Winners of the CN Essay Competition
At the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond announced the winners of the Chief of Navy Essay Competition....
Full steam ahead with Trump
President Donald Trump told Navy sailors that he intends to sign an executive order directing the service to use steam for its aircraft carrier’s...
Lessons from Nelson and Trafalgar
By Tom Sharpe*
At 11.45am, on Oct 21, 220 years ago, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson ordered the most famous military message ever sent to be hoisted...
Health support for RAN operations 1900-1976
By constant care: health support for RAN operations 1900-1976
By Neil Westphalen*
The RAN’s military, diplomatic and policing roles have furthered Australia’s world-wide national interests in...
WA Defence Review
The WA Defence Review has released its seventh edition of its annual publication. This year’s edition brings a distinctly Western Australian perspective to security...
UK Admiral of the Fleet dies
Flags on Royal Navy warships and at service establishments are being flown half-mast in honour of the Admiral of the Fleet and former First...
AUKUS suffered from lack of public debate
By Daniel Flitton*
The government wants to create a new parliamentary joint committee with a special focus on defence oversight. The aim, in the words...
The role of critical thinking
From Analysis to Algorithms: Preserving the Art of Critical Thinking
By CMDR Paul D Pelczar, OAM RAN*
‘If nine of us who get the same information...
Defence spending: how much and on what
By Mick Ryan*
Australian defence analysts have been calling for increased defence spending for some time. China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour, AUKUS funding pressures, and the...
Forgetting lessons from marine accidents
By John Cordle*
A common saying in safety organizations is to consider the "half-life of scared" as a measure of the decay of institutional urgency...