RAN Receives 40 Bluebottle USVs
On 12 March the RAN took delivery of 40 new Australian-designed and built Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USV) – one of the world’s largest...
Xi stresses political loyalty
Xinhua, China’s state news agency reported that President Xi Jinping on 7 March, “stressed fully leveraging the unique strengths of enhancing political loyalty in...
From the ANI Archives: Iraq War Part 3
The chronological trawl through the Journal of Australian Naval Institute has reached 2003 and this March is the 23rd anniversary of the commencement of...
Reducing reliance on the US
By John Blaxland*
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a stark warning in his address to the Australian parliament. The post-war global order is “breaking...
AUKUS binding us to a dangerous leader
By Hugh White*
In a dangerous and uncertain world, what should US allies do? Draw closer to America, or pull away? When the United States...
Protecting Hormuz passage
By Tom Sharp*
Today, to all intents and purposes, the Strait of Hormuz – the only entrance to the Persian Gulf – is closed to...
Russian LNG on attacked vessel
The 277-metre-long Arctic Metagaz was attacked in the early hours of March 3 while sailing east of Malta. The 23-year-old vessel was originally owned...
HMS Dragon heads for Cyprus
Images from Portsmouth Harbour appear to show HMS Dragon being loaded with her Sea Viper's air defence missiles as she is prepared for her...
HMAS Toowoomba: China’s unsafe aerial move
The Australian Government has expressed its concerns to the Chinese Government following an unsafe and unprofessional interaction with a People’s Liberation Army–Navy (PLA-N) helicopter.
On...
If rules matter for China, why not for our allies?
By Clive Williams*
More than a week after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the conflict has escalated into a multi-front war. Australians...