Defence’s problems: money and structure
By Rowan Moffitt and Jon Stanford*
The stark decline in Australia’s strategic circumstances is well documented. So too is thirty years of serial poor performance...
Indian Navy assists South African Navy sea training
An eight-member team from the Indian Navy’s Headquarters Sea Training (HQST), undertook Operational Sea Training and Safety Audit of the frigate SAS Mendi, at...
Students design UAV to target undersea threats
By Keith Joiner, Georgia Warren1, Andrew Truslove1, Quinn Graco,1, Matthew Erickson, Nicholas Lawson2
The proliferation of advanced submarines and maritime surface surveillance challenges Western deterrence...
The fraught task of submarine rescue
By Andrew Song*
In the race against time, recent history demonstrates that technology remains limited for submarine search and rescue efforts. (The Centre for International...
Reflections on defence industry and nation’s skills
By Brendan Nicholson*
Christopher Pyne remembers well his dismay at the closure of the car industry in South Australia and his fear that it would...
US Navy should capitalise on allies
By Gonzalo Vazquez*
With an increasingly complex strategic environment, and a fleet struggling to meet its many operational requirements, the next CNO must strive to...
Chief of Navy 2023 Essay Competition
The closing date for the Chief of Navy 2023 Essay Competition nears. Entries close on 1 October 2023.
The Chief of Navy Essay Competition aims...
US Navy behind in recruitment by 7000
The Navy is expected to miss its recruiting goals for FY23 by roughly 7,000 sailors, according to acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa...
Disaster relief compromising ADF
Australia's war-fighting capability is being compromised by "near-persistent" demands to respond to domestic emergencies, according to findings from a parliamentary inquiry, the ABC reports.
"If...
Indian ships visit Royal Australian Naval College
Members of the Royal Australian Naval College (RANC) have hosted a delegation from the Indian Navy as part of a relationship-building exercise between the...