submarines

Russian Navy Moving Kilo Attack Boats to Safety from Ukraine Strike Risk, Says U.K. MoD

Improved Kilo-class (Varshavyanka-class) attack submarine. RIA Novosti Photo

Russia has “almost certainly” moved its Black Sea Fleet Kilo-class submarines from Sevastopol, Crimea, to the Novorossiysk port in Krasnodar Krai, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense announced in a Tuesday intelligence report.

Russia could have up to four of the diesel-electric attack boats in the Black Sea.
All of the Kilo-class are capable of launching Kalibr NK cruise missiles. Sea-launched Kalibirs have been used...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/20/russian-navy-moving-kilo-attack-boats-to-safety-from-ukraine-strike-risk-says-u-k-mod

New Navy Fleet Study Calls for 373 Ship Battle Force, Details are Classified

Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109), left, conducts a replenishment-at-sea with Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6), in the Ionian Sea on May 6, 2022. US Navy Photo

THE PENTAGON – The Navy quietly slipped a new, classified assessment on the number of ships the service needs to meet its missions around the world to Congress earlier this month. The report calls for a battle force of 373 ships – 75 more than in the current fleet.

Dubbed the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/19/new-navy-fleet-study-calls-for-373-ship-battle-force-details-are-classified

Australia puts large autonomous subs on fast track

While the AUKUS plan for Australia to acquire nuclear powered submarines with help from the U.S. and the U.K. appears to be moving right along, the Royal Australian Navy could meantime be getting Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUVs) in under three years.

Irving, Calif., headquartered high tech defense company Anduril Industries reports that it is entering into commercial negotiations with the Australian Defence Force for the XL-AUVs,

“The XL-AUV will be an affordable, autonomous,...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/australia-puts-large-autonomous-subs-on-fast-track/

CNO Gilday: ‘We Need a Naval Force of Over 500 Ships’

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG-111), left, USS America (LHA-6), and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), transit the Philippine Sea on Jan. 22, 2022. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The U.S. Navy needs a fleet of more than 500 ships to meet its commitments to the soon-to-be released National Defense Strategy, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said on Friday. 

“I’ve concluded – consistent with the analysis – that we need a naval force...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/18/cno-gilday-we-need-a-naval-force-of-over-500-ships

Navy Offering Up to $50K in Recruiting Bonuses

Sailors assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia participate in the Navywide E-7 advancement exam held at Navy Operational Support Center in New Castle, Del., on Jan. 19. US Navy Photo

The Navy is offering recruitment bonuses of up to $50,000 as a new incentive, the sea service announced Friday.

The bonuses are dependent on the program and the recruit’s eligibility, according to a Navy news release. The new incentives will apply to any sailor who has been classified or reclassified...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/24/navy-offering-up-to-50k-in-recruiting-bonuses

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