US, Canada and Finland in icebreaker deal
An agreement between Finland, Canada, and the United States to jointly build icebreaker ships may hold the key to deeper cooperation between the Arctic...
Cable damage: Sweden seizes suspect ship
Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia. The Vezhen - a Maltese-flagged...
Five sanctioned LNG carriers stuck in Arctic
The five LNG carriers that were included in the latest round of EU sanctions against Russia are all stalled in remote Arctic waters. For...
RN: we are on to you, Russia
In this article, Navy Lookout considers in more detail the implications following the revelation that an RN submarine deliberately surfaced close to the Russian...
Boost India to counter China
Boosting India’s naval capabilities is one of the best ways the United States can counter Beijing’s rising power in the Indian Ocean, an expert...
Russia’s weaker Mediterranean presence
The Russian Navy is significantly weakened in the Mediterranean. The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has denied them their permanent base there....
AUKUS: $262m more for local industry
The Australian defence procurement minister announced today $262 million AUD ($163 million USD) to help Australian companies as Australia tries to boost its business...
AUKUS and industrial integration
By Adam Leslie*
The AUKUS defence partnership of Australia, the UK and US has made remarkable progress since its establishment in September 2021, though it...
Blow to Putin’s dirty fleet
By Selwyn Parker*
It’s the near-miss that has shocked Brussels into action. Drifting helplessly in the Baltic Sea with 100,000 tonnes of oil in its...
China taking advantage of S Korean turmoil
As South Korea’s political structure totters in the wake of former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal, China is said to have built a large...