Maritime Powers

  • China’s Aircraft Carrier

    Chinese aircraft carrier helps expand strategic frontier Chinese aircraft carrier has caused widespread concern in the world. Major General and deputy secretary-general with National Security Policy Committee under China Association […]

  • China’s growing role in counter-piracy operations

    While China continues to pursue an agenda that is driving its global rise in relative isolation, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has maintained a counter-piracy presence in the Indian […]

  • Disputed Waters

    The bitter territorial dispute over Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea has further intensified with the presence of four Chinese surveillance ships Chinese Ships Re-Enter Disputed Waters Four Chinese surveillance […]

  • No Delays

    he UK Royal Navy’s advanced nuclear powered attack submarine HMS Astute has undergone and completed  a substantial in-service maintenance programme on-schedule HMS Astute completes in-service maintenance period on-schedule HMS Astute – the […]

  • Forgotten Threat

    To many the term ‘naval mine’ conjures up memories of grainy World War II photographs. To some degree they become a forgotten threat; but not to those serving on ships in the […]

  • Caribbean Maritime Security

    Six countries have participated in a live-fire exercise in the Caribbean Sea during an annual multinational exercise that involves naval forces from 13 partner nations. Multinational Live-fire Exercise in Caribbean Tests […]

  • Command of the Sea

     James R. Holmes discusses the concept that “no one commands the sea in peacetime, command is a phenomenon that only happens in wartime.” Command of the Sea by Non-Traditional Means […]

  • Large Grey Bluff?

    China has put its first aircraft carrier into service, a move intended to signal its growing military might as tensions escalate between Beijing and its neighbors over disputed East China […]

  • Ensuring Stability

    The Commander of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet has defended the American-led naval exercises in the Persian Gulf as a way to ensure stability and security in the region US admiral says Mideast […]

  • Ban Suspended

    Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has announced that the US is to suspend its ban on New Zealand naval ships entering its ports. US ends ban on New Zealand naval ship visits […]