China’s new navigation edge
By William McDowall*
A critical gap is emerging. China is publishing aggressively on satellite-independent navigation—bee-style path integration, salmon-like magnetic sensing and bio-hybrid drones. Yet the...
Reasons for Indonesian carrier
By Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga*
Indonesia’s debate over acquiring an aircraft carrier often covers cost, military role and image. Critics say such ships are offensive...
Analysis of new naval attack method
By Tom Sharpe*
On Dec 15, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) special forces, operating with the nation’s navy, delivered yet another heavy blow to Russia’s Black...
Hybrid attack a world first
By Clive Williams*
The reported strike on a Russian Kilo-class submarine alongside in a Black Sea naval base is best understood not as a fully...
Sea trials for new Chinese amphibious ship
The People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) announced that on 16 November the Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan completed its first three-day ‘navigation test mission’...
Full steam ahead – AUKUS Pillar I behind a smokescreen
By Tim Coyle*
The smokescreen was a visual shielding tactic carried out, usually by destroyers, to obscure a fleet in combat against the enemy. It...
Lessons from Truman’s four bad things
By Tom Sharpe*
Some say bad things happen in threes. It seems when it comes to the US Navy, they happen in fours. The report...
New US frigate class by 2028
The Navy hopes to have new frigates based on an American design “in the water” in 2028, a senior service official said today, an...
UK moves to secure Atlantic against Russia
The UK has unveiled work on its groundbreaking Atlantic Bastion programme, which will make Britain more secure from Russian undersea threats in the North...
Boost for AI’s use in submarine production
The US Navy and tech firm Palantir have announced an initial $448 million contract that will see the tech company proliferate its artificial intelligence...