UK’s slow minimal response
Last weekend, Iran, or possibly one of its proxies on the Mediterranean shore, launched two attacks at British sovereign territory: RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus....
Deficiencies in US submarine munitions
By Alana Davis*
In 2023, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) wargamed a conflict between the United States of America and the People’s...
UK sub into China’s backyard
The Royal Navy submarine HMS Anson made a stop at Gibraltar late last month, part of a longer journey to Australia. That submarine, part...
Iran close to missile deal with China
Iran is nearing a deal to purchase supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles from China, as the US weighs a fresh attack on the Islamic Republic,...
Russian drone intercepted
The Swedish Armed Forces jammed a suspected Russian drone as it approached France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while the ship was docked...
US captures third shadow tanker
The U.S. has captured oil tanker MT Bertha, a ship allegedly sailing under a Cook Islands flag, in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon announced,...
Danes evacuate US sub-mariner
Denmark’s military said its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment,...
Defence chief’s reality check on the nature of war
The deputy chief of army delivered an excoriating address to a major conference last year, declaring that "managerial and advertising logic and double speak"...
Baffling Irish maritime security stance
By Tom Sharpe*
Ireland occupies one of the most critical positions in the defence of the British Isles and the wider European continent. Straddling the...
China’s maritime moves in SE Asia
By Aristyo Rizka Darmawan*
Step by step, China is creating a Southeast Asian maritime order under its leadership. It has become a key investor in...