Russians boost strike drones
By Kateryna Bondar*
In December 2024 Ukrainian military sources shared with Western media that Russia had started equipping its Shahed-136 strike drones with artificial intelligence....
Protecting coastlines against China
Navies across the Asia-Pacific region are boosting amphibious capabilities in an effort to protect their complex coastlines, as China continues its flex its military...
Canada’ inadequate submarine fleet
Canada has the most extensive coastline in the world, with some 151,000 miles. And in an ever-changing political landscape, the country is woefully short...
UK to buy key N-sub parts from Naval Group
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced that it plans to spend £12.5 million for the procurement of four additional Fresh Water Cooling Heat Exchanger...
China’s new amphibious ship
China has launched the first of the Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan (51), at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard facilities at Changxing Island in Shanghai....
Record Japanese defence budget
Japan’s cabinet approved a new $55.13 billion defence budget on Friday, marking the 13th consecutive year that Tokyo has increased defence spending, US Naval...
New Virginia Class homeported at Pearl Harbor
The Virginia class attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a change of home port from Naval Station...
Pakistani warship seizes large drug shipment
On 1 January the Pakistan Navy (PN) reported that its replenishment ship PNS Moawin seized a large cache of narcotics during a counter-narcotics operation...
China’s naval aggro in SCS
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted unprecedented joint maneuvers near the Miyako Strait and the disputed Senkaku Islands...
AUKUS, the Anglosphere and Australia identity
Building the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine is an Anglosphere quest for a military capability to serve Australia’s life in the Indo-Pacific. As an Anglosphere answer...