Mine Warfare New Construction Outlook

Following AMI’s recent looks at the state of the frigate and submarine markets in Europe and across the globe, this month we turn to a small but relevant component of world navies – mine warfare platforms. Mine warfare capabilities and ships have traditionally been a small and generally overlooked investment for naval fleets worldwide.  The…

Comparing Frigate Programs Across Regions

Regular readers of Hot News know that AMI periodically revisits our detailed future ship construction data found in our Worldwide Naval Projections Report (WNPR) by market subsegments and by regions.  Another such review on the frigate segment is timely to follow up on last month’s editorial on how the Ukraine War might affect European navies. …

What’s Ahead for Europe’s Naval Market

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, long-simmering tensions in European security have erupted into active war, shifting perceptions of national and regional security requirements.  The situation in Ukraine has also prompted many European countries to address long-standing defense vulnerabilities with increased spending.  These moves promise to alter fundamentally the conditions in the European…

Defense Consolidation

April 2013 As the United States (US) and Europe continue to reduce their respective defense budgets, one can anticipate that major armed forces restructuring efforts (and corresponding adjustments in operational capabilities) that have been underway for the past several years will continue. In order to adapt to this new climate, there is a need for…