AUKUS sales pitch falls short
Dr Albert Palazzo*
Luke Gosling’s recent Lowy Institute Analysis, “Deterring at a distance: The strategic logic of AUKUS”, marks the first time a member of the...
US seeking new naval strike weapon
The US Navy is seeking early industry input on a new medium-range maritime strike weapon system that can be fired across warfare domains and...
How RNZN is coping with big EEZ task
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is required to monitor this vast EEZ, which is even larger when the maritime territories of the Cook...
US Navy force structure and shipbuilding plans
On 18 July the US Congressional Research Service released a 58 page report titled Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for...
Singapore Navy and Air Force respond to tanker collision
On 20 July the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Formidable class frigate RSS Supreme responded to a distress call from two merchant vessels. They...
Ukraine’s asymmetrical change to naval warfare
The way Ukraine has successfully used small, unmanned vehicles to force the dominant Russian navy away from its shores is an “arbiter of things...
Indian & Chinese warships converge on Casablanca
In separate visits warships from India and China visited the Moroccan port of Casablanca at the same time. India’s frigate, INS Tabar arrived at...
Chinese strike group in Philippine Sea
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Shandong Carrier Strike Group is now operating in the Philippine Sea, marking the first time this year that the...
Canada to acquire up to 12 conventional subs
On 10 July the Canadian Government announced it would acquire up to 12 Conventional powered, under-ice capable submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).
The...
Three RAN officers now nuclear engineers
Three Royal Australian Navy officers have made history by qualifying as nuclear engineers following an intensive nine-month training programme at HMS Sultan in Gosport,...