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Chinese operations in Gulf of Aden

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On 25 October the PLA-N’s 42nd rotation of a Task Group in the Gulf of Aden commenced operations. The Task Group, from the Northern...

What the Budget did with Defence

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By Marcus Hellyer*  The Albanese government just released its first budget, but it’s the second one for 2022–23. In this article I’ll focus on what’s...

Taskforce confident on subs endeavour

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By Brendan Nicholson* After a year of intense research, the head of the 350-strong nuclear-powered submarine taskforce is confident the Royal Australian Navy will be...

Australia and PNG should upgrade Milne Bay

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By Anthony Bergin and Neil Baird* In 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy saw considerable value in Milne Bay, on the eastern tip of what is now...

Making the most of AUKUS

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By Marcus Hellyer* Australia is in style inside the Washington beltway. While AUKUS might not yet have a slogan like the ‘Throw another shrimp on...

Very thin cable to do the ASW trick

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On its stand at Euronaval, Thales was displaying a suite of solutions to detect with, connect to and effect against unmanned systems. On the...

Australian media found wanting on subs deal

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Why did no Australian media outlet tell us the easily discovered truth about the compromising of the integrity of the Australian submarine decision process...

US Navy needs a sea change in ship design

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Maritime warfare has always been defined by the relationship between sailors and their machines, David H. Lewis* writes in US Naval Institute Proceedings. From the Roman corvus...

Russia & China: be ready to fight tonight

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The U.S. Navy has adopted a “fight tonight” mentality as both China and Russia grow more aggressive, the chief of naval operations said, meaning...

Pacific policy needs defence grunt

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By  Anthony Bergin and Grant Newsham* When it comes to Australia’s policy in the Pacific islands, what’s first needed is a changed mindset. We need...