HMS Queen Elizabeth heads north
The huge British warship HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail to northern Norway in the “near future”, according to Norwegian navy spokesperson Thomas Gjesdal, the...
Pakistan’s Chinese-made subs spurs India
With Pakistan soon to acquire eight Chinese Yuan class submarines between 2023-2028, pressure has mounted on Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) to conclude a deal...
Patrol vessel for Micronesia
The Australian government has celebrated delivery of the 16th Guardian Class patrol boat under the Pacific Maritime Security Program. GPB FSS Bethwel Henry was...
China leading in key research areas
By Jenny Wong-Leung and Dannielle Pilgrim*
China’s research in several advanced sensor technologies vital to military navigation and targeting is overwhelmingly ahead of the three...
Fighting now with the existing fleet
By Jennifer Parker*
Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced that decisions on the surface combatant fleet review will not be made public until 2024. (The...
US Navy should capitalise on allies
By Gonzalo Vazquez*
With an increasingly complex strategic environment, and a fleet struggling to meet its many operational requirements, the next CNO must strive to...
Iranian Navy ship shines laser at US helicopter
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy shined a laser at a Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter during “an unsafe and unprofessional” interaction in...
Three RAN vessels steam north
The Australian Defence Force is continuing to contribute to regional security, with three Royal Australian Navy ships to conduct a regional presence deployment throughout...
Report on US Navy Virginia-class submarine program & AUKUS submarine
On 25 September the US Congressional Research Service released a 74 page report on the US Navy’s Virginia-Class submarine program and the AUKUS submarine...
Inaugural Australia-India-Indonesia maritime exercise
Dr Abdul Rahman Yaacob*
The first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) joint military exercise, code-named ASEAN Solidarity Exercise 2023 (ASEX 2023), has just ended....