Russian Navy – The flagship of Russia’s Northern Fleet – the cruiser Peter the Great – has been ordered back to port as it is said to be too dangerous to be at sea.

• BBC: Russian flagship ordered to port
• Daily Telegraph: Russian nuclear warship ‘could blow up’

Russian Navy – The decline of Russia’s armed services has been unmistakeable for more than a decade, but it is the crisis in the navy that has been most conspicuous of all.

• BBC: Russia’s rusting navy

Argentinian Navy – Argentina is accused of interferring in the Falkland’s economic zone.

• Merco Press: Falklanders anger over ìAlmirante Irizarî incident

US Navy – There are nagging doubts about the ability of the U.S. naval shipbuilding and repair industry to meet the demands of the century ahead. Some elementsóprimarily those associated with small boats and high-speed ferries and the offshore oil and barge industriesóare faring well, but the future is far less sanguine for many of the larger yards and their subcontractors.

• US Naval Institute Proceedings: U.S. Shipyards Navigate between a Rock and a Hard Place

Background – Spain – William Lind looks at one of historyís shortest and most successful strategic bombing campaigns.

• Defense in the National Interest: Successful Strategic Bombing