Russian sanctions on thin ice
By Tom Sharpe*
By the middle of September, Norwegian environmental group Bellona had counted 50 shadow-fleet oil tankers and 18 LNG carriers on Russia’s Northern...
Drone gone in 13-nation exercise
Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has destroyed a jet drone during the 'world's largest test of naval and missile defences', ForcesNet reports.
The Type 45...
France seizes fifth Russian shadow tanker
The French Navy has seized a suspected shadow fleet tanker on Monday in the Indian Ocean, marking the fifth interception this year, US Naval...
Exercise IBSAMAR IX underway
The India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime Exercise IBSAMAR IX is underway off South African waters. The South African Navy (SAN) hosted a media briefing aboard the...
Singapore and Brunei conclude Exercise Pelican 2026
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) have concluded the 44th edition of Exercise Pelican – the flagship bilateral...
France tests sub-launched missile
France conducted the first at-sea firing of its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile on Tuesday, US Naval Institute News reports.
The French Navy’s nuclear powered...
Australia joins Bersama Lima exercise
Australia has joined Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom for Exercise Bersama Lima 2026, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
Hosted by Singapore, Bersama Lima...
The cost of long deployments
A day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a speech from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, congratulating the crew on...
Five-nation exercise in South China Sea
Two Royal Navy warships will join allies from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Singapore in a major ten-day workout in the South China Sea.
Sister...
RN tests missile in live firing at sea
By Tom Sharpe*
Last week, off the Hebrides, the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Portland fired a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) into the retired...