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Richard Dunley @redunley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The latest episode of the #MaritimeMatters podcast is out. Jen Parker and I discuss today's news about the LHD propulsion issues, Chinese actions in the SCS, UK Aukus investment and much more. soundcloud.com/maritimematt... www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBEi...

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Episode 45: LHD mechanical issues, Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, and UK Aukus investment

Maritime Matters Episode Title: LHD mechanical issues, Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, and UK Aukus investment In this episode of Maritime Matters Jennifer Parker (https://www.jennifer-par

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Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The USS Abraham Lincoln just arrived in Guam after more than 300 days deployed - a telling example of operational overstretch. In my latest Times Defence Decoded video I ask whether these ships have turned from a symbol of US might into one of its limitations www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTpr...

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How America’s Aircraft Carrier Crisis Reveals A Military Decline

YouTube video by The Times

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Alex Luck @alxluck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"...a wider 2027 defense budget proposal totaling approximately 8.07 trillion Argentine pesos (roughly $5.3 billion) (...) remains outpaced by domestic inflation recorded between budget cycles." The glass remains near empty for Argentinian defence deals. www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

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Argentina Eyes New Submarines and Frigates

Argentina plans to acquire three submarines and two frigates under its 2027 budget, aiming to rebuild critical capabilities and secure financing.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A very surprising and equally welcome present arrived on my desk yesterday. Getting a hardcopy of The U-Boat War in slipcase and with annexes must be one of my prized possessions now.

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Yevgeniy Golovchenko @golovchenko.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How many shadow fleet vessels cross Denmark? We have identified *at least* 192 unique tankers in the first 3 months of 2026 in our upcoming report by Sofia Steensma Tedder, @lilleberlin.bsky.social and myself with support from @sitestockholm.bsky.social. Stay tuned for more info in the final report

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The type was not improvised as say MPF no. The concept and need for a small craft for littoral duties (and not emphasising speed like a MTB) does back to the 20s. Their numbers and roles are considerably expanded in the war as part of the improvised coastal fleets.

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Alex Luck @alxluck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Courtesy of a commission for the Gulf Defence Industry Initiative (GDII) I have written a brief analysis via @navalnews.com regarding Pakistan's Hangor-class submarines, and related operational and industrial implications for Islamabad. www.navalnews.com/features/202...

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Pakistan's Hangor-Class And Naval Strategic Sovereignty

An outline of how Pakistan's acquisition of the Chinese Hangor-class submarines will evolve operational posture and strategic sovereignty.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

With most forms of 'improvised' naval capabilities the KM comes out rather decently. It's a separate question whether there should have been any improvisation in the first place and the impact it has on the war (little if at all).

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

An operation involving an amphibious landing.

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The Crusader Project @crusaderproject.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#OTD 7 Sep 1941, HM/Sub Thunderbolt kicked off a five-day killing spree resulting in three lost Axis vessels, when it sank the Italian coastal steamer SS Sirena with the loss of seven crew. Sirena carried some German air force supplies from Tripoli to Bengasi. @rjhammond215.bsky.social

Lieutenant B J Andrew, RN (centre) with the crew of HM Submarine THUNDERBOLT and their 'Jolly Roger' flag. They had just returned from the Mediterranean to the Submarine Depot Ship HMS FORTH in Holy Loch, Scotland.
Date 27 March 1942
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This photograph A 8456 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
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Author Hampton J A (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

1/x In December 1950, an American freighter with berths for 12 passengers loaded 14,000 refugees and carried them through a minefield to safety. Nobody died. Five babies were born. It remains the largest rescue by a single ship in history, and it ended on Christmas. A small 🧵 #maritimehistory

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Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

⚓️🇷🇺“Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints.”

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Centre for Statecraft & National Security @csns-uk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🏴‍☠️ Prof Alessio Patalano said one factor in increasing piracy is the slow circulation of shipping around the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia, adjacent to the Bab al-Mandab route, which is being used as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump's war in Iran is driving the worst wave of pirate attacks in decades

Reduced security, new shipping routes, and desperation are fuelling a rise in attacks

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Jonathan Boff @jfb1066.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Reviewing the copy-edits for my new book (out in March 2027) global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The German navy has been taking a relatively innovative, and for its regime rapid testing, approach to containerised weapon and sensor/UCS payloads for surface combatants. As far as strike goes this is a step by from RBS15s.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The arrival of a US carrier for a port visit making it to a 'breaking news' story (on the app) on the BBC is noteworthy. Last time might well have been the Ronald Reagan arriving in HK in Nov 2018. Sure carrier visits are reported, but don't quite get headline place www.bbc.com/news/article...

