EU targets Russian tankers in Indian Ocean
The European Union has authorized its naval mission in the Indian Ocean to stop and board Russian shadow fleet tankers suspected of operating under...
The privatisation of provocation
By Cory Alpert*
In mid-June, a small maritime drone, no larger than a car, got close enough to a Chinese warship to photograph it operating...
HMAS Leeuwin maps PNG seabed
Australian Navy hydrographic survey ship HMAS Leeuwin has utilised a new capability to provide extremely detailed, 3D images of the sea floor during its survey deployment...
HMAS Perth sails for 2026 Regional Presence Deployment
On 24 July it was announced that the Anzac class frigate HMAS Perth has departed Fleet Base West in Western Australia to commence the...
ANZAC commanders talk about RIMPAC
The commanding officers of the three ships in the Anzac Task Group sailing to Hawaii for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) sat down...
HMAS Choules joins Exercise Pacific Partnership 26
On 21 July it was announced that the amphibious ship HMAS Choules has arrived in Indonesia for Exercise Pacific Partnership 26, a United States-led...
Cat-and-mouse games at sea
By Tom Sharpe*
Last Thursday afternoon, high up in the Norwegian Sea, a Russian Tu-142 aircraft made a low pass over HMS Prince of Wales,...
Russia and China conduct Exercise Joint Sea 2026
The navies of China and Russia have concluded the week-long Joint Sea 2026 exercise that commenced on 6 July. The shore component was held...
Pacific seabed’s crowding
The Pacific seabed is no longer an empty space between nations. It is becoming one of the most strategically crowded environments in the region....
Hormuz: Merchant ships could go uncrewed
Reportedly, approximately 20,000 seafarers on board some 2,000 ships, including tankers, bulk carriers, cargo ships, and cruise ships, were stranded in the Persian Gulf...