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US Submarine Sinks Iranian Frigate Dena in Indian Ocean
A U.S. Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean on 4 March 2026, in an incident that U.S. officials said marked a rare return of submarine-launched torpedo warfare against a surface combatant. The…
Ukraine’s Novorossiysk strike raises new questions over Russia’s Black Sea defences
Ukraine’s large-scale strike on Novorossiysk on the night of 1–2 March appears to have inflicted damage well beyond the immediate disruption to Russian oil exports. While the attack is already known to have halted loadings at the Sheskharis oil terminal,…
Counter Terrorism Officers Detain Trio in Intelligence Probe
In the early hours of this morning, counter terrorism officers moved quietly through addresses in London and Wales, executing a series of arrests that underline a growing and uneasy reality: the contest between Britain and hostile state actors is no…
Russia alleges Ukrainian assault on sanctioned gas vessel near Malta
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out an attack on a Russian-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker in the Mediterranean, an allegation that, if confirmed, would mark a notable expansion of the maritime dimension of the war beyond the Black Sea.…
Poland seeks greater autonomy in nuclear deterrence as Europe revisits defence integration
Poland has moved the question of nuclear deterrence closer to the centre of the European security debate after Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Warsaw wants “as much autonomy as possible” in this field and is holding talks with France and…
HMS Dragon: Royal Navy Destroyer Heads to Cyprus Amid Rising Tensions
In the early hours of a warm Mediterranean morning, the familiar calm of the Akrotiri peninsula was punctured by the buzz of an approaching drone. Within moments, it exploded on the perimeter of RAF Akrotiri, sending a plume of smoke…
Israel’s coherence, Washington’s ambiguity: the missing political strategy in Iran
As Israeli operations follow a clear military logic, questions grow over whether Washington has any coherent political plan for what comes next in Iran. Events in the Middle East have been moving at speed since the latest phase of the…
Shielding the Spear Tip: How Britain Could Defend Its Forward Bases from the Drone Age
The drone that struck RAF Akrotiri was small, comparatively cheap and — in the grim arithmetic of modern warfare — expendable. Yet it exposed something far more valuable: the vulnerability of Britain’s forward operating model in an era when unmanned…
Akrotiri: Drone Explosion on British Sovereign Territory Raises Stakes in Eastern Mediterranean
The stillness of the Mediterranean night was broken shortly before midnight when a drone exploded on the Akrotiri Peninsula — a stretch of land that is not merely adjacent to Britain’s military footprint on the island but forms part of…
Antwerp’s Strategic Shield: Belgium to Install Air-Defence at Europe’s Trade Nexus
When the Prime Minister of Belgium stood before representatives of the Port of Antwerp last week and announced the deployment of an anti-aircraft defence system by 2027, it marked a significant shift in how Europe’s critical infrastructure is fortified against…