US Navy report promotes diversity and inclusion
The US Navy must capitalize on mentorship, advocacy and accountability to counter inequality and bias in the ranks, according to the initial report of...
China gives coastguard open-fire orders
China has passed a law that for the first time explicitly allows its coastguard to fire on foreign vessels, a move that could make...
RN drones in anti-smuggling drive
Drones could play a 'key role' in tracking drug runners and smugglers after successful trials with the Navy's newest class of ships in the...
Unmanned vessels doing dull, dirty and dangerous
A longstanding slogan for the best use of unmanned systems is to perform “dull, dirty and dangerous” missions instead of humans, the US Naval...
Indigenous sailors on board
The latest recruits in the Navy Indigenous Development Program (NIDP) graduated at HMAS Cairns late last year, Contact reports.
A graduation ceremony for Course 14...
Ships: US cannot outbuild China
By Marcus Hellyer*
The most often quoted line of the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu is that ‘supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance...
China to have drills in South China Sea
China says it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a US aircraft carrier...
$1bn for new naval guided missiles
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced today (25 January 2021) a $1 billion development of advanced guided weapons for the Royal Australian Navy.
She said the investment...
US halts deliveries of littoral combat ship
The U.S. Navy has halted deliveries of Lockheed Martin’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship, citing a design flaw with the ship’s transmission, Defense News reports.
In...
Australia’s Pacific step-up and the Quad
By Eerishika Pankaj*
The growing synergy among the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue powers of Australia, Japan, the United States and India has provided a crucial impetus...