F35s escort Russians from UK ship area
A group of British and Norwegian F-35s were scrambled to escort the Russian military plane that flew in vicinity of HMS Queen Elizabeth off...
Security in the Indian Ocean
The following is the Keynote address delivered by Nilanthi Samaranayake* at the Conference on “Ocean Security: South Asia and the Indian Ocean” organised by...
SCS: China capitalises on diversions
By Peter Layton*
China is again making mischief in the South China Sea, although this time while wars rage in Gaza and the Ukraine. (The...
US, Australia in undersea cable project
Two titans of the tech world, Google and Microsoft, announced major investments on Tuesday in the Indo-Pacific, focused on improving internet speeds, connectivity and...
UK’s Indo-Pacific presence too limited
A new report from the UK’s Defence Committee criticizes Britain’s Indo-Pacific military presence, judging it “limited” and the UK’s strategy “unclear” in the face...
9/11 – The Washington experience
This article first appeared in The Australian Naval Review Issue 2 of2022.
By Commodore Brett Dowsing, RAN (Retired)*
“The attacks on New York and Washington on...
NZ role in AUKUS more likely after poll
The chances that New Zealand will sign up to Pillar 2 of the AUKUS agreement have dramatically increased following New Zealand’s general election on...
China: military and security developments
The US Department of Defense has released its annual report, Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This very comprehensive...
US shoots downs missiles fired from Yemen
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer took out three land attack missiles fired from the shore of Western Yemen on Thursday, U.S. officials confirmed, US Naval...
Australian Philippines aid urgent
By Jennifer Parker*
Enrique Manalo, Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary, made his feelings clear. “During our discussions,” he declared on Tuesday, standing alongside his Australian counterpart...