Alessio Patalano
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Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia | FRHistS | @warstudies | @kcl_CGS | Postwar Japan as a Seapower. Naval affairs. Strategy. Indo-Pacific. One ping only.
President Trump has just announced that the United States of America are... THE GUARDIANS OF THE STRAIT!
I'm the first journalist ever allowed inside Exercise Virtual Warrior, the Royal Navy's classified annual war game. They took my phone at the door and showed me how Britain rehearses a war it hopes never comes. The full story, Thursday, only in @UKDefJournal.
The "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia concluded at a military port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province Monday, with all planned exercise missions finished. Following the conclusion of the drills, some of the two countries' participating forces have set sail for the Pacific to carry out joint patrols. The two naval forces dispatched 10 vessels, including surface, underwater, aerial, and support units, to the exercise centered on "jointly countering maritime security risks."
Master and Commander (2003) ends by promising more adventures, and it’s still hard to believe they never came. Crowe & Bettany were perfect, and Patrick O’Brian left behind more than 20 novels that could’ve sustained one of cinema’s great franchises.
BREAKING: Donald Trump says the US will reinstate its blockade of Iranian ports. He adds that he will impose a 20% fee on "all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security". Latest: trib.al/4SHcIhF 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
Everyone has their favourite Sam Neill role. I'll always remember him fondly as the lead character in the quirky little 2000 comedy-drama, The Dish, a highly fictionalized account of a remote Australian observatory's role in the first Moon landing. He was utterly charming. R.I.P.
48 Ships in 120 Hours: Ukraine’s Brutal Campaign to Cut Off Crimea ⚓Systematic Destruction: A breakdown of the 120-hour surge that saw 48 vessels hit, including 32 tankers, cargo ships, ferries, and tugboats. ⚓The "Mission Kill" Strategy: Analysis of why Ukrainian drones are targeting bridge structures and engine rooms to disable vessels rather than sinking them. ⚓Targeting the Lifeblood: How these strikes on the Sea of Azov directly impact the Don and Volga River systems—the essential "food, fuel, and fertilizer" corridors for the Russian economy. ⚓Logistical Siege of Crimea: Exploring the strategic goal of cutting off fuel supplies to Crimea as overland routes and the Kerch Strait Bridge remain under constant threat. ⚓The "Dark Fleet" Definition: Clarifying how Ukraine is identifying sanctioned Russian trade vessels and why even international-flagged tankers are being caught in the crossfire. Video: youtu.be/FPXLPjre30o
Frigates. 17 in service in 2009 - 4 x Type 22s and 13 x Type 23s. The Type 22s were to decommission 2019-22, with the Type 23s following from 2023. Replacement plans in the air under the C1/C2/C3 concept. 8/18
A fantastic meeting today for the APPG on Rearmament today on drones. Full of lessons for the way the UK goes about defence. My thanks to @edwardstrngr65 and @IoWBobSeely for speaking!
