World first: dismantling an N-sub.
Retired Royal Navy submarine HMS Swiftsure has dry-docked at Rosyth as it prepares for final dismantle in a world first, Forces Net reports. The...
Danger of AI use by military
Excitement about generative artificial intelligence has reached fever pitch since the launch of ChatGPT and image engines like MidJourney in the past year. (Jstor...
Case for over-arching maritime strategy
By Tom Barber and Melissa Conley Tyler*
Maritime security is a term that can mean almost anything. For many, it conjures images of big-ticket ‘hard...
Malabar: not just another exercise
By Jennifer Parker*
US President Theodore Roosevelt once said, ‘A good navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace’....
NZ’s first national security strategy
When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz proclaimed a “Zeitenwende”, or historical turning point. It resulted in Germany’s first ever...
Yemen oil disaster averted
A "floating time bomb" oil tanker left adrift in the Red Sea has successfully been drained of its cargo, the UN says.
The vessel was...
Ukrainians being trained in the UK
Royal Marines have spent more than six months training nearly 1,000 Ukrainian counterparts in the art of commando raiding and complex amphibious operations.
Specialist instructors...
Black Sea drone attack
The vessel that normally operates in the Barents Sea for the Northern Fleet has gotten a major tilt after an unmanned motor boat loaded...
Chinese water-cannon Philippine boat
The Philippines has accused China’s coast guard of blocking and water-cannoning a Philippine military supply boat in the South China Sea, condemning the “excessive...
Surveilling the Torres Strait
The strategic Torres Strait and far north of Australia has very much flown under the radar for many defence watchers when compared with issues...