National Security Cutters: Bad News, Good News.

Anti-ship Missile Market in Transition.

New British Destroyer Picks Up the Pace.

China plans Cyber Attack on US carriers.

IAF Jaguars ‘sink’ USS Nimitz, F-18s return the favour to INS Viraat.

USS Kearsarge ESG Enters Persian Gulf.

Chinese Warships make Goodwill Visit to Portsmouth.

Horn of Africa Getting Hot.

US CVN-74 Carrier Headed Into Drydock.

Clean Sweep for USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19).

A New Generation of Pre-Positioning.

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Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R 22) breaks formation during Malabar 2007. US Navy Photo

Navy Review Newsletter #36.

Canada's navy returning to Persian Gulf duty.

NY welcomes wave adaptive modular vessel.

Early Proposal for British Future Surface Combatant.

Joint US/Indian naval exercises begin today.

Big Deck vs Small Deck Naval Aviation.

Aussies not worried over Indonesian subs.

New Nuke Sub for India?

Navies Pack a Punch at FA PANAMAX 2007.

Asian Military Buildup Continues.

South African Sub "Sinks" NATO visiters!

Naval Hedge on Beijing's Rise.

Singapore Navy to Return to Persian Gulf.

Diesel sub wonder weapons.

USN $4 billion over budget on its 41 ships under construction.

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Japan recently launched a 13,500 ton "helicopter carrying destroyer" which bears more than a passing resemblence to light aircraft carriers of Western navies.

France Challenges the Royal Navy.

The Great Aircraft Carrier Race Begins.

First LCS mission package ready for delivery.

Aegis BMD info leak in Japan.

Stealthy Land-Attack Destroyer Already Obsolete?

Gulf Navies Make Contingency Plans.

US Navy Eyes the Black Sea.

Commander of Russian Navy Visits USS Bataan.

Little Remus Does the Deed.

High Speed Vessel 2 Swift Conducts Crew Turnover.

Global Fleet Station Salutes Honduran Navy.

From Russia With Love.

Japans Secret Aircraft Carriers.

Koreans fret over Japanese carrier.

Canada's submarines re-emerge as potent international force.

Al Qaeda Hunt in the South Pacific.

Brazilian Sub Visits Mayport on First Deployment to U.S.

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Costs of Select US Navy Programs as of June 2007.

Meet Japan's New Destroyer (Hint: it's really a carrier!)

NATO ships en route to Cape Town.

U.S. Builds Diesel Subs Again.

Just An Ocean Away: HMS Ocean gets 30m refit.

Second batch of German fuel cell submarines arrives.

The Royal Australian Navy Carrier Strike Squadron?

India orders six Scorpene Subs.

US officials confirm Taiwan Sub Buy.

More Sub Propulsion Sillies.

New destroyers enhance European navies.

John Paul Jones Sharpens Anti-Submarine Skills During Valiant Shield.

Air Force Osprey Goes Navy.

Ruling Allows Navy to Continue Using Low-Frequency Sonar.

Littoral Combat Ship Making Headlines.

Australia plans new submarines.

Russian carrier in full service, says state TV.

Why China Must Rule the Waves.

Video: Russia's Bulava SLBM.

India looks at US Littoral Ships.

How Canada Wins on the Cheap.

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The USCG's National Security Cutters.

New Underwater Vehicles to the Finnish Navy.

China Must Be Transparent on Naval Buildup says US.

The Next 12 Years Matter in Shipbuilding.

Mine Threat to U.S. Ships?

Britain's Stealth Warship Masquerades as Fishing Boat.

Britain's newest destroyer breezes through first sea trials.

Deflector Shields for CVN-21.

Canada to build first Arctic deep-water port.

Russia Fakes Mini-sub Footage.

After Russia and Canada, US ship headed for Arctic.

The Rise of Chile's Navy.

The Long War-Russia and the Russian Navy.

Russia prepares to support Operation Active Endeavour.

Korea Unveils Prototype Flying Ship.

Video: Missile Firing Gone Awry.

Sea Battle at Trincomalee Port.

India as a maritime power.

Fact Sheet on the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship.

Congress doubles submarine production.

British Re-Learn Large Carrier Operations.

Russia's Warship Woes.

China: The Deceptive Logic for a Carrier Fleet.