What is a navy for?
By Nicholas A. Lambert*
Speaking to Congress, the Chief of Naval Operations recently argued that the purpose of the U.S. Navy hinged on the timeless...
US does not need another carrier: Admiral
The U.S. has the number of aircraft carriers it needs to meet requirements across the globe -- unless "additional challenges show themselves," the four-star...
Deaths of nine marines preventable
The Marine amphibious assault vehicle that sank off the coast of San Clemente Island, California, in July 2020, resulting in the deadliest AAV accident...
Sea lanes not as important as you thought
The Ever Given container vessel is finally freed, but there has been extensive discussion of the potential economic costs of disruption to world shipping...
Navies must cut carbon emissions
By Anthony Bergin*
The Royal New Zealand Navy recently launched its own journal, which aims to build the service’s professionalism and ‘engage and exchange views...
China to overtake US sub fleet by 2030
By H I Sutton*
The U.S. Navy has a larger submarine force than China. 68 submarines compared to an estimated 66, Naval News reports. This...
Half of RAAF out with HMAS Hobart
The Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Australian Navy have participated in Exercise Tasman Shield 21, conducting simulated air-maritime integrated missions on the...
Guardian-class training moves to Cairns
TAFE Queensland has won a $36million contract to provide mariner training and support to the Navy crews of Guardian-class patrol boats, Contact reports.
Funds are...
Anzac and Sirius in Indian Ocean exercise
Two Royal Australian Navy ships – HMA Ships Anzac (III) and Sirius – are currently conducting a two-month deployment throughout the north-east Indian Ocean...
Mozambique Channel is the next hotspot
By David Brewster*
The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major new security hotspot in the Indian Ocean. An Islamist insurrection in northern Mozambique that...