China's new aircraft carrier FUJIAN 18 is on the move. While some sources are saying this is the beginning of sea trials I've yet to see views of the ship free and clear and obviously headed to sea. More to come....

To sail no more: the US Navy has ended all work on cruisers COWPENS CG63 and VICKSBURG CG69 and now, after hundreds of millions of $$$ with zero ROI, both will be decommissioned this year. Another 'tough decision.' 63 seen at San Diego in Feb; 69 at Norfolk in April

An essay from gCaptain's John Konrad describes the frustrations of trying to divine what the US Navy is really thinking. It's clear they do a bad job of it; they also go to great lengths to keep EVERYONE away. John is just one of many who are deeply vexed gcaptain.com/dear-admiral-b…

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: Vago Muradian joins us for a lively look at recent naval issues and key takeaways from the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Expo, plus a Day in the Navy around Norfolk, along with Naval News of the Week. defaeroreport.com/2024/04/26/cav…

Virginia-class submarine NEW JERSEY SSN796 was delivered to the US Navy, shipbuilders HII Newport News Shipbuilding announced 25 April. The 23rd Virginia-class boat and 11th delivered from Newport News will be formally commissioned 14 Sept. Photos from Feb 2024 Alpha trials

France's carrier CHARLES DE GAULLE began a deployment 22 April to the eastern Mediterranean, dubbed Operation Akila

An MCM USV Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessel is craned aboard littoral combat ship USS CANBERRA LCS30 at San Diego 23 April. It's the 1st shipboard embarkation of the MCM mission package, which was declared operational in May 2023. The package should incl 2 USVs

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: we take a look at the naval and maritime situation in the Black Sea, the Mideast, the South China Sea – and Baltimore, with naval and international analyst Brent Sadler defaeroreport.com/2024/04/19/cav…

Last week on the CavasShips Podcast ICYMI: conversations from Sea-Air-Space, with Raytheon's Naval Power pres Kim Ernzen; BAE's Tate Westbrook on hypersonic weapons; and Fairbanks Morse CEO George Whittier defaeroreport.com/2024/04/14/cav…

Virginia-class submarine USS COLORADO SSN788 arrived at Pearl Harbor 17 April to shift homeport and transfer to the Pacific Fleet. The fam was already on the pier to greet them. COLORADO was previously based at Groton, Connecticut

On this date in 1989: Turret Two main battery explosion aboard battleship USS IOWA BB61 during live-fire exercises off Puerto Rico. 47 sailors were killed but the warship survived despite the concentrated power of the blast

Ingenuity, audacity, incredible bravery and skill. On this date in 1942 - the Doolittle Raid

New amphibious transport dock RICHARD M McCOOL JR LPD29 delivered to the US Navy 11 April from HII Ingalls Shipbuilding. 2nd Fight 1+ variant of the LPD17-class and 1st with rotating SPY-6(v)2 radar. Plus HII has a video with kewl audio... hii.com/news/hii-deliv…

Puh-leeze say it ain't so. Puh-leeze.