Russian sub strikes with cruise missile
Russia’s newest Yasen-M class submarine launched on 19 May 2025 a cruise missile that reached a target about 500 kilometres away. The “Arkhangelsk” (K-562)...
USS Truman’s massive strike in Somalia
The acting US Chief of Naval Operations has confirmed that the US Navy recently conducted the largest airstrike ever launched from an aircraft carrier,...
Minilateralism and Indian Ocean security
By Nilanthi Samaranayake*
When considering the future of Indo-Pacific security and minilateralism in the Indian Ocean, we should first clarify which minilaterals we are talking...
Philippine Navy warships commissioned
On 20 May the Philippines Navy (PN), in the presence of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, commissioned the guided-missile frigate, the BRP Miguel Malvar...
First VLS Mogami frigate commissioned
On 21 May the Japanese Maritime Defence Force (JMSDF) commissioned the seventh Mogami class frigate, JS Niyoda, at a ceremony at the Nagasaki shipyard...
RAN’s strength in diversity
By Lieutenant Jonathan Wills RAN
As a transgender woman, Leading Seaman Thinnapat Thanaveeradechakorn (Leading Seaman T), didn’t know what to expect when she applied to...
US oldest operational warship in NZ
The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge arrived in Wellington Harbor last week, marking a historic first visit to New Zealand for the U.S....
North Korean ship launch fiasco
A ceremony to welcome a new addition to North Korea’s naval fleet has ended in embarrassment following a major accident during the ship’s launch...
Need for national preparedness
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute calls on the federal government to better prepare Australians for a more volatile and uncertain...
Getting nuclear missile on Virginia-class subs
The “greatest risk” for the Navy’s planned fiscal 2034 delivery of the nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Nuclear (SLCM-N) is integrating it onboard Virginia-class submarines...