Fujian begins carrier operations
The People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) announced on 18 November that its new 85,000 tonne aircraft carrier Fujian completed her first flight training operations. The...
Defence debate is not war-mongering
By Jennifer Parker*
It is not warmongering to discuss how a changing world may affect Australia’s way of life, just as it did during World...
Sea trials for huge new Chinese ship
China has begun sea trials for its first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan (Hull 51), after the vessel departed Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard on...
US’s 20th narco boat hit
U.S. forces struck a suspected narco boat in the Caribbean Sea earlier this week, killing four people, US Naval Institute News reports.
The strike,...
Sea power’s new challenges
By Alistair Shepherd*
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the military buildup of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have given fresh impetus to strategic...
New pirates of the Caribbean
By Tom Sharpe*
Every now and then something quite unusual happens at sea. Mechanical failures are not uncommon nor is a tow line parting, particularly...
Chinese carrier’s sea trial
The Chinese Navy (PLAN) Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan (51) has commenced her first sea trial earlier today in Shanghai. The large new...
Meeting the Taiwan blockade threat
China’s rapid expansion of military power in the Indo-Pacific has forced the US and its allies to rethink assumptions about deterrence, industrial capacity, and...
Border Force’s odd trade in fishing boats
The Australian Border Force’s largest ship has been captured on film leaving Broome Port carrying four fishing boats, in stark visual evidence of its...
Strife with RN’s carrier jets
By Tom Sharpe*
It’s hard to find good news stories about the UK’s F-35B fighter jet these days. I keep looking because I believe the...