Lessons from Finland’s preparedness
By Euan Graham*
I recently visited Finland, for the first time, to attend the Helsinki Security Forum, organised by the Finnish Institute for International Affairs,...
Three new littoral craft for RNZN
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has officially launched its fleet of Sentinel 1250 Littoral Manoeuvre Craft (LMC), to be deployed by HMNZS Matataua...
AUKUS subs to cause decade dip for US
The U.S. nuclear attack submarine inventory will experience a nearly decade-long dip due to the AUKUS partnership, according to a new Congressional Budget Office...
Third Indian Project 15b destroyer delivered
On 20 October India’s third Project 15B Visakhapatnam class stealth guided missile destroyer, INS Imphal was delivered to the Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders...
US Unmanned Surface Vessel Division arrives in Sydney
The US Navy’s Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One’s (USVDIV-1) unmanned surface vessels (USVs) Ranger, Mariner, Seahawk and Sea Hunter arrived in Sydney for a...
HMAS Toowoomba visits Vietnam
After a busy three months, Indo-Pacific Endeavour’s Vietnamese leg has wrapped up, coinciding with 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam.
From Hanoi...
Exercise Bersama Lima 2023
From 2-20 October the Five Power Defence Agreement Exercise Bersama Lima 2023 (XBL23) was conducted in various land, sea, and air areas of peninsular...
AUKUS: the three uncertainties
By Nishank Motwani*
At think tank gatherings over the past few months in Washington, I asked foreign and security policy analysts about their thoughts on...
N-subs: worth the wait and cost
By Kim Beazley*
The United States has never sold a nuclear-powered vessel to any nation. In 1958 it transferred technology that enabled the UK to...
F35s escort Russians from UK ship area
A group of British and Norwegian F-35s were scrambled to escort the Russian military plane that flew in vicinity of HMS Queen Elizabeth off...