US mine-clearing state of play
The U.S. Navy decommissioned half of its Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships last year and began replacing them with littoral combat ships that possess anti-mine...
North Korean destroyer tests Cruise missile
On 10 March, the official North Korean news agency, KCNA reported that the new North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon had test fired a strategic...
Pakistan Navy launches Operation Muhafiz-Ul-Bahr
On 10 March the Pakistan Navy (PN) announced on the commencement of Operation Muhafiz-Ul-Bahr to safeguard maritime trade and energy lifelines.
It stated, “In view...
RAN Receives 40 Bluebottle USVs
On 12 March the RAN took delivery of 40 new Australian-designed and built Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USV) – one of the world’s largest...
Protecting Hormuz passage
By Tom Sharp*
Today, to all intents and purposes, the Strait of Hormuz – the only entrance to the Persian Gulf – is closed to...
Russian LNG on attacked vessel
The 277-metre-long Arctic Metagaz was attacked in the early hours of March 3 while sailing east of Malta. The 23-year-old vessel was originally owned...
HMS Dragon heads for Cyprus
Images from Portsmouth Harbour appear to show HMS Dragon being loaded with her Sea Viper's air defence missiles as she is prepared for her...
HMAS Toowoomba: China’s unsafe aerial move
The Australian Government has expressed its concerns to the Chinese Government following an unsafe and unprofessional interaction with a People’s Liberation Army–Navy (PLA-N) helicopter.
On...
Exercise Cobra Gold 2026
Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 was held in Rayong Province in Thailand from 23 February to 6 March 2026. It was co-hosted by the Royal...
JAUKUS possibility grows closer
By Ryosuke Hanada*
JAUKUS may yet be possible. I argued in 2023 that Japan couldn’t be added to AUKUS Pillar Two because it lacked legal...