# us navy (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover us navy. Page: Feed: --- ## [First full-scale tests of Royal Navy Stratus cruise missile planned for 2028](https://www.navylookout.com/first-full-scale-tests-of-royal-navy-stratus-cruise-missile-planned-for-2028/) _2026-08-21 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ The first full-scale tests of the STRATUS long-range missile system are scheduled to begin in 2028, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. MBDA is developing the weapon intended to give the Royal Navy a new generation of heavyweight anti-ship and land-attack missiles for its frigates and potentially, the hybrid fleet. Responding to a Parliamentary question, \[…\] The post First full-scale tests of… ## [Royal Navy and US Navy prepare to sink retired frigate in Atlantic Thunder live-fire exercise](https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-and-us-navy-prepare-to-sink-retired-frigate-in-atlantic-thunder-live-fire-exercise/) _2026-08-19 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ Originally planned for May, exercise Atlantic Thunder 26 will now go ahead in September after a four-month delay. The exercise will test allied weapons, targeting networks and uncrewed systems in a demanding live environment. Taking place in waters off the QinetiQ Hebrides range in north-west Scotland between 17 and 21 September, AT26 is officially described \[…\] The post Royal Navy and US Navy… ## [The growing threat to Royal Navy ships in harbour](https://www.navylookout.com/the-growing-threat-to-royal-navy-ships-in-harbour/) _2026-08-17 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ The security of the RN’s home bases has recently drawn fresh scrutiny as cheap uncrewed weapons present an expanding challenge. Some will argue this is scaremongering, but there are good reasons to believe that the fleet is now more exposed to unconventional attack while in port than at any time since the Second World War. \[…\] The post The growing threat to Royal Navy ships in harbour first… ## [Full steam in reverse: Trump orders US Navy back to old-style aircraft catapults](https://www.navylookout.com/full-steam-in-reverse-trump-orders-us-navy-back-to-old-style-aircraft-catapults/) _2026-08-14 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ President Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to develop a plan to abandon electromagnetic aircraft launch systems on future Ford-class aircraft carriers and return to steam catapults. The wider memorandum contains some sensible measures to address America’s serious naval shipbuilding problems, but imposing a fundamental engineering redesign on an aircraft carrier already under construction \[…\]… ## [First Polish Type 31 frigate derivative, ORP Wicher launched in Gdynia](https://www.navylookout.com/first-polish-type-31-frigate-derivative-orp-wicher-launched-in-gdynia/) _2026-08-13 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ The first of Poland’s new Miecznik-class frigates, ORP Wicher, has been launched in Gdynia, marking a major milestone in the renewal of the Polish Navy and another success for the British-designed Arrowhead 140 frigate. The 140-metre warship was lowered into the Bay of Gdańsk today using a semi-submersible barge following a complex operation to move \[…\] The post First Polish Type 31 frigate… ## [Royal Navy ships take respite in Kenya after months in Middle East](https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-ships-take-respite-in-kenya-after-months-in-middle-east/) _2026-08-12 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay have arrived in Mombasa for maintenance, resupply and crew rest after several months deployed in the Middle East. The visit takes the two ships temporarily away from preparations for a potential multinational operation in the Strait of Hormuz. HMS Dragon sailed from the UK on 10 March, in the \[…\] The post Royal Navy ships take respite in Kenya after months in Middle… ## [US Navy wants submarine launchers for weapons and underwater drones](https://www.navylookout.com/us-navy-wants-submarine-launchers-for-weapons-and-underwater-drones/) _2026-08-12 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ The US Navy has begun seeking a new generation of submarine payload launchers designed to deploy uncrewed systems as well as weapons. The move raises questions about how far the Royal Navy’s future SSN-AUKUS boats will share in the evolving American approach to undersea payloads. On 29 July, the USN signalled interest in launchers able \[…\] The post US Navy wants submarine launchers for weapons and… ## [Inside the Royal Navy’s new mine warfare mothership programme](https://www.navylookout.com/inside-the-royal-navys-new-mine-warfare-mothership-programme/) _2026-08-11 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ The RN’s autonomus mine hunting systems will be deployed on board up to three new Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) or ‘motherships’ procured in partnership with Norway. Recent work by Dstl and NDP provides the clearest indication yet of what the ships may need to look like, suggesting something much closer to a large commercial offshore \[…\] The post Inside the Royal Navy’s new