An APS reserve could save defence costs
By Marcus Hellyer*
Last month, I looked at Defence’s growing external workforce, in particular its 6,500 or so contractors, who provide ‘skills that would normally...
US declassifies Indo-Pacific strategy
By Rory Medcalf*
The US government has just declassified one of its most sensitive national security documents—its 2018 strategic framework for the Indo-Pacific, which was...
HMS Montrose overhauled in Oman
Frigate HMS Montrose has become the first Royal Navy warship to be overhauled in a new port in the Middle East, the Royal Navy...
Destroyers and unmanned vessel to join exercise
The Navy is taking steps to integrate its Zumwalt-class destroyers and its unmanned surface vessels into operational plans and will likely include both in...
Italian carrier heads to US for F-35B fit-out
The Italian Navy (Marina Militare) flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour, is set to reach Naval Station Norfolk in mid-February to start F-35B STOVL...
US Navy’s new ship-building approach
By David B Larter
The U.S. Navy’s top officer has laid down the gauntlet: The service must deliver two new classes of surface ships on...
Covid-19 masks trouble in South China Sea
By Carlyle A Thayer*
COVID-19 impacted disputes in the South China Sea in two ways. First, there were no face-to-face meetings between ASEAN members and...
Iron Men and Tin Fish. Zoom Presentation
Iron Men and Tin Fish. A look at submarine operations out of Fremantle 1942-45.
Friday 22 January 1100 2021.
Overview. In the period 1942 to 1945...
Qld Maritime Museum’s trial re-opening
After being seriously hit by the coronavirus pandemic last year, the heritage-listed Queensland Maritime Museum will reopen to visitors this weekend in a trial...
Medal and clasp for Operation Bushfire Assist
Many people who took part in the firefighting effort during last summer’s bushfire emergency will be awarded the National Emergency Medal with clasp, contact reports.
The...