De-mining the Strait of Hormuz
By Clive Williams*
Sea mine contamination in the Strait of Hormuz represents the principal obstacle to the restoration of normal commercial shipping operations in the...
Joint Statement, AUKUS Defence Ministers’ Meeting
On 30 May the following AUKUS Defence Ministers’ Joint Statement was released:
The Honourable Richard Marles, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the...
Three years to restore US depleted weapons stock
The United States will need at least three years to restore an array of critical weapons systems to prewar levels following its 38-day bombing...
Used Virginia-class subs for Australia
Defence minister Richard Marles has said Australia is saving money and simplifying the navy by taking old US subs instead of a new one,...
Russia watching NATO drill
The Russian Northern Fleet’s intelligence-gathering vessel Yuri Ivanov is loitering in the Norwegian Sea as NATO conducts its anti-submarine warfare exercise, Dynamic Mongoose. While...
Korea’s plan for nuclear sub
On Tuesday, May 26, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense announced the “Basic Plan for the Development of the Republic of Korea Nuclear-Powered Submarine,”...
China drives off Dutch ship in Paracels
Chinese naval and air forces drove off a Dutch air defense frigate near a disputed archipelago using warnings and electronic interference, Beijing’s South China...
Uncrewed minehunter’s successful docking
In one of the first known operational instances of its kind, the Royal Navy has docked an uncrewed vessel in its minehunting mothership as...
AUKUS. Australia not so junior
In Western Australia’s outback near Exmouth, an array of parabolic dishes spread across the landscape is already tracking satellites in geostationary orbit for the...
Land-based attacks on ships
By Helge Adrians*
Recent conflicts in the Middle East highlight how maritime kill chains from ashore impose risk on global shipping. However, Western navies have...