NATA must avoid sea blindness
As heads of state come together at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, this week, all manner of topics are sure to be discussed....
Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be interim CNO
The Navy’s second-in-command is set to take over the day-to-day operations of the sea service when Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday retires...
US Senate bill on N-subs transfer
The U.S. Senate took a tangible step forward to supply the Royal Australian Navy with its own nuclear attack boats with a new AUKUS...
A park to remember Mrs Mac
Australia’s first female electrical engineer was so brilliant, she was pen pals with Albert Einstein. After discovering the world’s greatest mind was recovering from...
Information warfare officers almost ready
More than a year after its establishment, the first Information Warfare Officer (IWO) work group graduates will be joining the fleet. The inaugural IWO...
Chinese hospital ship in South Pacific
The People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) hospital ship Daishan Dao, also known as the Peace Ark, is undertaking a three month deployment titled, Harmonious Mission...
How Australia’s SSN’s will benefit munitions industry
By Lee Goddard*
While much of the commentary around the historic trilateral AUKUS submarine deal has been focussed on the submarine’s nuclear-powered capability, there’s another...
Congressional fight over N-subs acquisition
House lawmakers are poised for a debate on what restrictions should be placed on the administration before it can legally send any Virginia-class fast...
France can help in West Indian Ocean
By Hugh Piper and Kate O’Shaughnessy*
The western Indian Ocean — home to the island states of Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros, as well as...
Second AUKUS pillar requires new thinking
By Justin Bassi*
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are nearing their third year of the most forward-looking and visionary strategic industrial effort...