Sixth Indian Nilgiri-class frigate completed
On 30 April at Mumbai, the Indian Navy’s (IN) sixth ship of the P17A - Nilgiri class stealth frigates, Mahendragiri was delivered to the...
Iron Duke’s emblematic decline
HMS Iron Duke has been stripped of her weapons and sensors and has not been to sea since October 2025, despite no formal decommissioning...
China’s cutting-edge technology
By Franciszek Kopczewski*
In January and February 2025, Chinese-operated ships Shunxing 39 and Hong Tai 58 committed similar sabotage tactics. Both ships dragged their anchors...
Liberal senator moots stealth bomber for Australia
Australia should consider acquiring next-generation B-21 Raider stealth bombers from the United States as a potential interim capability under AUKUS, according to James Paterson,...
Russian oil hub tanker disappears
A 346-metre-long tanker that serves as a key hub for Russian Arctic oil exports has effectively “disappeared” from ship tracking systems. The operators of...
The Ides of March and the Tides of Trade
By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy (Retired)*
At the time of writing (March 2026), the soothsayer’s twice-spoken warning in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar — “Beware...
AUKUS: the Japanese option
By Richard Gray and Mike Hughes*
Japan is unlikely to join the submarine component of the AUKUS defence partnership between Australia, Britain and the United...
Mogami deal: more than just ships
The signing of the “Mogami Memorandum” aboard the JS Kumano frigate docked in Melbourne on April 18, 2026, marks a pivotal geopolitical moment, one...
Santions-busting tanker’s Cuba trip
Following its delivery of 100,000 tonnes of oil to Cuba, the Anatoly Kolodkin has arrived at the far northern Russian port of Murmansk, the...
Could Argentina retake the Falklands?
By Tom Sharpe*
Interest in the Falkland Islands rises and falls predictably. The anniversary of the 1982 liberation is usually a peak. Argentina generally stirs...