May 3, 2026: W orldwide orders for commercial shipping construction have ascended to the highest level in nearly two decades, as a wave of tanker contracting and continuous new building demand across ...

Chinese and Turkish drones have long been popular in Africa. The only problem is the lack of repair and upgrade facilities, except in some of the larger cities. The unique African climate provides ...

July 18, 2026: Commercial shipping is facing unreliable sea routes and the risks of political, diplomatic and military interference with operations. This is a huge problem because the number of ships ...

The American Navy is unable to build the number of ships it needs because nationwide capacity to produce key warship components is limited. Forty years ago, there were some 2,000 metal casting and ...

Last month, the Taiwanese government proposed spending $6.6 billion to purchase about 211,000 locally manufactured drones to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion. There are 208,200 attack drones, ...

February 7, 2026: The U.S. Navy has decided to base their new FFX frigate on the current Coast Guard Legend-class cutter. Ten Legends entered service between 2008 and 2024. Two more are being built.

387 BC Brennus' Gauls captured Rome, initiating a feud that would end when Caesar annihilated the Gauls in 50 B.C. -- "Vae Victis!" ...

“In 1887, an Egyptian woman made an astonishing discovery among the ruins of the heretic king Akhenaten's capital city, a site now known as Amarna. She found a cache of cuneiform tablets, nearly four ...

During the recent Iran War, the American and Israeli forces that attacked Iran had friends and allies inside Iran. These were the decades-old and loosely associated group of Iranians who worked for ...

June 12, 2026: The Ethiopian civil war continued in 2026 despite a peace agreement. Conflicts between government forces and the TPLF/Tigray People's Liberation Front show little sign of decreasing.

June 26, 2026: In late May, Ukrainian drones recently attacked Taganrog Airport, which was near the Black Sea coast. The attacks destroyed a Tu-142MR over-the-horizon radio relay aircraft used for ...