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USS Abraham Lincoln docks at Thailand's Pattaya resort after 250 days at sea

The USS Abraham Lincoln is docking close to Pattaya, known for its raucous nightlife, and for sex tourism.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Osprey would work well for your work. Depends a bit on how specific an air work project it is.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Makes sense if the hull is still in order and they want a deck to experiment around with UAVs and have some helicopter carrying capacity. Which would make sense given the character of the archipelago.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

They are in British use in 1940 so it's not 'new' as such. The question is whether the Germans employ them early too or adopt this then. That goes beyond my trivia knowledge.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The flagship issue is a bit awkward no matter if moving staff and more interoperability in the wider sense is a good development. It is a mask for a lack in numbers. A neat piece though and BFBS is getting good at reporting around defence & security issues. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2uV...

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Meet the British Nato commander hunting Russian threats in the High North

YouTube video by BFBS Forces News

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Psychological value, to scare and show continued Russia technological ability, hedges against potential future missile defences and has some conceivable application in a niche scenario. Falls into the category of demonstrating Russia can do bigger or extreme things even if their value is limited.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

You've said it all, not much to add. The element I would underline is this, domain awareness is a real challenge in the era down to technological and operational factors. More powerful, thus destructive, units can slip into the oceans and rampage. Post-45 more is put into maritime surveillance.

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Justin Pyke @justinpykehistory.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My next video for @milavhis.bsky.social is finally live! The 1931 bombing of Jinzhou is an obscure but interesting episode - a rogue Kwantung Army officer, improvised bombing methods, captured Chinese aircraft, and one of the first bombings of a city since the end of WWI. youtu.be/m_9ALx9C_0I?...

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Jinzhou 1931: 11 Japanese Bombers, Angry Leaflets and a Shocked World

YouTube video by Military Aviation History

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Andrew Livsey @andrewlivsey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Denmark is preparing to run convoys in the Baltic. My chapter 5 in press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/9... gives the six ways of protecting shipping with convoy the best. And my article in Survival explains how many Baltic convoys would be needed in war: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GWQYQ...

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Economic Warfare: A Foundation for Twenty-First-Century Strategic Practice

For over a decade and a half, concerns and tensions between states have been arising over the use of the economic domain in the peer-to-peer competition between large powers. Through this competition,...

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

'The greater survivability of the Chinese nuclear arsenal also has the potential to undermine US extended nuclear deterrence' write Robert Jordan, Director of Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, and Dr Sidharth Kaushal, Senior Research Fellow, Sea Power in the latest RUSI Commentary.

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The Maritime Leg of China's Naval Deterrent is Coming of Age

China's test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile on 6 July reveals that its drive to truly assure second-strike capability is maturing.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

'Making distinctions among warfare types is becoming increasingly challenging and less important.' The threat to naval bases from multiple attack vectors has increased significantly with actual defences very much lagging behind. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...

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There Can Be No Sanctuary

Naval Mine Warfare Essay Contest—First Prize. Shallow-water mining could deny adversaries their staging harbors.

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Andrew Livsey @andrewlivsey.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

With economic warfare and attacks on shipping constantly in the news a new book that tackles both seems timely. Greg Kennedy, @annakbrinkman.bsky.social and Antulio Echevaria's edited Economic Warfare is now out and can be freely downloaded here: press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/9... 1/2

A book cover for Economic Warfare, with banknotes of various countries.

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Underway replenishment along with rescuing downed aircrew as firsts for uncrewed platforms in 2026.

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Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🔱🇳🇴🇩🇪🇨🇦 - Gute Darstellung der technischen und operativen Vorteile der Uboot-Kooperation von Norwegen, Deutschland und Kanada mit dem gemeinsamen Design #U212CD — MarineForum 🔗 marineforum.online/u212cd-kanad...

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U212CD – was Kanadas U-Boot-Entscheidung für die NATO bedeutet - marineforum

U212CD: Mit der Auswahl von ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) zum bevorzugten Bieter für das Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) hat Ottawa eine Entscheidung getroffen, die über einen nationalen...

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Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Good outcome and has the potential to be very beneficial to 🇳🇴🇨🇦🇩🇪 in strategic, operational, industrial and political terms. If that is TKMS is able to get production up and if the RCN is able to bring in nearly as many boats in a generation than it has ever operated. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Canada orders 12 submarines from Germany in largest defence deal of its kind

Canada announced the multi-billion dollar deal with company TKMS just as PM Mark Carney headed to a major Nato summit.

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David @puca.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Not every day you see a photo of a Bear-F dropping a sonobuoy, while an F-35B sits off its wing. www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/fotoweb/albu...

Photo of F-35B off starboard wing of Bear-F.

A sonobuoy has just been dropped by the Bear-F and a drogue parachute is deployed from it.

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