Eric Wertheim

Jan 9, 2025 | usni.org | George Galdorisi |Matthew Cosner |Eric Wertheim

George Galdorisi George Galdorisi is a career naval aviator and national security professional. He has 14 years of consecutive service as executive officer, commanding officer, commodore, and chief of staff. He also led the U.S. delegation for military-to-military talks with the Chinese Navy. He is the author of 18 books, including four New York Times bestsellers. His most recent book, , was published by the U.S. Naval Institute Press last year.

Nov 1, 2024 | usni.org | Eric Wertheim

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Takanami-class multipurpose destroyers have been a mainstay of Japan’s fleet since entering service in the early 2000s. Now more than 20 years old, the five-ship class made headlines worldwide in September when the Sazanami became the first JMSDF warship ever to sail through the Taiwan strait.

Oct 17, 2024 | usni.org | Ensign Robert DeLillo |Eric Wertheim

The Arctic has reemerged as a priority front for great power competition. Warming temperatures and decreasing subsea permafrost make new maritime trade routes and access to untapped natural gas and mineral deposits increasingly possible. China is expanding its sphere of influence into the High North, while Russia remains protective of its northern border and sea routes.

Oct 1, 2024 | usni.org | Eric Wertheim

Turkey’s new Istanbul-class frigates are known by multiple names—the TF-100, MILGEM II, Istif class, or simply the I class. They are the most advanced ships yet to stem from the 20-year-old MILGEM National Ship program. Built at Istanbul Naval Shipyard, the class namesake Istanbul was laid down in 2017, launched in 2021, and commissioned on 19 January 2024.

Oct 1, 2024 | usni.org | Spanish Navy |Eric Wertheim |Indian Navy |Joshua Tallis

The Spanish Navy has only one Agosta-class submarine, the Galerna, currently in operation, and it commissioned the first of four planned S-80-class submarines, the Isaac Peral, in 2023 after several years of delays in the S-80 program. Spain has more than 8,000 miles of coastline in the Mediterranean Sea to the east and the Atlantic to the north and west. Geopolitically, these coasts are strategic, as the Strait of Gibraltar separates Europe from Africa and divides the Atlantic and Mediterranean.