ADV Reliant begins first deployment
On 13 September the Pacific Support Vessel, Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant, has commenced her inaugural deployment from Cairns. Timor-Leste is Reliant’s first stop...
Exercise Kakadu opens with remembrance
By Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring*
Exercise Kakadu 2022 has been officially opened in Darwin with a reception steeped in tradition, remembrance and respect.
The event opened...
New season of Australian Naval History podcast
The first episodes of Season 7 of the Australian Naval History podcast have been released. It is produced in partnership with the ANI, the...
AUKUS: a US or UK submarine?
Last week, Defence Minister Richard Marles returned from a successful visit to the United Kingdom. At the top of his agenda was a series...
Defence review: the certainty of uncertainty
By Shane Caughey*
A key task for those carrying out the government’s defence strategic review is to consider the ability of the Australian Defence Force...
Sunk N-sub ‘posed no danger’
Recently released documents about the sinking of attack submarine USS Thresher (SSN-573) show the lengths the Navy took to assure the public that the...
First N-sub to reopen to the public
The world’s first nuclear-powered submarine will reopen to the public this Friday, the Navy announced, one year after closing for a $36 million refurbishment,...
Iran seizes US drones then releases them
An Iranian warship seized two U.S. uncrewed surface vessels in the Red Sea before releasing them 18 hours later, the Navy said, in a...
Geopolitical implications of Ukraine invasion
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has published a new report 'The geopolitical implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine', written by one of Australia’s most...
No Chinese bases, Timor-Leste says
Timor-Leste's President José Ramos-Horta definitively ruled out any Chinese military bases in his country, the ABC reports.
When asked by 7.30 whether he would allow any...