Unmanned maritime systems are relatively cheap to operate, offer high endurance, with only modest manpower requirements, and have the potential to drastically reduce ..
Author: Trevor Hollingsbee
Maritime security expert and columnist, Trevor Hollingsbee was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, Senior Superintendent with the Hong Kong Marine Police, Assistant Secretary for Security in the British Hong Kong Government Security Branch, and Intelligence Analyst in the UK Ministry of Defence.
As an independent defence and security analyst he has had some 1,500 articles on maritime security, and geopolitical topics, published in a range of international journals and newspapers.
He is an Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute, and a past Vice-Chairman of the Institute’s Hong Kong branch.
Since its formation in 1948, using a motley collection of old vessels, the Israeli Navy (IN) has developed into a technologically advanced and ruthlessly efficient force. ..
The Turkish Navy (TN) has long faced numerous operational challenges, including complex territorial disputes with Greece, a demanding commitment to NATO, and large scale ..
In his determination to boost the PRC‘s status as world power, Chinese President Xi Jinping is proving to be an adept player of his maritime cards. Little is seen of ..
For many years prior to independence, India-based warships, frequently indigenously-built, operated within a succession of mainly British-officered maritime forces. The ..
Three officers of the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (HKCE) were killed on the night of January 21, when their patrol craft collided with a suspected smuggling ..
The Covid 19 pandemic is impacting upon many areas of activity, and the naval sector is no exception. The internal spaces of warships, frequently crowded, warm and humid, ..
Japan has become the latest nation to deploy a warship to Middle East waters, where tensions continue to run high. On February 1 the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force ..
January 14, 2020 saw the commencement of a rare long-range deployment by warships of the Philippine Navy (PN), when the patrol ship (former US Coast Guard Hamilton-class ..
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