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Quantity Has a Quality All Its Own: Lessons from the 600-Ship Navy to Hormuz Today

By Retired Captain Ros Poplar, USN

As we face the challenges of keeping the Straits of Hormuz open, “Quantity is indeed a Quality all of its own “

As I was reminded by Shipmate Michael Morano this A.M. 1987 marked the high point of the “600 Ship Navy,” with total numbers reaching 594 combatants. Included within those numbers were 119 frigates, 69 destroyers, and 35 cruisers, all of various classes.

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The Next Fight Demands Naval Cryptologic Expertise

With a separate officer community now responsible for cyber warfare, the cryptologic warfare community must refocus officer develpment on signals intelligence and electronic warfare.

By Lieutenant Commander Enrique Galvez, U.S. Navy
January 2026 | Proceedings | Vol. 152/1/1,475

Cryptology plays a critical role in modern warfare. Conflicts in the Red Sea and Ukraine have reaffirmed that understanding and controlling what is in the radio frequency (RF) spectrum can be the difference between life and death. Paradoxically, this technology-heavy domain requires human experts more than ever. As technology advances at breakneck speed, the Navy requires distributed, tactical-level expertise to dynamically innovate, execute, and fight.

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China Launches Blockade Drills Around Taiwan in Protest of U.S. Arms Sales

By Dzirhan Mahadzir
December 29, 2025 12:19 PM

Chinese military units kicked off a massive series of drills surrounding Taiwan that simulate a blockade of the island in protest of U.S. arms sales to Taipei.

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Russia Deploys All Eight Nuclear Icebreakers for First Time to Keep Arctic Export Routes Open

Russia has, for the first time, deployed its entire fleet of eight nuclear-powered icebreakers simultaneously to maintain winter shipping lanes in the Gulf of Ob and the Yenisei Gulf, underscoring the strategic importance of Arctic energy exports.

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Exclusive: China Massing Military Ships Across Region In Show Of Maritime Force, Sources Say

China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point more than 100, in the largest maritime show of force to date, according to four sources and intelligence reports reviewed by Reuters.

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China, Evoking World War II, Urges Europe to Take Its Side Against Japan

A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies.

China’s diplomatic full-court press against Japan over its support for Taiwan has targeted President Trump, the United Nations and, now, two of Tokyo’s closest European partners.

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