US Coast Guard boosts Pacific fishing effort
As COVID-19 restrictions gradually lift, the Coast Guard this year is making a push to step up engagement in the Pacific islands as it continues efforts...
Dry-dock closures and AUKUS N-subs
The US Navy has abruptly suspended submarine repair work at four West Coast dry docks, prompting fresh concerns about the AUKUS agreement just weeks...
India conducts its largest war game
The maritime exercise TROPEX 2023 is underway. It is the Indian Navy’s major operational level exercise and is conducted biennially. TROPEX 2023 is the...
RN gets anti-mine drone-support vessel
The RN has bought a ship for £40m to launch and support underwater drones which will find and destroy sea mines. The yet to...
Crisis in tanker capacity
By Stephen M. Carmel*
The Department of Defense is projected to need on the order of one hundred tankers of various sizes in the event...
Technology is the key, naval chiefs say
Dr Lee Willett*
Technologies, procurement strategies, and operational approaches that accelerate operator decision-making and enhance the effect of technology are critical factors shaping current operations...
Mastering the Art of Command
Mastering the Art of Command; Admiral Chester W Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific. By Trent Hone. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2022.
Reviewed by Tim Coyle...
Australia to spend $1bn on sea mines
Australia will make its first major investment in sea mines since the Vietnam War, spending up to $1 billion on high-tech underwater weapons to...
Naval lessons from Ukraine war
By Lee Willett*
The lessons emerging from the war in Ukraine for Western countries and their navies, and for maritime matters more broadly, range from...
India commissions 5th Kalvari Class submarine
The Indian Navy commissioned its fifth Kalvari Class submarine, the INS Vagir (Sand Shark) at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 23 January. The Kalvari class...