New leader for RN
The torch of Naval leadership today changed hands as Admiral Sir Ben Key became the UK's most senior sailor.
Aboard Nelson’s flagship Victory, he took...
99yo officer’s service celebrated
Michael Hickie is one of the last surviving submarine commanders who served in World War II. The Narrabeen resident has dived under ice floes...
Leaders of sub that ran aground fired
The leaders of a Navy submarine that struck an undersea mountain last month in the South China Sea were fired last week (Nov 2021),...
Sharpest minds to the submarine task
By Brendan Nicholson*
A multi-disciplinary taskforce is recruiting ‘Australia’s sharpest minds’ to tackle the herculean task of providing the Royal Australian Navy with eight nuclear-powered...
An integrated report on national resilience
By Peter Jones*
The final report, Australia – a Complacent Nation, from the Institute for Integrated Economic Research - Australia (IIER-A) and Global Access Partners...
New naval uniform being rolled out
Navy personnel in North Queensland and the Northern Territory are the first to be issued the new maritime multi-cam pattern uniform (MMPU).
The MMPU uniform...
Why the ADF needs to be more than just a defence force
By Clive Williams*
The primary role of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will always be defence of Australia and its national interests - unlike China...
UK merchant navy officers train with RN
Thirty Merchant Navy officers will sail around the world with the Royal Navy this winter in a new link-up between the two, the Royal...
Building on partnership with PNG
Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have a strong and enduring security partnership, based on a shared vision for a secure and prosperous region,...
RAN delivers decal unit to Indon island
The Royal Australian Navy has supported an Australian non-government organisation’s efforts to help an Indonesian community solve water supply and plastic pollution problems, contactairlandandsea...