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Op-Ed: Time for an International Standard for Port Cybersecurity
[By CDR Michael C. Petta] Port industry leaders recently submitted cybersecurity guidelines to the International Maritime...
China's Coast Guard Might Show Up Soon Off Central America
[By Daniel J. Kostecka] The China Coast Guard (CCG) is growing in capability, capacity, and confidence. With an established pre...
China's Navy is Exploring Ways to Use Ferries for Military Landings
[By Michael Dahm and Conor M. Kennedy] The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has been increasing its ability to use civilian roll-o...
The Navy's Future Drone Fleet Needs Better Satcom Coverage
[By Brandon Walls and Nicholas Ayrton] As times change, they demand that military doctrine and strategy change with it. Key to...
The Growing Risk of Militarized Unmanned Submersibles
By Andro Mathewson In late May 2021, the Israeli armed forces destroyed an armed underwater uninhabited vehicle (UUV)1 ope...
How China is Militarizing Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology
[By Ryan Fedasiuk] Since 2018, Indonesian fishermen have regularly reeled in autonomous, glider-like vehicles operati...
Why the U.S. Navy Needs to Get Back to Prototyping
By John Hanley Broad agreement exists that the Department of Defense’s, and thus the Navy’s, acquisition system is...
A New U.S. Maritime Strategy
[By Representative Elaine Luria] This article outlines the path that led to the U.S. Navy’s current strategic deficit and...
Opinion: Strategic Sealift is Broken - Which Direction Are We Headed?
[By David Sloane] In March of 2020, Commanding Officer of U.S. Transportation Command Gen. Stephen R. Lyons told the U.S....
Clandestine Cargo: Hiding U.S. Sealift in Plain Sight
[By Christian Morris and Heather Bacon-Shone] Insulated by oceans to the east and west, and friendly neighbors to the north and...