Iran to launch home-grown destroyer and submarine
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said new domestically-made military hardware, including Sahand destroyer and Fateh submarine, will join the Navy’s fleet by...
Lockheed Martin gets Canadian submarine fire contract
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $11 million contract by the government of Canada to provide fire control system support work for four Victoria-class...
Earthjustice calls for end to the RIMPAC 2016 naval exercises
Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug....
China, Russia may hold joint naval exercise in South China Sea
AN article published on the China Military Online website on 1 July suggests that the annual Sino-Russian naval exercise 'Joint Sea' may be conducted...
Norway faces new era of Russian realpolitik in Arctic
Norway faces a deteriorating strategic environment that will challenge Norwegian security again in the coming decades, and the necessary responses to them. The Norwegian National Security Strategy must address these challenges by refocusing NATO, enhancing bilateral partnerships, and strengthening the Norwegian Armed Forces.
US Navy chief’s call for greater debate
US Navy chief calls for greater debate within the Navy. Read, think and write, he urges. Maritime security co-operation is China’s best bet
*By Captain (retd) Sukjoon Yoon
THE Indo-Pacific region has long been dominated by Western concepts of security based on alliances, military strength and balance of power politics. It is time for China to play a more positive role in implementing active maritime security cooperation in the region by revitalising non-traditional security cooperation. Parrying the 21st century’s first salvo
By Jon Solomon*
A FIRST strike’s naval component is commonly referred to as the “first salvo.” A first salvo builds upon the maxim that the...
World naval developments June 2016
It seems clear that the ‘European project’ achieved nearly all the positive effect it could almost immediately on coming into being, when it created a free trade zone. Everything else has been downhill, Norman Friedman writes
Don’t count on Philippines arbitration win
By Andrew Chubb*
ON 12 July, an international arbitral tribunal will hand down its findings in a landmark case brought by the Philippines against China over the South China Sea issue. The decision will have far-reaching implications, not only for this contentious maritime dispute but also for international law and politics in East Asia.