US Navy pilots’ drone warfare upgrade
Navy pilots have successfully completed training to wield multiple drones from the cockpits of F-35 Lightning II fighter planes using touchscreen tablets, Defense News...
China’s merchant-military fleet
By Tom Sharpe*
Images have emerged of a Chinese medium-sized cargo ship, docked at Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard, fitted with a modular electromagnetic catapult for launching...
US Report on Emerging Military Technologies
On 6 January the US Congressional Research Service released a short report on Emerging Military Technologies. The report said: “Senior US defence and intelligence...
Show of force in South Atlantic
In a powerful display of joint capability and commitment to safeguarding sovereignty across the South Atlantic Islands, the UK Armed Forces have successfully executed...
China shows force at Scarborough Shoal
China deployed several warships, cutters and a bomber combat patrol escorted by fighters to Scarborough Shoal in a show of force against Philippine and...
China holds warning exercises around Taiwan
China is holding military drills around Taiwan simulating the seizure and blockade of the island's key areas, as a warning against "separatist forces", the...
New Russian sanctions-busting LNG tanker
The first domestically built LNG carrier with ice classification Arc7 has been handed over to buyers at the Zvezda Yard. The Alexei Kosygin will...
PLA-N’s new destroyer
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has commissioned a new Type 052D guided missile destroyer, which features upgraded radar, weapon and network systems,...
China’s Taiwan blockade drills
Chinese forces fired more than two dozen rockets and rehearsed port seizures on the second day of ongoing blockade drills around Taiwan, US Naval...
Report to Congress on new Trump-class
The following is the Dec. 30, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Guided Missile Battleship (BBG) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. The full...