Trilateral training boosts regional security
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...