Deterring China from under the sea
If the United States wants to prevent China from flexing its military muscle and disrupting the status quo it should adopt and advance a...
US forces strike Houthi weapon storage
On 8 January the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced its forces had conducted multiple precision strikes against two Iranian-backed Houthi underground Advanced Conventional Weapon...
Russia oppressing its scientists
Russia’s scientific community is facing a catastrophic decline as repression, arrests, and brain drain cripple innovation and international collaboration. With key sectors devasted and...
UK leads monitoring of Russian shadow fleet
The U.K.-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a military partnership of 10 northern European countries, has activated an AI-powered system to track potential threats to undersea...
Protecting coastlines against China
Navies across the Asia-Pacific region are boosting amphibious capabilities in an effort to protect their complex coastlines, as China continues its flex its military...
Record Japanese defence budget
Japan’s cabinet approved a new $55.13 billion defence budget on Friday, marking the 13th consecutive year that Tokyo has increased defence spending, US Naval...
China’s naval aggro in SCS
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted unprecedented joint maneuvers near the Miyako Strait and the disputed Senkaku Islands...
Ukraine downs Russian chopper in drone first
Ukrainian forces have destroyed a Russian helicopter using a missile fired from a sea drone, the first time such a weapon has been used...
Russian sub based 68km from NATO Norway
The Russian Northern Fleet's newest Yasen-M class submarine will be based 60 km from NATO Norway. The Arkhangelsk will now sail north to Zapadnaya...
Russia, China get ‘target practice’ in Baltic
By Jakub Janda and James Corera*
Weak-kneed responses to attacks on Baltic cables risk allowing the Russia-China axis to conduct free target practice against NATO...