CN: not business as usual
It's been a demanding first 11 months in the top office of the Royal Australian Navy but Vice-Admiral Mark Hammond is excited for what's...
Unsustainable for ADF to defend and disaster assist
It is “unsustainable” for the Australian defence force to continue to both help with natural disasters and defend Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has heard,...
RN honours Australian links
In a remarkable service in London, an Australian WW2 veteran presented a Royal Navy ensign to the captain of Britain’s most powerful warship, aircraft...
Weighing ship procurement risks
By Richard Dunley*
The Australian National Audit Office’s recent report on the Hunter-class frigate program contained a number of significant revelations, but one of the...
Desmond Woods: a fortunate service life
The following is the farewell speech given at the Commonwealth Club in Canberra on 7 June 2023 by Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods OAM RAN...
Blindspots in US-Australian defence ties
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has identified “blind spots” in the crucial US-Australia defence relationship and called for practical changes...
US regional command structure questioned
The Pentagon’s structuring of regional combatant commanders may be overdue for reform, given the changing nature of how and where wars are being fought,...
Partnering in the Pacific
Australia, New Zealand and the United States should help create an ASEAN-style forum for Pacific island nations to discuss security and manage geopolitical challenges,...
Call for easier Australian defence imports
A new report calls on the Biden Administration to grant Australia a blanket exemption from the export restrictions known as ITAR, in order to...
$45bn Hunter-class blow-out
One of the nation’s biggest and most troubled defence projects – a plan to build a fleet of nine 10,000-tonne frigates in Adelaide –...