LONDON — As the United Kingdom adapts to the consequences of conventional war in Europe and wider emerging security challenges, it is preparing to refresh its 2021 Integrated Review (IR) of defense, security and foreign policy. The United Kingdom has…
Naval Stakeholders Assess Lessons Learned from Ukraine Conflict for Future War at Sea
PARIS — Naval stakeholders are continuing to learn lessons from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and are considering the implications of these lessons for future naval warfare. In workshop briefings given at the Euronaval 2022 exhibition in Paris, France, in…
NATO Uses Unmanned Systems Exercises to Stay Ahead in Capability Development
TROIA, Portugal — NATO, the Portuguese Navy, industry and other stakeholders recently conducted back-to-back exercises designed to integrate unmanned capabilities into naval operations and assist the alliance and its member states in maintaining an operational edge. The Portuguese Navy-hosted REP(MUS)…
UK Royal Navy takes NATO Response Force Helm, with Carrier as Flagship
The UK Royal Navy has taken command of the NATO Response Force (Maritime) task force, with a transfer-of-command ceremony held onboard the U.K. aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales at HM Naval Base Portsmouth, U.K. on Jan. 11. NRF-M command…
Connecting the Dots: Gulf-Based Naval Overwatch Helps Secure ‘A to B’ Commercial Shipping Transits
The Northern Indian Ocean region hosts some of the world’s most critical maritime trade routes. Sea lines of communication (SLOCs) crisscross the region, connecting East and West and linking key energy supplies from the Persian Gulf. The SLOCs pass through…
Carrier Group Deployment Allows Combined F-35 Integration in Indo-Pac, say Senior US, UK Officers
The United Kingdom’s deployment of its HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier strike group on its CSG21 mission has provided opportunities for F-35 joint strike fighter user countries to conduct combined integration and training in the Indo-Pacific region, senior U.S. Navy and…
USMC Amphibious Capability Critical to Popping Area Denial ‘Bubbles’
Whether operating in the Euro-Atlantic or Indo-Pacific theaters, U.S. naval forces and their allies and partners must confront constrictions in operations — in both peacetime and crisis — generated by adversaries attempting to apply anti-access or area denial strategies, known…
Communications, Information Sharing Seen as Critical for Middle East Shipping Security
Collaboration between the merchant shipping community and coalition military forces is critical in securing maritime trade flows across the Middle East region, with communications and information sharing central to such collaboration, a U.S. Navy officer told a recent regional shipping…
Piracy at Sea Decreasing Worldwide in 2019, Report Shows
LONDON — Global incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea have decreased across the first nine months of 2019 when compared to the same period in 2018, according to the London-based International Maritime Bureau (IMB). In its 2019 third-quarter…
