South China Sea reefs dying
By Mohd Yunus*
On 15 August 2026, China published an ecological assessment of the South China Sea(Opens in new window) stating that the coral cover...
Throttling Taiwan without a shot fired
By Christopher Eylward*
An armed naval blockade is categorised as an act of war under the United Nations Charter(Opens in new window), establishing a clear...
30 ships in exercise off Scotland
Medium-calibre guns will be fired at Cape Wrath as part of a multinational military exercise involving more than 30 ships and aircraft. Exercise Strike...
Who will repair sabotaged cables?
In June 2023, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, raised the prospect via the messaging app Telegram of ‘destroying our enemies’ ocean-floor...
UK to build submarine dry docks
Chancellor John Healey will announce today that, subject to a commercial competition, the floating dry docks required for RN nuclear submarine maintenance at Faslane...
Firepower: Lessons from WWII seminar
The Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company (RAAHC) is holding the fourth and final seminar in the Firepower: Lesson from World War II Seminar Series,...
The value of big exercises
By Adam Lockyer*
Between June 24 to July 31, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 took place on and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC...
Mine clearance ability still vital
By Admiral Massimo Vianello, Italian Navy (Ret.) and Master Chief Petty Officer Giovanni Giorguli, Italian Navy (Ret.)*
Introduction
Throughout naval history, few weapons have demonstrated the...
Powerful weapon that once worked failed
By Paul Pelczar*
For a moment on Saturday afternoon, among 100,023 people packed into the MCG (Opens in new window), it appeared our wait was...
Thames operation to prevent explosion
By Tim Cooper
It's just after 8am and I'm standing about 200 yards offshore on what is known as Queenborough All Tide Landing in the...