Preparing the Henderson shipyard
The Australian Government has appointed engineering consulting firm AECOM Australia to undertake site characterisation studies of the site, waters and surrounding environment at Henderson,...
New patrol vessel commissioned
The Royal Australian Navy commissioned HMAS Eyre into the fleet on 30 May, in a ceremony at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, Australian Defence Magazine...
Frozen assets in maritime warfare
By Valery Bonakhau*
Financial warfare is conventionally understood as an instrument applied to declared, identifiable assets. Common tactics include freezing accounts, cutting off correspondent banking...
Mines and naval diving developments
For much of the post-Cold War period, the naval mine has occupied a marginal place in defence thinking. Despite becoming increasingly technically formidable and...
New role for uncrewed ships
The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is gearing up for a deployment with a Seahawk medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) as part of its strike...
AUKUS: the strategic drivers
On 30th May 2026, AUKUS defence ministers gathered in Singapore to issue a pivotal joint statement on the progress of their trilateral security partnership....
China’s new N-powered carrier
Satellite footage of the Dalian Shipyard in northern China has confirmed that construction of the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is progressing rapidly, positioning...
China booms; US languishes
The wind off the Yangtze carries the sound of industry for miles. At China’s Jiangnan Shipyard—one node in a vast network of shipyards dedicated...
Used subs is a minor adjustment
By Jennifer Parker*
Much of the reaction to this week’s AUKUS announcement(Opens in new window) that Australia will acquire three in-service Virginia-class submarines and forgo...
Issues for the future of the US Navy
By Bruce Stubbs*
In 2022, Congress established the independent National Commission on the Future of the Navy to conduct two overarching studies, one examining naval...