News, Articles and Comment

Ed. Our correspondent continues his communications from Operation HIGHMAST, detailing events of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployment transiting the Mediterranean. A 5 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short book providing an account of the Battle of the Komandorski Islands on 27 March 1943.

Ed. Given recent White House statements regarding US control of the Panama Canal, the author provides an update on the broader security implications for nations around the globe, including the UK. A 10 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers the 2025 edition of Seaforth’s excellent World Naval Review.

Ed. In her Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre (RNSSC) research into the future of Russian naval development, the author points out that, despite victories against the Black Sea Fleet, the Russian Navy remains an important state priority. A 5 minute read.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a short book examining the role and capabilities of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Combined Fleet and a case study into its employment through the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign in the Second World War.

BRE. The latest book review is now available. Professor Andrew Lambert considers a book exploring the design, development and operational history of the Royal Navy’s Hawkins-class cruisers.

Ed. The author’s concluding narrative of his Falklands campaign experience, detailing the salvage efforts aboard Sir Tristram. A 5 minute read.

Ed. The author continues his series on his Falklands War experience onboard Fearless, through the D-Day landings on 21 May 1982 and the harrowing bomb defusal efforts that followed. A 50 minute read.