On March 6, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned the fourth Hibiki-class auxiliary ocean surveillance ...

A massive container ship was crossing the Indian Ocean with more than 4,000 containers onboard when the crew felt a violent jolt run through the hull. Moments later cracks began spreading across the ...

With Iran reportedly deploying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the US is preparing new options to reopen the world’s most vital shipping corridor.

The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean ...

A dramatic naval strike in the Indian Ocean has pushed West Asian tensions into South Asia's maritime backyard. Iran's frigate IRIS Dena was sunk by a United States submarine roughly 40 kilometres ...

Commodore Tony Morton, who has died aged 84, was a naval aviator who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his exemplary leadership while commanding the frigate Yarmouth during the ...

Cape Route Filling The Hormuz Gap. Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of ...

Forget carriers—these under-200-foot warboats do the close-in work: Mark VI patrol boats, SOC-R river craft, CB90s, RHIBs, ...

A tour of the unsung vehicles that keep a United States Navy ship running: spotting dollies, tow tractors, “Tilly” cranes, forklifts, P-25 fire trucks, RHIBs, LCAC hovercraft, AAVs, and SEAL Delivery ...

Today, to all intents and purposes, the Strait of Hormuz – the only entrance to the Persian Gulf – is closed to international shipping. This is a serious problem that if allowed to persist, will ...

Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern and western spheres of the international system. Given that the global economy is ...

The U.S. military said it killed six men Sunday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean ...