Calling out China’s maritime aggression
By Jennifer Parker*
A key step in preventing conflict is acknowledging the risk. Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating’s assertion this week that Senator Penny...
AUKUS and the N-subs a year on
By Jennifer Parker*
It is now 12 months since the release of the ‘optimal pathway’ Australia needed to follow to acquire a force of nuclear-powered...
Smallest RN ships join big exercise
Four of the smallest vessels in the Royal Navy’s inventory this week take their place in NATO’s biggest exercise in a generation, the Royal...
UK trimming defence as others boost
The United Kingdom, it appears, has trimmed its defence budget, UK Defence Journal reports.
Despite the ongoing war in Europe and rising global tensions, the...
Fiji takes second patrol boat
Fiji has taken delivery of its second Guardian-class Patrol Boat, the RFNS Puamau, at a handover ceremony at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australian Defence...
Japan commissions third Taigei sub
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned the third of its Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSK), which feature better underwater endurance than its...
Trump, AUKUS and values
By Kim Beazley*
If you are leader of an Australian political party, prime minister, defence minister, foreign minister or Ambassador to the US, the opening...
Another US Navy Commanding Officer Relieved
It was reported on 11 March that Rear Admiral Nicholas Tilbrook, Commander, Submarine Group 9, relieved Captain Kurt Balagna as Commanding Officer of the...
Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths Farewelled
On 15 March, the funeral of Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths AO DSO DSC RAN (Retired) was held in the Naval Chapel at HMAS Kuttabul.
It...
Remembering James Goldrick
Sailor, scholar, teacher, friend: remembering James Goldrick a year on
By Sudarshan Shrikhande*
At a juncture in the lives of our two big countries, one a...