Skills critical in the new warfare
By Andrew Horton*
The evolution of warfare in the 21st century has ushered in an era of cyber conflicts, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. Those...
AUKUS: importance of nuclear culture
By Eric Lies*
With the continuing implementation of AUKUS Pillar 1, it’s imperative that the culture of the budding Australian nuclear navy is built with care....
Report on US uncrewed sea vehicles
On 27 June the US Congressional Research Service released a 31-page report on the state of the US Navy’s large uncrewed surface and undersea...
Latest Mogami Class frigate commissioned
On 21 June the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) commissioned into service the sixth Mogami class frigate, JS Agano. The ship is named...
Exercise RIMPAC 24 under way
On 28 June the opening ceremony took place at Pearl Harbor for the 29th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise,...
RNZN helps Irish Navy regenerate patrol ship
In 2022 the Irish Department of Defence purchased two of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s retired Lake-class Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), HMNZS Rotoiti and...
Autonomous vessel’s 10-week journey
L3Harris Technologies joined maritime startup Seasats to successfully test the advanced capabilities of an autonomous surface vessel (ASV) in the Pacific Ocean, Naval News...
AUKUS Pillar 2’s trade difficulty
By Tom Corben*
Recent efforts by Australia, Britain and the United States to harmonise their defence trade controls are welcome, if long overdue.
But there are...
More needed well before SNN AUKUS arrives
By Ewen Levick*
AUKUS is the great polariser of Australia’s national security community. Supporters are accused of risking too much for one capability; critics are...
Philippine Navy’s growing ASW capability
On 21 June the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported that the Philippine Navy (PN) is aiming to operationalise its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities through...