US Navy force structure update
On 31 March the US congressional research service published the 78 page report Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress. Its...
15 Navies discuss Blue Economy
Officers from fifteen navies attended the annual Pacific and Indian Ocean Shipping Working Group (PACIOSWG) meeting, demonstrating the growing significance of protecting maritime trade...
Final HMNZS Manawanui report released
The Final Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui grounding and sinking in Samoa has been released. Twelve further factors, in addition to the direct...
Naval Academy removes 400 DEI books
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to review and...
A new nuclear age for Britain
On 20th March, Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, and John Healey, Secretary of State for Defence, visited Barrow-in-Furness to join submariners on HMS Vanguard...
Update on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Program
On 28 March the US Congressional research Service released a 35 page report titled Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for...
Update on Virginia-Class Submarine Program & AUKUS Submarine Pillar 1
On 28 March the US Congressional research Service released a 109 page report titled Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1) Project:...
Security burden-sharing in the Indian Ocean
By Nilanthi Samaranayake*
When viewing U.S. partnerships in the maritime domain, relations with India, in particular, have thrived—especially over the past decade. Moreover, the partnership...
Russia plans larger Arctic sub fleet
Russia plans to significantly increase and modernize the firepower of its Arctic-based submarine fleet. Before the end of the decade three additional Borei-class nuclear...
RN shadows Russian task group
Royal Navy warships have shadowed a Russian task group as it sailed back from Syria in the English Channel and North Sea, Forces News...