Maiden French, Indian, UAE exercise
Warships of India, France and the UAE undertook the first trilateral Maritime Partnership Exercise between the three navies from 7 -8 June.
During the maiden...
New concept for RNZN’s boarding capability
The Royal New Zealand Navy has adopted a new concept for providing a boarding capability. This is to have short-notice Deployable Boarding Teams (DBT)...
Weighing ship procurement risks
By Richard Dunley*
The Australian National Audit Office’s recent report on the Hunter-class frigate program contained a number of significant revelations, but one of the...
Challenges surfacing with uncrewed vessels
By Jennifer Parker*
There’s a growing trend for naval forces to acquire uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) because of the potential advantages they offer, such as...
Russia fears drones could wipe out fleet
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expanded invasion of Ukraine has become “a war of drones,” according to many observers in Russia and the West, with...
AUKUS: capability in search of a strategy
By Dr Richard Dunley*
Just over a year ago, the AUKUS agreement was announced out of the blue. It was widely seen as heralding a...
Chinese looting ship arrested
A Chinese-registered vessel has been detained in Malaysia, on suspicion of looting the wreckage of Second World War-era British warships in the South China...
Solution for keeping up with China
It’s a growing problem that has United States naval commanders scratching their heads: How to keep up with China’s ever-expanding fleet of warships, CNN...
Bigger role for US Marines in Philippines
The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment that arrived in the Philippines this spring for the annual Balikatan exercise was nearly unrecognizable from last year, leaders...
Underwater glider launched from the air
The US Navy has demonstrated the capability to deploy a Teledyne Slocum underwater glider from the air, using a Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter,...