Navy Matters

Newsmax website has an article about a Chinese jet powered VTOL drone intended for surface ships.[1]   The article goes on to rave about the...

Despite having thoroughly discredited the notion of deterrence (see, “Forward Presence Deterrent EffectDisproved” ), there is a faction of n...

It is reported that the Kirov class cruiser, Admiral Nakhimov (formerly Kalinin in the Soviet navy), has put to sea for trials after decades...

There has recently been speculation that the AUKUS submarine project may be cancelled.   The speculation is likely fueled by the fact that t...

Once upon a time, the US Navy faced a choice about how to deal with the fake ‘littoral’ issue (see, “LittoralWarfare – Is There Such a Thing...

We have become an apologist society.   We excuse and rationalize every failure, often doing so even before the attempt is made.   For exampl...

As you know, ComNavOps has often criticized Navy exercises as being absurdly unrealistic but does anyone do it better?   Well, the French ha...