Islands’ lawfare on climate change
By Donald R Rothwell*
The call for a global response to the impact of climate change and especially the threats posed by sea-level rise for...
Chinese navy’s South China Sea drills
The Chinese navy has carried out a series of “confrontational drills” in the South China Sea, state media has reported, after a United States...
Sonar system to protect merchant vessels
A sonar system being installed on new U.S. Navy Constellation-class frigates could also protect merchant ships during a conflict and give them the ability...
The quest to be interchangeable
The U.S. Navy and its closest allies and partners continue their quest to become interchangeable — a step up from previous calls to be...
Ukraine: lessons from Cuban missile crisis
By LtCol Brent Stricker*
“It would be well for your government to consider that having your ships and ours, your aircraft and ours, in such...
Swedish Navy and NATO
With its significant geopolitical, strategic and military changes stemming from Russia’s war against Ukraine, 2022 has the potential to go down in history as...
Hypersonic weapons: report to Congress
A report to members and committees of the US Congress has outlined options for hypersonic weapons.
The report summary follows:
The United States has actively pursued...
Mine-clearing role for US ships
The Navy could deploy the aluminum hull, Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship to the Middle East as part of a future mine-countermeasures force in U.S....
Exasperation over naval non-delivery
Exasperation is growing over the U.S Navy’s inability to get missiles and weapons delivered fast enough to keep its own magazines full, let alone...
Pakistan praises Chinese naval advances
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is on its way to becoming one of the finest and leading navies after showing remarkable progress...