Sea Dragon 2019 ASW Exercise

Well, there appears to be a common theme in the Pacific theatre regarding ASW :   we aren’t very serious.   We just discussed the…

Multi-National ASW Exercise

Here’s the headline: “Maritime forces from Japan, UK, US practice submarine hunting in Philippine Sea” (1) Very nice.   I can env…

Roles - The Frigate

Why do we have or want frigates today? Sadly, the most accurate answer is probably just because we’ve always had them. We’re goin…

A Vision Of Future ASW

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) always has been and always will be a challenging endeavor.  The submarine has the overwhelming inher…

Dynamic Mongoose ASW Exercise

Norway is hosting a NATO ASW exercise, called Dynamic Mongoose 2018, described as the year’s largest ASW exercise in the North …

Shallow Water ASW Story

“Torpedo in the water!” The abrupt announcement from Sonar Control caused the usual instant flood of adrenaline in the combat wat…

ASW Corvette

Well, the frigate debate is on!  Observers are weighing in with their favorite candidates for the Navy’s frigate competition.  He…

The Modern Hedgehog

ComNavOps has called for the design and construction of a dedicated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship instead of a frigate.  The …