India Demands Iran Secure Strait of Hormuz as 20% of Global Oil Hangs
Indian PM Narendra Modi presses Tehran to protect navigation.
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Japan’s Mach 5 Submarine Missile: The Stealth Strike
Tokyo earmarks $325m to develop a submarine-launched hypersonic missile capable of evading China’s surveillance.
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Japan’s Hypersonic Submarine Missiles: A Mach 5 Game-Changer in the Pacific
Japan’s FY2027 defence budget allocates $325m to develop underwater-launched hypersonic missiles capable of Mach 5.
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US Navy Sinks Drug Traffickers’ Floating Petrol Station in Pacific Raid
SOUTHCOM confirms the destruction of a vessel used to refuel cocaine-smuggling boats linked to Ecuador’s Los Choneros.
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Iran Sinks US Tanker as Strait of Hormuz Closes: Who Controls
Iran’s IRGC Navy claims it turned back three tankers and sank a US vessel.
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German Counter-Drone System Passes 48 Tests
SCILT NAVAL system completes 48 trials to protect vessels from FPV drones and loitering munitions in confined waters.
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COSCO’s hidden spy gear claim: US officials allege China’s ships snoop
Washington officials accuse the world’s largest shipowner of concealing signals-intelligence equipment on commercial.
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Hormuz tanker war escalates as US strikes Iranian vessels
A laden VLCC sits abandoned off Oman after retaliatory strikes push the Strait of Hormuz into a tanker-for-tanker phase
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Hormuz Blockade Knocks Jebel Ali Out of Top 30 Ports
Dubai’s flagship port handled just 3.14 million TEU in H1 2026, down from 7.77 million a year earlier.
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$4.2bn Claim: Why Norway Seized Russia’s Arctic Lifeline
Norway detains the Professor Molchanov in Svalbard over Ukraine’s $4.2bn compensation demand against Russia.
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Drone Strike on Cargo Ship Leaves 23 Indian Seafarers
A drone attack on the MV Baryon forced its crew to battle a fire while sailing toward Karachi.
