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The US Navy’s SSN(X) submarine program is slowly sinking

The US Navy does not have the capacity to build the SSN(X) submarines at scale—but rather than acknowledging this, it has simply attempted to delay their completion dates.
The Souda Naval Base—located on the Greek island of Crete—is the largest US base in the eastern Mediterranean, and a vital stopping point on the way to the Middle East.
And could a sudden deployment of major US naval and air force assets indicate a strike on Iran is imminent?
Nato allies have also intercepted some ships from Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of oil and cargo ships that Moscow has used ...
At its current production rates, China is likely to have a far more menacing submarine force than Russia in short order—though its quality is still uncertain.
Algoma Steel and South Korea–based shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean have signed a binding memorandum of understanding that could see ...
The Columbia-class submarine outstrips its predecessor, the Ohio class, in many ways—but falls short in one conspicuous one. America’s naval shipyards are a mess—and have been for many years. US ...
Portuguese authorities on Monday said they had intercepted nearly nine tonnes of narcotics 'in recent days' some 265 miles off the the Azores archipelago in the North Atlantic.
The Trump administration has repeatedly said the U.S. should be in control of Greenland, which is part of Denmark and NATO.
Portuguese law enforcement was assisted by the navy and air force, as well as the UK and US authorities, in difficult weather ...
Trump is right that American security now depends on Greenland, although he should remember there is strength in allies.
Australia doesn’t need to predict who governs Tehran to see the strategic risk. If Iran fractures into a prolonged crisis, it ...