Ukraine: small craft, big impact
By David Kirichenko*
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shocked the international order. What surprised the world even more was Ukraine’s ability to resist....
Report on the fate on the Endeavour
The Australian National Maritime Museum has issued its final report detailing the results and conclusions of a more than two-decade project to discover the...
First submarine uncrewed launch and retrieval
According to information published on the Facebook account of the U.S. Commander of Submarine Forces on May 30, 2025, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS...
Technology key to US ship-building fix
For years, policymakers, journalists, and even casual observers have bemoaned the state of U.S. public and private naval shipyards; it is no surprise to...
Adding fuel to unnecessary dependency
Australia's Strategic Vulnerability at Sea Cannot be Ignored by the re-elected Government
By Desmond Woods*
"When this problem could have been solved it was ignored. Now...
Desensitisation in the South China Sea
By Jennifer Parker*
This month (May 2025), Chinese coast guard vessels rammed and shot water cannon at Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The...
First Type 31 frigate rolled out
The Royal Navy’s first-in-class Type 31 frigate, HMS Venturer, has officially rolled out from the build hall at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard — a major...
Destroyers at War
Destroyers at War; A Personal Retrospective of the Pacific Theater - Admiral James L Holloway III, USN. David F Winkler ed. Naval Institute Press,...
The education of Chinese naval personnel
By Ryan D. Martinson*
Most analyses of Pacific scenarios have focused on the quantities and capabilities of the platforms that the PLAN might employ to...
Norway ambivalent on Russian fishing spies
Russian fishing vessels are mapping critical infrastructure and conducting human intelligence gatherings in Norwegian waters. The government is well-informed about the spying, sources tell...