Eric Wertheim is a defense consultant, columnist, and author specializing in naval and maritime affairs. He is author of the past three editions of the Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, and has served as a speechwriter for Pentagon officials, and an advisor to private industry and the U.S. government. Mr. Wertheim has been a columnist for Proceedings magazine since 1994.

Articles by Eric Wertheim

Combat Fleets

Russia’s Capable New SSGN

By Eric Wertheim
May 2020
The Severodvinsk is a fourth-generation submarine designed to carry out a variety of undersea operations, including antisubmarine, antiship, and land-attack missions.
An artist's concept of a maneuver support vessel (light).

Combat Fleets

By Eric Wertheim
December 2019
The U.S. Army prepares for a new landing craft, and New Zealand decommissions some disappointing patrol craft.
Aerial port quarter view of a Chinese Type-075 class amphibious assault ship

Combat Fleets

By Eric Wertheim
November 2019
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy launched its first Type 075 and Italy decommissioned its last two Minerva-class corvettes in September.