Russians want carrier back
When the erstwhile Soviet Union disintegrated, Ukraine sold the Kuznetsov-class cruiser carrier to China. More than two decades later, a Russian political party has...
Of maritime security and a rules-based order
Maritime scholars and practitioners often wrestle with the question of what a “desirable” architecture for maritime security should be, and how must it be...
US Navy buys two Valkyrie drones
The US Navy is buying two stealth unmanned aerial systems – originally developed for the Air Force – that could operate with a manned...
Iran’s new drone aircraft carrier
In a dry dock near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, Iran’s sectarian naval force is converting a former merchant container ship into a...
Newest French N-sub enters active duty
The French MoD announced that the French Navy's Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) and its blue crew completed their first operational deployment with the...
US warship in Taiwan Strait
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the US Navy said, in a move likely to anger Beijing.
The guided-missile destroyer USS...
Australia on track to buy N-subs from US: PM
Australia is on track to announce plans to buy new nuclear-powered submarines from the US and UK, despite scepticism in Washington, the Albanese government...
Israelis to provide Type 26 armour
Defence firm Plasan has signed a contract with BAE Systems to provide armour for the second batch of five Type 26 Frigates being built...
US senators’ AUKUS N-sub reservations
Two key US lawmakers sent a warning shot to President Joe Biden over concerns that the AUKUS trilateral security agreement could imperil America’s submarine...
Extraordinary role of dolphins and sea lions
By Gidget Fuentes*
Since 1959, the US Navy has trained a small force of bottlenose dolphins and sea lions to recover lost equipment, intercept intruders...