Decline in UK militarily useful vessels
The number of ‘militarily useful’ British-registered vessels has continued to decline, falling from 495 in 2023 to 475 by the end of 2024, continuing...
Japan favoured in frigate contest
By Nishank Motwani*
It’s not just technical naval capability. Australia has persuasive geostrategic and industrial reasons for choosing Japan over Germany as its partner in...
RN’s helicopter drone used for the first time in the Middle East
At just three metres (10ft) long, yet capable of sorties lasting up to five hours at ranges well over the horizon, Peregrine is the...
Minister pushes speedy frigate decision
Defence Minister Richard Marles has clashed with one of his top officials over whether the government will delay a critical decision on a new...
Australia donates hydrographic vessel
The Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka handed over a Kongsberg EM2042 shallow water multi-beam echo sounder to the Sri Lanka Navy Hydrographic Service...
Iran’s new dedicated drone carrier
By Tom Sharpe*
Earlier this month, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) gained an interesting new addition – the Shahid Bagheri, described as “the world’s first...
US carrier collides with merchant vessel
Details are still emerging, but the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman has collided with a merchant vessel identified as the Besiktas-M in...
No substitute for big ships
By Jennifer Parker*
Attack missile boats are no substitutes for the Royal Australian Navy’s major warships, contrary to the contention of a 4 February 2025...
Weapons for merchant ship platforms
By Colonel T. X. Hammes and Captain R. Robinson Harris*
In the past half decade, innovators have heeded calls to increase the Navy’s ship...
Norway arrests Russian-crewed Norway-flagged vessel
Police in Tromsø, Norway, report that the Norwegian Coast Guard has detained the Silver Dania on suspicion of sabotage after a request from Latvian...