From the ANI Archives: HMS Amethyst and Simon the cat
A less known aspect of the ‘Amethyst incident’ on the Yangtze in 1949 was that it could well have been the ‘Shoalhaven Incident’. Lieutenant...
From the ANI Archives: Case study in doctrinal innovation
As witnessed in the war in Ukraine the adoption of novel technologies can have a profound impact on the conduct of war and adoption...
From the ANI archive: The FFG upgrade
The mid-life modernisation of surface combatants has been a vexed issue over the history of the RAN. When to do it? How comprehensive? Is...
From the ANI Archives: The Surface Warship as Force Multiplier
What do strategic trends in the early 21st century Asia-Pacific region mean for Australia’s future naval operational and force structure requirements? A naval historian...
From the ANI Archives: The Sea is a Highway, not a Barrier
Since its inception the ANI has allowed contributors to its journal to write under a pseudonym if they chose. Sometimes it was because the...
From the ANI Archive: 1920s RAN pilot training
Within the pages of the Headmark journal are historical articles about little covered areas of the RAN’s history. A fine example of this is...
From the ANI Archives: Semaphore
In the mid-2000s the Headmark journal started to reproduce old photographs of the RAN to illustrate how the Navy had changed. The Spring 2007...
From the ANI Archives: Handling Ships in Heavy Weather
From its outset the ANI sought to promote the professional development within the service. One of the central pillars is seamanship. In the Autumn...
From the ANI Archives: Energy Security
The 2026 Iranian War has once more highlighted both the importance to and vulnerability of petroleum products to Australia. This issue was canvassed by...
From the ANI Archives – Attack on USS Firebolt
Following the overthrow of President Saddam Hussein in the 2003 Iraq War, the focus of naval forces in the north Arabian Gulf (NAG) was...