mine warfare… ## [The thin grey line: Britain’s dwindling frigate force holds the line in the Euro-Atlantic](https://www.navylookout.com/the-thin-grey-line-britains-dwindling-frigate-force-holds-the-line-in-the-euro-atlantic/) _2026-08-07 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ HMS Somerset has returned to Devonport this week after around four months on Operation CETO, while HMS St Albans has taken over this key anti-submarine standing commitment. The low-key handover comes as the frigate fleet reaches its smallest size in decades, with just five Type 23s left in commission. Unlike carrier strike deployments, overseas exercises \[…\] The post The thin grey line: Britain’s… ## [Royal Navy officer cadets complete first initial training course at HMS Raleigh](https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-officer-cadets-complete-first-initial-training-course-at-hms-raleigh/) _2026-08-07 · NavyLookout · Navy Lookout_ The first cohort of officer cadets to pass through the RN’s restructured entry system has completed initial training at HMS Raleigh. Sixty-seven cadets, including 15 from overseas nations, marked the milestone with divisions on the parade ground at the Torpoint establishment in front of families and friends. The cadets are the first to undergo the \[…\] The post Royal Navy officer cadets complete… ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y63oioR7StP3) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Getting Serious About Re-Arming the Force](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2026/07/getting-serious-about-re-arming-force.html) _2026-07-24 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ It's a sign when a small company gets a big contract to move quickly in producing large numbers of additively manufactured missiles to catch up with the demand signal - a sign that it's time to move. See U.S. Navy Orders Low-cost Missiles to Expand Fleet, Allied Long-Range Maritime Strike Capabilities CoAspire announced its selection for the Navy’s Coalition Heterogenous Affordable Offensive… ## [Under Reported: US Navy Aid to Earthquake Damaged Venezuela](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2026/07/underr-reported-us-navy-aid-to.html) _2026-07-08 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ Back to 2 July 2026, At the direction of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Department of War, assigned U.S. military forces are actively supporting Department of State-led disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes on June 24. The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) and Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS… ## [Friday Night History #149, Spotlight on the Sources, Part 7: At the Edge of Empire, by Michael Gardiner](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/06/19/friday-night-history-149-spotlight-on-the-sources-part-7-at-the-edge-of-empire-by-michael-gardiner/) _2026-06-19 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ Once again, we have to reckon with a book that is, unfortunately, part of the historiography. At the Edge of Empire is a 2007 biography of Thomas Blake Glover, noted Scottish drug runner and gun dealer who helped arm the Sat-Chō alliance during the Boshin War and then went on to help build modern Japanese … Continue reading Friday Night History #149, Spotlight on the Sources, Part 7: At the Edge… ## [Friday Night History #148- Spotlight on the Sources, Part 6- “Shinsengumi Saito Hajime no Subete”](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/06/19/friday-night-history-148-spotlight-on-the-sources-part-6-shinsengumi-saito-hajime-no-subete/) _2026-06-19 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ Some people are a nexus of connections. Before we begin, I’d like to once again thank you all for your patience, as I get back into the swing of things on the podcast. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of burnout, sore throat, and exhaustion, and I’m glad to be back, and working … Continue reading Friday Night History #148- Spotlight on the Sources, Part 6- “Shinsengumi Saito Hajime no… ## [Friday Night History #147, Spotlight on Sources, Part 5: “Shinsengumi Tenmatsuki,” by Nagakura Shinpachi](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/05/15/friday-night-history-147-spotlight-on-sources-part-5-shinsengumi-tenmatsuki-by-nagakura-shinpachi/) _2026-05-15 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ There’s nothing quite like firsthand recollections. They’re flawed, but then, all sources are flawed, and they’re all we’ve got. So, let’s try to understand them. Nagakura Shinpachi is an interesting character in the ranks of the Shinsengumi leadership. Born into a retainer family– one serving the Matsumae clan of the eponymous Matsumae domain– he was … Continue reading Friday Night History #147,… ## [(Friday Night History) #146- Spotlight on Sources, Part 4: “Saigō Takamori,” by Charles Yates](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/05/08/friday-night-history-146-spotlight-on-sources-part-4-saigo-takamori-by-charles-yates/) _2026-05-08 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ Before we begin this week, I want to say thank you to everyone who’s donated to