Inside a British shipbuilding yard
Inside a conference room in a building overlooking the Janet Harvey Hall on Glasgow’s River Clyde, Sir Simon Lister laid out a clear ambition...
KRI Brawijaya Handed Over to Indonesian Navy
On 2 July 2025 the handover ceremony of the first of two multi-purpose combat ship (MPCS) KRI Brawijaya into the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) was...
ANAO report into sustainment of Canberra Class LHDs
On 27 June the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) published its report, Department of Defence’s Sustainment of Canberra Class Amphibious Assault Ships (Landing Helicopter...
The ANI at 50: Seapower 87
The final presentation to be re-published from the ANI’s Seapower Conference 1987 is by Mr Greg John*, the Director Australian Chamber of Manufactures. His...
Maritime dimension to UK security
By Professor Basil Germond*
The National Security Strategy (NSS), published by His Majesty’s (HM) Government on 24th June, describes threats and opportunities facing the United...
China’s massive submarine build-up
By Ryan D. Martinson*
While much of the international attention on China’s naval buildup is focused on its rapidly modernizing surface fleet, the People’s Liberation...
HMS Prince of Wales in Singapore
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09), flagship of the U.K. Carrier Strike Group (UKCSG), docked at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre,...
AUKUS: UK support solid; capacity doubted
*By Tom Howe
A recently announced Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact has sparked a renewed bout of debate in Australia. Led by the “AUKUS-agnostic”...
Summary of Iranian naval capacity
Iran’s navy ranks highly among the world’s top fleets and is actively expanding its capabilities with advanced submarines and warships - deployed to strategic...
Building up US ship-building capacity
By Matt Sermon*
The Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Office is celebrating hundreds of new maritime workers at our National Signing Day in Washington, DC....