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USS Abraham Lincoln’s Portless Deployment Raises Force-Sustainment Questions
A visit by the head of US Central Command to USS Abraham Lincoln has placed renewed attention on the human and maintenance costs of keeping an aircraft carrier at sea for more than 200 days without a port call.
A flying blood bank for the modern battlefield
The most consequential military technologies are not always those designed to destroy an opponent. Sometimes they are the ones that make it possible to keep a wounded soldier on the battlefield alive. That is the thinking behind an experiment by…
TKMS Doubles Growth Forecast as Naval Rearmament Lifts Demand
The German shipbuilder now expects annual sales to rise 10–12 per cent, but a higher revenue forecast should not be confused with an equivalent increase in production capacity.
Russia’s Threat to Seize European Ships Raises the Sanctions Stakes
Moscow’s warning raises the stakes in the EU’s campaign against Russia’s sanctions-evasion fleet, but also underlines Europe’s growing willingness to enforce its economic measures Russia’s confrontation with Europe is moving into an increasingly uncomfortable arena: the world’s shipping lanes. President…
Russia Shifts Missile Production Towards Ballistic Weapons as Rassvet Network Expands
Ukrainian intelligence says Russia is exceeding missile-production targets, producing 65 Iskander-M ballistic missiles in July while suspending Kinzhal and Kh-32 production and accelerating deployment of its Rassvet low-orbit communications constellation. Russia appears to be concentrating resources on missile systems it…
The sound of military tradition still has it’s place in Britain’s modern Army
There is no military tradition as instantly recognisable as the sound of massed pipes and drums echoing across Edinburgh Castle. Yet behind the spectacle lies something more consequential than ceremony: a demonstration of how institutions preserve their identity while adapting…
F126 Cancellation Takes €300m From Rheinmetall’s 2026 Sales Outlook
Rheinmetall’s revised forecast provides the first clear corporate measure of Germany’s failed frigate procurement, even as the group’s land and ammunition businesses continue to expand.
North Korean Missile Unit Expands Pyongyang’s Role in Russia’s War
The deployment of North Korean missile personnel to western Russia, accompanied by new ballistic missiles and launchers, would move military cooperation with Moscow beyond weapons supply and battlefield manpower towards direct operational support. A North Korean missile unit has begun…
America’s Maritime Support Helps Ukraine Secure the Black Sea’s Future
Patrol boats currently operating in the Black Sea, supplied by Washington, illustrate how targeted military assistance is strengthening Ukraine’s resilience while reinforcing wider Western security interests. The debate over Western military support for Ukraine often centres on sophisticated missile systems,…
Low-Cost Sea Drone’s Approach to Chinese Destroyer Exposes Screening Gap
Verified footage of a commercial autonomous vessel near a Type 052D destroyer illustrates the identification problem created by cheap uncrewed craft.