the crowdfund for my surgery. It’s unfortunately been delayed to September, but that just gives me more time to continue fundraising for this vital care I’ve awaited for so many years. Check out my social media for more details. … Continue reading (Friday Night History) #146- Spotlight on Sources, Part 4: “Saigō… ## [(Friday Night History) #145: Spotlight on Sources, Part 3: “French Officers in the End of the Shogunate and the Boshin War,” by Emmy Faubry](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/04/24/friday-night-history-145-spotlight-on-sources-part-3-french-officers-in-the-end-of-the-shogunate-and-the-boshin-war-by-emmy-faubry/) _2026-04-24 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ Every now and then, there are books in the historiography that aren’t that great, but you have to talk about. This is one of them. French Officers in the End of the Shogunate and the Boshin War (1867-1869), by Emmy Faubry, should by rights be an important contribution to anglophone scholarship. A translation of L’engagement … Continue reading (Friday Night History) #145: Spotlight on Sources, Part… ## [(Friday Night History) #144: Spotlight on Sources, Part 2: “Edo in 1868,” by M. William Steele](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/04/17/friday-night-history-144-spotlight-on-sources-part-2-edo-in-1868-by-m-william-steele/) _2026-04-17 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ Let’s get the view from below. Something that is all too easy to forget about Japan in 1868 is the view from below. The war, in short, was the warrior caste fighting itself. For everyone else, life had to go on despite this and the knock-on effects it created. The warrior caste was but a … Continue reading (Friday Night History) #144: Spotlight on Sources, Part 2: “Edo in 1868,” by M. William… ## [(Friday Night History) #143 (S5E6)- The Thick of Things](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/04/10/friday-night-history-143-s5e6-the-thick-of-things/) _2026-04-10 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ -an imperial decree, February 3, 1868 One: Neutrality Even the Kyoto government understood the gravity of the situation. It was certainly full of people who’d cut their teeth as little more than terrorists in the sonnō-jōi movement of the 1860s, which sought the violent expulsion of all foreigners from Japan. But it had just gotten … Continue reading (Friday Night History) #143 (S5E6)- The Thick… ## [Both Sides of Second World War Were Evil](https://warviews.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/both-sides-of-second-world-war-were-evil/) _2026-04-06 · domobran42 · War Views_ Both Sides of Second World War Were Evil ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QShz8XV1OqYO) _2026-04-06 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [(Friday Night History) #142- Spotlight on Sources, Part 1 – The Papers](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/04/03/friday-night-history-142-spotlight-on-sources-part-1-the-papers/) _2026-04-03 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ Let’s take a look at the archives! This week on Friday Night History, I’d like to take a moment to pause from our Season Five story of the Boshin War. This is for a few reasons. First, it’s because now that I’m writing squarely in that upon which my doctoral research focused, I feel like … Continue reading (Friday Night History) #142- Spotlight on Sources, Part 1 – The Papers ## [(Friday Night History) #141 (S5E5)- Realignments](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/03/27/friday-night-history-141-s5e5-realignments/) _2026-03-27 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ “On February 4, Bizen troops were passing through Kobe from the early morning, and about two o’clock in the afternoon the retinue of one of their karō shot an American sailor who had crossed the street just in front, which according to Japanese ideas was an insult that deserved mortal chastisement.” -Sir Ernest Mason Satow … Continue reading (Friday Night History) #141 (S5E5)- Realignments ## [(Friday Night History) #140 (S5E4)- Force Multiplier](https://riverside-wings.com/2026/03/13/friday-night-history-140-s5e4-force-multiplier/) _2026-03-13 · riversidewings · "North Star Forever!"_ “The upshot of the matter was the Tycoon was ignominiously whipped, his troops not making fight enough to cause a disaster. and he fled to Yeddo by a frigate belonging to him. When he crossed the bar, not being sure of finding any of his own ships at hand, he brought a letter from our … Continue reading (Friday Night History) #140 (S5E4)- Force Multiplier ## [Croatia Signs Purchase of Leopard 2A8 Tanks After Donating M-84 to Ukraine](https://warviews.