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COLUMN | Asymmetrical warfare drives shift in dynamic of sea combat off Ukraine [Naval Gazing]
Offshore aspects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have brought into sharp focus the rising profile of asymmetrical naval warfare, with uncrewed surface...
Author: Trevor Hollingsbee
Trevor Hollingsbee was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and Senior Superintendent with the Hong Kong Marine Police. He is Baird Maritime's resident maritime security expert and columnist.
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North Korea unveils missile-armed submarine
Early September saw a ceremony at the Pong Dae Submarine Factory in Sinpo Shipyard wherein North Korea’s newest submarine was unveiled. Described...
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COLUMN | The Pakistan Navy: a growing regional force [Naval Gazing]
Formed in 1947, the Pakistan Navy (PN) is tasked primarily with the protection of Pakistan’s sea lines of communication, support of Islamabad’s maritime...
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A rare sighting of a modern North Korean surface warship
North Korea’s Korean People’s Army Navy (KPAN) boasts large inventories of missile-armed fast attack craft and diesel-electric attack submarines, but...
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Another stand-off in Asian waters
In recent months, long-standing tensions between the maritime forces of the Philippines and China in the South China Sea have crystallised over the...
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Offensive USVs enable Ukraine’s new maritime strategy
The Ukrainian Navy’s order of battle consists of a small number minor war vessels, but the extensive use of warhead-fitted unmanned surface vehicles...
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COLUMN | UK Royal Navy on course for fully-uncrewed mine countermeasures fleet [Naval Gazing]
The UK Royal Navy is proceeding full speed ahead towards completely abandoning the use of crewed specialist mine hunting vessels, as sea trials of uncrewed...
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COLUMN | Taiwan’s navy being upgraded to respond to possible attack by China [Naval Gazing]
“Reunification” with what Beijing terms “the breakaway province” of Taiwan has long been a major plank of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) foreign...
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COLUMN | Sanction-busting “dark ships”: anarchy at sea? [Naval Gazing]
The law of unintended consequences often applies to economic sanctions, and against nations that are considered by the international community to be...
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