Exercises and Operations

Trilateral training boosts regional security

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The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Arunta and a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft recently joined US Navy destroyer USS...

NATO’s anti-sub exercise in the Med

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By Lee Arnold* NATO’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise DYNAMIC MANTA involving nine nations has recently completed after taking place in the central Mediterranean between 21...

US Navy divers recover torpedoes in Arctic

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Navy divers took to the frigid waters of the Arctic this month during Ice Exercise 2022 to retrieve torpedoes fired by fast attack submarines...

Japan-US Marine combat drills

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Japanese and U.S. Marines had their first airborne landing and combat training together on Tuesday near Mt. Fuji as the two allies strengthen military...

HMAS Aunta’s regional presence

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By Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring Training with partners, traversing vital shipping routes and visiting regional ports have all been part of HMAS Arunta’s latest regional...

Flurry of Russian naval activity explained

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The past several weeks have seen some extraordinary Russian naval activity.1 On 17 and 18 January 2021, six Russian amphibious warfare ships sortied from...

Australia and South China Sea FONOPs

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Carl Thayer* looks at Australia's FONOP role Q1. We have not heard any Australian senior officials ruling out joining U.S. freedom of navigation operational patrols...

PLA-N Naval Brigade Training

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The PLA-N has recently released a video of naval aviation brigade training under the PLA Southern Theatre Command around Yongxing Island, the largest island...

HMS Prince of Wales home, on high alert

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A Royal Navy aircraft carrier has returned to its home base as it remains on high alert to respond to the Ukraine crisis, Forces...

Argentine Navy’s illegal fishing fight

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The Argentine Navy has deployed its two newest offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), ARA Bouchard (P-51) and ARA Piedrabuena (P-52), to monitor an international fishing...