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/croatia-signs-purchase-of-leopard-2a8-tanks-after-donating-m-84-to-ukraine/) _2026-03-06 · domobran42 · War Views_ Croatia Signs Purchase of Leopard 2A8 Tanks After Donating M-84 to Ukraine ## [Saturday (and maybe Sunday) Is Old Radio Day - Have Gun Will Travel "In an Evil Time" (1958)](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2026/01/saturday-and-maybe-sunday-is-old-radio.html) _2026-01-04 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ Hat tip: Old Time Radio Researchers for keeping these shows alive ## [Revisiting China's Sea Lines of Communication](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2026/01/revisiting-chinas-sea-lines-of.html) _2026-01-02 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ In 2007, I posted on my blog a look at Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs)( here ). Most of the links in that post are now dead or moved, but the subject is one vital to the US and other countries. One of those links contained the following from Stanley B. Weeks, a frequent SLOC commenter: "The increasing importance of SLOC security and access for states in the East Asia region will result in their… ## [Saturday (or Any Day) Is Old Radio Day: Jack Benny 1933 "Sherlock Holmes and King Kong"](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2025/12/saturday-or-any-day-is-old-radio-day.html) _2025-12-16 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ Hat tip: Old Time Radio Researchers without whom almost none of the great old radio programs would be availabel for us today. ## [More stuff coming soon](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2025/12/more-stuff-coming-soon.html) _2025-12-03 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ For a variety of reasons, I've let this blog be idle for a little while. However, I have some things that I'm working on and I'll be posting more soon. Thank you for visiting and for your patience. ## [Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Our Miss Brooks "Taking the Rap for Mr. Boynton" (1949)](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2025/11/saturday-is-old-radio-day-our-miss.html) _2025-11-15 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ Thanks to Old Time Radio Researchers ## [Old Radio Day: "If Freedom Failed - A Matter of Fact"(1951)](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2025/11/old-radio-day-if-freedom-failed-matter.html) _2025-11-11 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/J9ISebGtBEiy) _2025-11-11 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Friday Film: ASROC Weapon System (1963)](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2025/11/friday-film-ascroc-weapon-system.html) _2025-11-07 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ Thanks to Friends of the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr DD850 ## [Saturday (and sometimes another day) Is Old Radio Day: "Room Service" Old Gold Comedy Theatre (1944)](https://www.eaglespeak.us/2025/10/saturday-and-sometimes-another-day-is.html) _2025-10-27 · Mark Tempest · EagleSpeak_ ## [Pacific War 3 – Invasion of Malaya](https://warviews.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/pacific-war-3-invasion-of-malaya/) _2024-12-08 · domobran42 · War Views_ Malaya had for long time been safe, but this had rapidly changed in the last decade. Japanese imperial ambitions had led them to sieze and annex Manchuria in 1931 – 1932. In 1934, Japane renounced the Washington agreements, and in 1937 invaded China. Meanwhile, tensions had been rising in Europe, with British being well aware \[…\] ## [Pacific War 2 – Attack on Pearl Harbour](https://warviews.wordpress.com/2024/12/07/pacific-war-2-attack-on-pearl-harbour/) _2024-12-07 · domobran42 · War Views_ While this was understood only by a few people, by 1941. Japan and the United States had been on a collision course for a whole decade. Slide towards the conflict started arguably in 1902., with the signing of the Anglo-Japanese alliance between the Great Britain and Japan. But that the two countries were on a \[…\] ## [Pacific War 1.5 – Opposing Sides](https://warviews.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/pacific-war-1-5-opposing-sides/) _2024-12-02 · domobran42 · War Views_ Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Navy was, in 1941., third strongest navy in the world. Its core were 10 battleships. While over 20 years of age – as was the case in all other major navies – these ships had received extensive reconstructions and modernizations. Four of them had a relatively high speed of 26 \[…\] ## [Pacific War 1 – Preliminary Moves](https://warviews.wordpress.com/2024/12/01/pacific-war-1-preliminary-moves/) _2024-12-01 · domobran42 · War Views_ Road to the Pacific War Beginning of the war in the Pacific came unexpectedly, at least for some people. Attention was on Europe, where war had been raging for two years. Poland had been invaded by Germany and USSR in September 1939., and USSR invaded Finland in November of the same year. After that, Germany \[…\] ## [Wreck of Kaiser Franz Joseph](https://warviews.wordpress.com/2024/10/18/wreck-of-kaiser-franz-joseph/) _2024-10-18 · domobran42 · War Views_ Kaiser Franz Joseph is an Austro-Hungarian cruiser, whose wreck sits at the sandy floor at depth of 40 meters within Boka Kotorska, between Croatian Prevlaka and Montenegrin shore. This is an issue because the border between Croatia and Montenegro is still not defined and so is even today in the process of being solved, a \[…\] ## [Demographic Losses in Croatian-Ottoman Wars](https://warviews.wordpress.com/2024/09/08/demographic-losses-in-croatian-ottoman-wars/) _2024-09-08 · domobran42 · War Views_ Demographic Losses in Croatian-Ottoman Wars