$45bn Hunter-class blow-out
One of the nation’s biggest and most troubled defence projects – a plan to build a fleet of nine 10,000-tonne frigates in Adelaide –...
Israel’s new autonomous submarine
On 05 May 2023, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled a large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) called BlueWhale, which is described as an unmanned submarine...
UK’s new ocean-surveillance vessel
The UK has unveiled its new Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance vessel, RFA Proteus, during a visit by senior NATO leaders to Faslane, home of the...
Sudan episode reveals Marines’ weakness
Hundreds of Americans trapped in war-torn Sudan last month needed a way out of the country, but the U.S. Marine Corps, the go-to service...
Sustaining China’s naval operations
The Chinese navy’s ability to project power into distant waters like the Indian Ocean or the Persian Gulf is constrained by its at-sea replenishment...
Uncrewed vessels and the law
By Natalie Klein*
Maritime Autonomous Vehicles (MAVs) have fast become an essential component of the modern maritime security scene and may operate underwater, on the...
$180m for anti-ship missile defence
The Albanese Government has committed $180 million over the next 5 years to modernise the anti-ship missile defence capabilities on Royal Australian Navy ships,...
Indian Navy’s newest destroyer begins sea trials
The third of the India’s Visakhapatnam-class destroyers, theImphal has commenced sea trials. This class is designed by the Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and constructed...
‘National defence’ and the Navy
By Jennifer Parker*
The 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) identifies itself as ‘the most substantial and ambitious approach to Defence reform recommended to any Australian...
Nimitz’s 350,000th record landing
The aircraft carrier Nimitz completed its 350,000th arrested landing on Saturday, marking a historic milestone for the oldest-serving U.S.-commissioned aircraft carrier in the world,...