ANI and WA Defence Review sign MOU
The Australian Naval Institute and WA DEFENCE REVIEW have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise their long-standing cooperation. It recognises that through...
Costly mothballed naval helicopters
The Australian government is paying to maintain seven trouble-plagued Taipan helicopters in a Brisbane warehouse after the navy ceased using them, the Guardian reports.
Officials...
India and Australia conduct Maritime Partnership Exercise
During 2-3 November an Indian-Australian Maritime Partnership Exercise took place in the Bay of Bengal. on 2-3 November. It involved the amphibious ships HMAS...
RAN ships in Japanese International Fleet Review
By Lieutenant Brendan Trembath
Australian vessels have joined about 40 ships and submarines that sailed in formation near Tokyo on November 6 to commemorate the...
China’s first amphibious assault ship fully operational
The first of the 40,000 tonne Type 75 amphibious assault ship, the Hainan has recently completed its operational training assessment. The ship can embark...
Idea for RN to send ‘bubbles’ to Pacific
The Royal Navy should “export” anti-access/anti-denial (A2/AD) “bubbles” to regional partners in the Indo-Pacific so it can operate effectively there, while maintaining commitments in...
Ukraine: the naval war drones on
By Alessio Patalano*
This month (Nov 2022) the naval war in Ukraine came back to international attention. In a theatre that first defined by the...
The wicked submarine transition problem
By Peter Briggs*
In my previous post, I suggested that Australia has insufficient submarine personnel to start a transition to nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) while...
Ashmore Reef a maritime headache
By Donald R Rothwell*
Is Ashmore Reef part of Australia? That should be a relatively simple question to answer. The reef is an area of...
Saltwater Strategists Podcast 5
The Saltwater Strategists Podcast 5 is now available. ANI Councillor Jen Parker hosts the podcast. Her guest is the Deputy Commander U.S. Marine Corps...