UK goes for more uncrewed vessels
The Royal Navy is preparing to acquire a fleet of 20 uncrewed surface vessels under a programme known as Project Beehive, according to a...
Whole class of Iranian vessels wiped
Since the United States and Israel began their joint offensive against Iran on Feb. 28, the U.S. has targeted and taken out more than...
Beyond Bluebottle program
By Malcolm Davis*
Expansion of Australia’s fleet of Ocius Bluebottle uncrewed boats is an important step, but it must not be the last in creating...
Overcoming Diego Garcia misinformation
By Nilanthi Samaranayake*
Criticism by both U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer about using the Diego Garcia military base for U.S....
Australia right to aid Gulf states
By Jennifer Parker*
In the second week of the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, Australia on 10 March announced a limited...
Whoops: China’s FON concession
By Sean Andrews*
When Anthony Albanese raised concerns in Beijing about the PLA Navy’s live-fire exercise off Australia’s east coast, Xi Jinping’s reply was blunt:...
The demise of Iranian naval power
US Central Command (CENTCOM) images released on 4 March showed the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy’s (IRGCN’s) Shahid Sayad Shirazi. The revelation and accompanying...
US mine-clearing state of play
The U.S. Navy decommissioned half of its Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships last year and began replacing them with littoral combat ships that possess anti-mine...
North Korean destroyer tests Cruise missile
On 10 March, the official North Korean news agency, KCNA reported that the new North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon had test fired a strategic...
Pakistan Navy launches Operation Muhafiz-Ul-Bahr
On 10 March the Pakistan Navy (PN) announced on the commencement of Operation Muhafiz-Ul-Bahr to safeguard maritime trade and energy lifelines.
It stated, “In view...