Russian fishing for undersea cables
By Tom Sharpe*
Everyone who serves in the Royal Navy knows about the undersea cables between the UK, the US and elsewhere. However, when I...
Russian sanctions on thin ice
By Tom Sharpe*
By the middle of September, Norwegian environmental group Bellona had counted 50 shadow-fleet oil tankers and 18 LNG carriers on Russia’s Northern...
UK missile defences on a budget
By Tom Sharpe*
The Conservatives propose investing up to £10bn in Britannia Shield, a new missile and drone defence system, that would have “a minimal...
$A billions in: Is AUKUS a Ponzi scheme?
By Peter Briggs*
Australia is pouring billions into US and UK submarine industries while both countries struggle to meet their own naval needs. The risk...
Drone gone in 13-nation exercise
Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has destroyed a jet drone during the 'world's largest test of naval and missile defences', ForcesNet reports.
The Type 45...
France seizes fifth Russian shadow tanker
The French Navy has seized a suspected shadow fleet tanker on Monday in the Indian Ocean, marking the fifth interception this year, US Naval...
Non-military vessels to counter China
By Brian J. Dunn*
The United States Navy seeks to prevail over a potential Chinese military threat before 2027 as the naval component of a...
Modern sea control: episodic and local
By Sean Andrews*
A new combination of surveillance, drones and precision strike is eroding the old assumption that navies could generate sea control through superior...
Exercise IBSAMAR IX underway
The India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime Exercise IBSAMAR IX is underway off South African waters. The South African Navy (SAN) hosted a media briefing aboard the...
Singapore and Brunei conclude Exercise Pelican 2026
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) have concluded the 44th edition of Exercise Pelican – the flagship bilateral...