Adding fuel to unnecessary dependency
Australia's Strategic Vulnerability at Sea Cannot be Ignored by the re-elected Government
By Desmond Woods*
"When this problem could have been solved it was ignored. Now...
The education of Chinese naval personnel
By Ryan D. Martinson*
Most analyses of Pacific scenarios have focused on the quantities and capabilities of the platforms that the PLAN might employ to...
New First Sea Lord appointed
On 27 May General Sir Gwyn Jenkins became the First Sea Lord at a ceremony in HMS Victory’s Great Cabin, in Portsmouth. He was...
Not enough Australian content in Defence contracts: Audit
The national audit office has found Defence has failed to maximise Australian industry participation in its vast procurement program and its arrangements to achieve...
Chief of Navy 2025 Essay Competition opens
Entries are now open for the 2025 Chief of Navy Essay Competition. The Chief of Navy Essay Competition aims to promote knowledge of and...
RAN’s strength in diversity
By Lieutenant Jonathan Wills RAN
As a transgender woman, Leading Seaman Thinnapat Thanaveeradechakorn (Leading Seaman T), didn’t know what to expect when she applied to...
Need for national preparedness
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute calls on the federal government to better prepare Australians for a more volatile and uncertain...
RN head to be non-sailor!
The next First Sea Lord is not a naval officer – an unprecedented move. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, a Royal Marines officer, has taken...
Head of Royal Navy suspended
The head of the Royal Navy has been suspended pending an investigation. Adm Sir Ben Key has been asked to “step back” as first...
A RAN first in nuclear training
The first enlisted Australian sailors that could eventually crew American and Australian nuclear attack submarines graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit,...