HMS Prince of Wales in Singapore
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09), flagship of the U.K. Carrier Strike Group (UKCSG), docked at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre,...
AUKUS: UK support solid; capacity doubted
*By Tom Howe
A recently announced Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact has sparked a renewed bout of debate in Australia. Led by the “AUKUS-agnostic”...
Summary of Iranian naval capacity
Iran’s navy ranks highly among the world’s top fleets and is actively expanding its capabilities with advanced submarines and warships - deployed to strategic...
Building up US ship-building capacity
By Matt Sermon*
The Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Office is celebrating hundreds of new maritime workers at our National Signing Day in Washington, DC....
RN, RAN vessels in SCS contested waters
The Royal Navy has conducted another freedom of navigation operation in the contested South China Sea, with HMS Spey operating near the Spratly Islands...
US should support S Korean naval expansion
By Ju Hyung Kim*
When people think about the U.S.-ROK alliance, they often envision the Korean Peninsula: joint ground drills, combined air exercises, and the...
HMAS Arafura commissions
The Royal Australian Navy commissioned the first of its new class of offshore patrol vessels, HMAS Arafura, at Fremantle Passenger Terminal on Saturday 28...
The UK nuclear deterrent: what now?
The UK Nuclear Deterrent Since 1940: Lessons from the Past? (Approx 7600 words)
By Admiral Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC PC*
Introduction
Few people...
NZ frigate joins UK taskforce
Warmly welcomed as the latest partner of the United Kingdom’s premier Naval deployment of 2025 is the Royal New Zealand Navy, whose frigate Te...
UK view of AUKUS debate in Australia
Communication was initially one of the bigger issues for AUKUS, particularly Pillar I. Shrouded in secrecy, all three members had some degree of international...