Ukrainian naval officer’s ‘way to victory’
At the bustling King George V Dock, as the Ukrainian warships Chernihiv and Cherkasy prepared for Exercise Sea Breeze, UK Defence Journal spoke with...
NATO’s critical naval Ukraine role
During the opening ceremony of Exercise Sea Breeze at Glasgow’s King George V Dock, UK Defence Journal spoke with Rear Admiral Thomas Wall, Commander...
Philippines under Chinese pressure in SCS
By Euan Graham*
China has identified the beleaguered garrison at Second Thomas Shoal as a weak link among the South China Sea features physically occupied...
Skills critical in the new warfare
By Andrew Horton*
The evolution of warfare in the 21st century has ushered in an era of cyber conflicts, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. Those...
Learning to deter at a distance
By Luke Gosling*
Elevated to a military science during the Cold War, deterrence is a relatively new task for the Australian Defence Force. The Australian...
AUKUS: importance of nuclear culture
By Eric Lies*
With the continuing implementation of AUKUS Pillar 1, it’s imperative that the culture of the budding Australian nuclear navy is built with care....
Report on US uncrewed sea vehicles
On 27 June the US Congressional Research Service released a 31-page report on the state of the US Navy’s large uncrewed surface and undersea...
Latest Mogami Class frigate commissioned
On 21 June the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) commissioned into service the sixth Mogami class frigate, JS Agano. The ship is named...
Exercise RIMPAC 24 under way
On 28 June the opening ceremony took place at Pearl Harbor for the 29th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise,...
RNZN helps Irish Navy regenerate patrol ship
In 2022 the Irish Department of Defence purchased two of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s retired Lake-class Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), HMNZS Rotoiti and...