Nigerian Navy – Nigeria sends a ship to patrol off of Equitorial Guinea.

• Agence France Presse: Nigeria deploys warship off Equatorial Guinea amid coup fears

Canadian Navy – Canada’s commando force, JTF-2, prepares for naval missions.

• Ottawa Citizen: Elite troops train for terror from sea

Chinese Navy – Is China building several aircraft carriers, to a modified Admiral Gorshkov design?

• Federation of American Scientists: PLAN Project 9935 (PDF format)

US Navy – In 2004, the Navy is poised at an important juncture, with its forces having been restructured following Operation Iraqi Freedom, and its leadership executing new plans for how the fleet will organize and deploy in support of the ongoing global war on terrorism. The transformation under way calls for enhanced capabilities and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is building the platforms that will redefine the fleet well into the next century.

• Sea Power: Sea Change: NAVSEA Charts Course for Navy of 21st Century