https://www.shephardmedia.com/author/harry-mcneil/News authored by Harry McNeilen-gbSun, 24 May 2026 01:58:32 +0000https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/shoreline-vulnerability-drives-gulf-interest-in-usv-networks/Shoreline vulnerability drives Gulf interest in USV networksHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/shoreline-vulnerability-drives-gulf-interest-in-usv-networks/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/Magura_V5-1a_USV.jpgUkraine’s combat-proven Magura uncrewed surface vessel is attracting Gulf state interest as the Iran war exposes gaps in layered maritime air defence, raising questions about whether low-cost attritable systems can gain a foothold in a procurement culture historically drawn to high-end Western platforms.https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/sweden-swayed-by-speed-to-capability-in-French-frigate-win/Sweden swayed by speed to capability in French frigate winHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/sweden-swayed-by-speed-to-capability-in-French-frigate-win/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/French_FDI_Amiral_Ronarch_Sweden_Deal_Naval_Group.jpg.jpgNaval Group has secured a contract to supply four Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention frigates to the Royal Swedish Navy, extending the French naval industry’s reach into Northern Europe and showing why speed to capability has become the defining criterion in today’s defence procurement contests.https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/germanys-f126-delays-open-the-door-for-rheinmetalls-naval-ambitions/Germany’s F126 delays open the door for Rheinmetall’s naval ambitionsHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/germanys-f126-delays-open-the-door-for-rheinmetalls-naval-ambitions/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/damen-frigate-126-image-06.jpgGermany’s F126 frigate crisis has handed Rheinmetall an opening it had been working towards for years, and the company intends to make the most of it.https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/uk-royal-navy-dock-build-question-remains-open-ahead-of-euston-tender/UK Royal Navy dock build question remains open ahead of Programme Euston tenderHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/uk-royal-navy-dock-build-question-remains-open-ahead-of-euston-tender/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/NE200029087.jpg.iCfOleWAMsWT6UljYBMA.8q6vLDcnsq.jpgThe UK MoD’s Programme Euston floating dry dock tender has exposed a question about the UK’s naval industrial base: does Britain still have the depth to sustain its own deterrent without foreign intervention.https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/post-falklands-policy-still-haunts-argentinas-navy-but-opportunities-remain/Post-Falklands policy still haunts Argentina’s Navy but opportunities remainHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/post-falklands-policy-still-haunts-argentinas-navy-but-opportunities-remain/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/9653771.jpgPost-Falklands political constraints have eroded Argentina’s naval capability, leaving its maritime territory, which is twice the size of its land area, increasingly vulnerable to illegal fishing fleets. As procurement modernisation slowly gains momentum under the Milei government, defence suppliers should take interest.https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/saha-2026-turkey-markets-modular-undersea-systems-to-european-buyers/SAHA 2026: Turkey markets modular undersea systems to European buyersHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/saha-2026-turkey-markets-modular-undersea-systems-to-european-buyers/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/PHOTO-2026-05-12-07-05-05.jpgTurkey’s defence industry is pushing a class of platform and building an entire philosophy of cost-imposition around it.https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/stms-european-wins-strengthen-turkeys-naval-credibility-on-the-continent/STM’s European wins strengthen Turkey’s naval credibility on the continentHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/stms-european-wins-strengthen-turkeys-naval-credibility-on-the-continent/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/1750757370_milgem-i-sinifi.jpgTurkish defence and engineering company STM is attempting to challenge Europe’s established naval primes by winning contracts from Portugal to Pakistan – with a business model built on working in any shipyard in the world.https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/saha-2026-aselsan-seeks-to-replicate-turkeys-uav-success-at-sea/SAHA 2026: Aselsan seeks to replicate Turkey’s UAV success at seaHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/saha-2026-aselsan-seeks-to-replicate-turkeys-uav-success-at-sea/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/ASELSAN_SAHA_2026_Day_1_TUFAN__KILIC_2.jpgTurkey’s defence electronics company has unveiled two new uncrewed naval systems at SAHA 2026 – but the harder test will be converting it into an export success.https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/brazils-naval-ambitions-now-firmly-anchored-in-europe/Brazil’s naval ambitions now firmly anchored in EuropeHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/brazils-naval-ambitions-now-firmly-anchored-in-europe/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/Brazil_Tamandere.jpgWith the Tamandaré frigate commissioned and a second batch under negotiation, Brazil is leveraging European partnerships to position itself as South America’s premier maritime power without surrendering industrial sovereignty.https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/we-must-end-the-mentality-of-ever-larger-platforms-why-usvs-are-scaling/“We must end the mentality of ever larger platforms”: Why USVs are scalingHarry McNeilhttps://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/we-must-end-the-mentality-of-ever-larger-platforms-why-usvs-are-scaling/Naval Warfarehttps://www.shephardmedia.com/media/images/article/RUSI_event.jpgMultiple USV programme milestones announced last week, aligned with a reinforcement of the Royal Navy’s vision for a hybrid fleet, point to innovation-led ambition but also to a structural calculation with resource ceilings that neither London nor Washington can ignore.