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Ukraine Expands Drone Campaign Against Russian Naval and Logistics Assets Near Crimea
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces have reported a new series of drone strikes against Russian military assets in and around occupied Crimea, including a patrol vessel near the Kerch Strait, a Pantsir-S1 air defence system, railway assets, navigation infrastructure and energy…
US Pressure on NATO Exposes Europe’s Air and Naval Capability Gap
The United States has told European NATO allies and Canada to increase the aircraft, drones and naval forces they make available for alliance defence planning, exposing the operational consequences of Washington’s shift towards a smaller conventional footprint in Europe. The…
EU Weighs Hormuz Mine-Clearing Role as Maritime Crisis Tests European Naval Capacity
The European Union is considering whether its naval mission in the Red Sea should take a leading role in clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, in a move that would shift Brussels closer to direct operational involvement in one…
Russian Missile Corvette Boikiy Reportedly Hit in Ukrainian Drone Attack
Ukraine says its drones struck the Russian missile corvette Boikiy at the Kronstadt naval base near St Petersburg, targeting a Baltic Fleet vessel that has military value and has also been associated with Russia’s efforts to protect sanctioned oil shipping.…
Scaled-back BALTOPS drill highlights NATO’s maritime stretch in the Baltic
NATO’s annual Baltic Sea naval exercise will begin this week at roughly half last year’s scale, underlining both the alliance’s continuing focus on the region and the pressure on Western naval resources from commitments elsewhere. The US-led BALTOPS exercise will…
South Korea Charts Nuclear Submarine Course in Strategic Shift
South Korea has taken its clearest step yet towards joining the small group of nations operating nuclear-powered submarines, unveiling a formal roadmap that transforms a decades-long ambition into a central pillar of national defence policy. The announcement marks a significant…
Thales Wins Key Role in Canada’s Next-Generation Naval Fleet
Canada’s decision to equip its future River-class destroyers with the Thales S2087 towed-array sonar system marks more than a routine procurement choice. It is a signal of how Western navies are recalibrating for a world in which undersea competition has…
AUKUS undersea drone project exposes Europe’s gap in autonomous maritime warfare
The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have announced the first signature project under the second pillar of AUKUS, moving the alliance’s advanced technology agenda from broad ambition towards a delivery timetable. For Europe, the significance lies less in…
Zaluzhnyi says Black Sea control is central to Ukraine’s survival and Europe’s security
Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief used the Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa to argue that maritime control is not a regional issue, but a strategic condition for Ukraine’s economy, European security and the future balance of power around Russia. Valerii Zaluzhnyi…
Quantum Technology and the Future of Warfare
For decades, quantum technology occupied a strange corner of scientific discussion: endlessly promising, chronically theoretical and largely detached from the practical demands of statecraft. That era is ending. Quietly but decisively, quantum systems are moving from the laboratory into the…