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NZ-led combined task force 150 in ME drug bust

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On 11 February it was reported that the New Zealand-led naval Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) in the Middle East has made its...

Russian northern fleet struggling

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As the war against Ukraine occupies much of Russia's land power, the navy is increasingly struggling with resources, the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) states...

No substitute for big ships

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By Jennifer Parker* Attack missile boats are no substitutes for the Royal Australian Navy’s major warships, contrary to the contention of a 4 February 2025...

Weapons for merchant ship platforms

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By Colonel T. X. Hammes and Captain R. Robinson Harris* In the past half decade, innovators have heeded calls to increase the Navy’s ship...

Surprise new Chinese submarine

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China's incredible naval expansion and modernization continues. The latest surprise is yet another new and unexplained submarine. The boat, whose designation is unknown, has...

AUKUS: Eastern states must step up

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By Edward Cavanough and Peter Dean* The AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine partnership has now survived the bumpy inauguration of Donald Trump as US president. It has...

US Navy’s spectacular laser test

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The US Navy successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance, or HELIOS, system on one of its warships in fiscal...

Four nations conduct multilateral maritime cooperative activity

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The combined defence and armed forces of Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrated “a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international...

Norway arrests Russian-crewed Norway-flagged vessel

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Police in Tromsø, Norway, report that the Norwegian Coast Guard has detained the Silver Dania on suspicion of sabotage after a request from Latvian...

UK’s two new unscrewed marine systems

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The Ministry of Defence is putting two newly developed uncrewed maritime systems—Snapper and Wasp—through final testing, UK Defence Journal reports. During a Written Question session...