UK and Norway go after subs
HMS Prince of Wales is carrying helicopters set to play a key role as NATO forces conduct submarine detection training in the Norwegian Sea...
Russian nuclear exercise in Arctic
The three-day joint Russian-Belarusian nuclear weapons exercise has concluded (May 2026) with ballistic missile exchanges between the Barents Arctic region and the Russian Far...
China’s Liaoning Carrier Task Group deploys to Western Pacific
On 19 May the People’s Liberation Army-Navy announced that a naval task group centred on the aircraft carrier Liaoning had departed its homeport for...
RNZN USVs conduct narcotics trafficking patrol
On 22 May it was announced by the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) that its two Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) completed the second of...
China’s grey-zone fleet pressures Taiwan
By Nathan Attrill*
China’s pressure on Taiwan increasingly relies on vessels that aren’t warships. Instead, Beijing is deploying a maritime grey-zone fleet: a network of...
RAN inching towards the war zone
By Tom Sharpe*
In early March, HMS Dragon was being yanked unceremoniously out of dry dock in response to the latest round of hostilities in...
Tanker sailor’s terror in Gulf
The blast tore through the engine room of the tanker MKD Vyom without warning on the morning of 1 March. “There were immense shock...
Crews: the price of eternal vigilance
When a Vanguard-class submarine returned to Faslane this week after around 205 days at sea, it was a testament to the endurance and dedication...
Exercise Balikatan 2026 underway
Exercise Balikatan is underway. It is the largest annual bilateral exercise conducted between the Philippines and the US, and this year it includes Australia,...
ADF team strengthens border security
On 15 April members of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force deployed as Transit Security Element (TSE) Rotation 119...