Re-sequencing SNN-AUKUS
By Nathaniel England*
In light of recent developments, Australia needs an alternative approach for transitioning to SSN-AUKUS. Under current industrial, workforce, and alliance constraints –...
35 Chinese ships operating in Philippines EEZ
On 12 May the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that around 35 Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) and Chinese Coast Guard (CCG)...
US Navy’s 2026 Navy Shipbuilding Plan
The US Navy has released its Navy Shipbuilding Plan. The Acting Secretary of the Navy, The Hon. Hung Cao stated in his foreword that:...
CDF conferred top Singaporean military award
On 7 May Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston was conferred Singapore's highest military award, the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera)...
From the ANI Archives: ADM Hudson – an assessment
Admiral Michael Hudson was one of the most influential naval figures for the RAN in the late 20th century. On his passing in 2005,...
Port Kembla cited as N-sub base
A proposed nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla “could be a target for Australian military adversaries”, previously secret New South Wales government documents tabled...
US Navy League medal for Australian
In a testament to the enduring strength of the Australia-United States maritime alliance, Commodore David Frost, the Australian Naval Attaché to Washington, has been...
Russian N-subs in the Pacific?
By Carl Janz*
Strategists in Canberra should factor in the plausible risk of Russian participation in a Western Pacific conflict, especially action by Russian submarines.
Russia...
China’s grey-zone fleet pressures Taiwan
By Nathan Attrill*
China’s pressure on Taiwan increasingly relies on vessels that aren’t warships. Instead, Beijing is deploying a maritime grey-zone fleet: a network of...
RAN inching towards the war zone
By Tom Sharpe*
In early March, HMS Dragon was being yanked unceremoniously out of dry dock in response to the latest round of hostilities in...