AUKUS first in undersea warfare
The U.S. and U.K. test launched a torpedo from a Royal Navy extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle earlier this month as a proof of concept...
AUKUS’s fie-year political resilience
By Jennifer Parker*
As AUKUS reaches its fifth anniversary, a strong navy has never been more important for Australia. But that recognition is not what...
Houthis consolidate chokepoint control
By Tom Sharpe*
The Houthi rebels have seized Perim, the small island in the narrowest part of the Bab el-Mandeb (“the Gate of Tears”), the...
US funding Subic Bay shipyard repair expansion
By Aaron-Matthew Lariosa*
Washington is funding a project that will expand the maintenance and repair capability of a shipyard in the Philippines frequently used by...
US subs in WA ‘could have nuclear weapons’
US submarines that rotate through Western Australia under the AUKUS pact could be carrying nuclear weapons and Australia should welcome that, according to a...
North route boosts Russian oil trade
According to Reuters, China is currently the only recipient of Russian Arctic oil shipped along the Northern Sea Route. However, other countries are likely...
Experts look at AUKUS progress
15th September 2026 marks five years since the announcement of the AUKUS trilateral defence partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United...
For Hormuz the toll bells: Australia
As negotiators work to keep the Strait of Hormuz toll-free, new analysis from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute warns that letting Iran charge for...
China: Japan and S Korea boost naval clout
As China dwarfs other Pacific nations with its naval expansion in terms of raw tonnage, number of hulls and the amount of capabilities hitting...
Rehearsing diplomacy on the water
By Joy Dianne Gumatay*
Nations are used to diplomacy in the embassy. But in the South China Sea, consequential exchanges between states also occur on...