RIMPAC puts unmanned vessels to test
The testing of four unmanned surface vessels at the Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise will help the U.S. Navy kick off a program...
Japan warns on Russia and threats to Taiwan
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has taken a prominent position in Japan’s latest defense whitepaper, with the government warning the conflict represents “a new...
HMAS Stuart gets new mast
HMAS Stuart now has a new mast as part of the Anzac class frigate’s mid-life capability upgrade (AMCAP).
The mast incorporates technologies designed to provide improved detection,...
Tests towards US Navy autonomous ship
The U.S. Navy is conducting a series of tests aimed at advancing autonomous capabilities and navigation, demonstrating that a large ship can become a...
RIMPAC: Marines controlling the seas
The biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise usually has a certain cadence to its scenario: a hurricane blows through an already tense island chain,...
South China Sea: Australia’s way ahead
By James Goldrick*
Australia’s recent change of government provides a useful opportunity to reflect on the problems of the South China Sea and the way...
Review: No more business as usual
By Malcolm Davis*
The Labor Party’s pre-election promise of a defence force posture review has now taken shape as a much more expansive strategic review...
Threat to undersea cables grows
By Anthony Bergin and Samuel Ashfield*
In January, the UK’s defence chief, Tony Radakin, warned that Russian submarine and underwater activities were directly threatening subsea cable...
AUKUS: politics, strategy and submarines
By Dr John Bruni and CDRE Pat Tyrrell OBE RN (Ret’d)*
For all the fanfare surrounding the announcement of AUKUS in September 2021, there are...
Evolution of PLA-N explained
Here is a link to a 20 minute analytical documentary video looking at the evolution of Chinese military and Naval capability from pre WWII...