North Korean destroyer tests Cruise missile
On 10 March, the official North Korean news agency, KCNA reported that the new North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon had test fired a strategic...
Pakistan Navy launches Operation Muhafiz-Ul-Bahr
On 10 March the Pakistan Navy (PN) announced on the commencement of Operation Muhafiz-Ul-Bahr to safeguard maritime trade and energy lifelines.
It stated, “In view...
Protecting Hormuz passage
By Tom Sharp*
Today, to all intents and purposes, the Strait of Hormuz – the only entrance to the Persian Gulf – is closed to...
Russian LNG on attacked vessel
The 277-metre-long Arctic Metagaz was attacked in the early hours of March 3 while sailing east of Malta. The 23-year-old vessel was originally owned...
HMS Dragon heads for Cyprus
Images from Portsmouth Harbour appear to show HMS Dragon being loaded with her Sea Viper's air defence missiles as she is prepared for her...
Exercise Cobra Gold 2026
Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 was held in Rayong Province in Thailand from 23 February to 6 March 2026. It was co-hosted by the Royal...
Russian drone intercepted
The Swedish Armed Forces jammed a suspected Russian drone as it approached France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while the ship was docked...
Danes evacuate US sub-mariner
Denmark’s military said its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment,...
NZDF effect sea rescue
On 19 February it was reported that the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) had combined its maritime and air assets to conduct a search...
Iran: US gets into position
By Tom Sharpe*
There is a lot of media reporting right now on potential timelines for US strikes on Iran, including suggestions of action this...