More Governments Are Turning Against the Deep Sea Mining Rush November 7, 2022 As world leaders gather at the United Nations climate summit in Egypt this week, another international meeting is underway in Jamaica to decide the fate of the planet’s oceans. The UN-affiliated International Seabed Authority is convening in Kingston to fast-track regulations that […]
Crucial Missile Test may be deferred by India due to Presence of a Chinese Spy Vessel in the IOR The Strategic Forces Command’s user trial of one or several ballistic missile tests scheduled for next week might be postponed due to the presence of a Chinese spy ship in the Indian Ocean Region. This vessel […]
Navy Installs 3D Printer for Metal Parts on USS Bataan Loading a three dimensional printer aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Oct 9. ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy has installed a 3D printer capable of producing metal parts for ships on the amphibious ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in an […]
27 Oct 2022 German Frigate Sachsen Engages Drones with Laser Weapon German frigate Sachsen successfully engaged drones at short and very short range with a laser weapon system developed by Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland. It was a big step in the direction of fully operational laser weapons. For the time ever, the German Armed Forces […]
Australia’s navy is cultivating ‘a nuclear mindset’, says SSN taskforce chief 27 Oct 2022 Brendan Nicholson After a year of intense research, the head of the 350-strong nuclear-powered submarine taskforce is confident the Royal Australian Navy will be equipped with SSNs. Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead tells The Strategist he believes ‘absolutely’ that the massive […]
The US national security strategy and what it means for Australia 19 Oct 2022 Charles Edel Last week, US President Joe Biden released his administration’s long-delayed national security strategy. It opens with a sense of urgency, declaring this a ‘decisive decade for America and the world’ to outmanoeuvre global competitors and address […]
US plans to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan island in ‘futile attempt’ of obstructing reunification Observing combat and training exercises of the navy of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the waters around the Taiwan island. The US is reportedly planning to coproduce weapons with Taiwan island amid Western […]
Learnings from Sevastopol Attack The Russian warship “Admiral Makarov” of the Russian Black Sea Fleet lies off the port city of Sevastopol Ukraine’s daring attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet over the weekend should serve as a warning to the U.S. Navy that the threat posed by unmanned boats laden with explosives to larger warships […]
Analysis: Ukraine Strikes With Kamikaze USVs – Russian Bases Are Not Safe Anymore Ukraine conducted a new surprise attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet on October 29, 2022. This time, it targeted naval combatants at the Russian naval base of Sevastopol, opening a new era of naval warfare by using unmanned surface vessels (USV) […]
