Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan needs to replace its S-2 Trackers, but new P-3C’s are too expensive.

• Agence France Press:
  Taiwan seeking cheaper US-made submarine-hunting aircraft: report
  

Russian Navy – An overview of the India – Russian naval exercises about to get underway.

• Daily Times: War delayed India-Russia naval exercises, says Ivanov

Background – History – The history of catamarans in the US Navy.

• Sea Power: Two Centuries of Catamarans