Pakistani OPV on delivery voyage
The newly commissioned Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel PNS Yamama, is on her delivery voyage from Romania to Pakistan. En-route Yamama visited Golcuk and Aksaz...
RNZN Officer takes command of CTF 150
On 15 January Commodore Rodger Ward took command of Combined Task Force 150, accepting responsibilities from Commodore Asim Sohail Malik of the Pakistan Navy...
Missile re-loading hurdle
U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers needing to leave the ongoing battle against Iran-backed Houthi rebel missile and drone barrages in the Red Sea to...
Deterring China from under the sea
If the United States wants to prevent China from flexing its military muscle and disrupting the status quo it should adopt and advance a...
China’s big new combat aircraft
By Bill Sweetman*
The speed, agility, range and stealth of an individual aircraft type are still important, but they’re no longer the whole story of...
Call for Pacific maritime safety program
By Shaun Cameron*
Southeast Asia’s maritime environment faces threats from piracy, slavery, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. A maritime security program tailored for...
US forces strike Houthi weapon storage
On 8 January the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced its forces had conducted multiple precision strikes against two Iranian-backed Houthi underground Advanced Conventional Weapon...
2025 Strategic Policy Grants Program announced
On 8 January Defence announced the opening of the 2025 round Strategic Policy Grants Program (SPGP). This program supports original, independent research and public...
Will the US Navy be ready for war with China in 2027?
By Justin Katz*
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti has ordered the US Navy to be prepared for the possibility of conflict with China...
US’s $1 trillion ship build
The 2025 plan to recapitalize the Navy’s fleet will cost about $40.1 billion annually — about double what the service has received from Congress...