Russia’s overspend on old battlecruiser
By H I Sutton*
At around 28,000 tons Russia’s Kirov-class is the largest and most heavily armed surface combatant in the World. One of these...
Russia brown water deterrence
By Helge Adrians*
Russia is working to integrate inland waterways more deeply into its deterrence and defense posture. In Western contexts, this area of maritime...
Patrol boat for Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has taken delivery of a new Guardian-class Patrol Boat, RMIS Jelmae, in a ceremony at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia,...
Russia to defend shadow fleet
The authority that is headed by security service hawk Nikolai Patrushev says it has elaborated a set of measures aimed at protecting Russian shipping,...
Zumwalt class gets major upgrade
The U.S. Navy has begun a critical modernization of its Zumwalt-class destroyers, replacing the ships’ failed Advanced Gun Systems with large missile tubes capable...
New US carrier heads to sea
The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, went to sea for the first time on 28 January 2026,...
RN addresses sub maintenance delays
The Royal Navy's Submarine Maintenance Recovery Plan (SMRP) was formally launched on 15th January, Navy Lookout reports.
The First Sea Lord announced he would initiate...
US’s misplaced shipbuilding obsession
By Colin Grabow*
In a year dominated by sharp partisanship, numerous lawmakers improbably united around the revival of America’s commercial shipbuilding industry. Congressional legislation that...
US set to deploy two drone vessels
After rounds of prototyping, the US Navy is ready to deploy two of its medium-sized drone vessels this year and even integrate one with...
Should UK go after sanctioned tankers?
Earlier this month, the United States (US) seized the Marinera, a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic. Formerly sailing as the Bella 1...