Tel Aviv Diplomatic Despatches: 1972-1975 Ambassador Frederick Rawdon Dalrymple, died on 29 September 2023, aged 92. Of his eight postings, four were at head of mission level, all as ambassador. The others included; Jakarta, Washington and Tokyo. His first was to Israel, 1972-1975. He died shortly before the outbreak of the current incipient conflict. The […]

Not just another naval exercise: Malabar’s vital messaging US President Theodore Roosevelt once said, ‘A good navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace’. Those poignant words were uttered in 1902 but they have a distinct relevance to the era in which we find ourselves now. In 2007, the […]

 China is Preparing Merchant Ro-Ro Ferries for Amphibious Warfare  China is adding amphibious ramps to ferries  The role of civilian roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferries in a PLA invasion of Taiwan deserves its growing notoriety. With port access secured or coupled with developing logistics over the shore capabilities, RO-RO ferries could deliver significant volumes of forces across […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]