US, Australia, Canada, Japan in East China Sea exercise
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer joined forces with Japanese, Australian and Canadian warships for a three-day exercise that began the same day it encountered...
Maiden French, Indian, UAE exercise
Warships of India, France and the UAE undertook the first trilateral Maritime Partnership Exercise between the three navies from 7 -8 June.
During the maiden...
RN honours Australian links
In a remarkable service in London, an Australian WW2 veteran presented a Royal Navy ensign to the captain of Britain’s most powerful warship, aircraft...
New concept for RNZN’s boarding capability
The Royal New Zealand Navy has adopted a new concept for providing a boarding capability. This is to have short-notice Deployable Boarding Teams (DBT)...
Weighing ship procurement risks
By Richard Dunley*
The Australian National Audit Office’s recent report on the Hunter-class frigate program contained a number of significant revelations, but one of the...
Challenges surfacing with uncrewed vessels
By Jennifer Parker*
There’s a growing trend for naval forces to acquire uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) because of the potential advantages they offer, such as...
Desmond Woods: a fortunate service life
The following is the farewell speech given at the Commonwealth Club in Canberra on 7 June 2023 by Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods OAM RAN...
Russia fears drones could wipe out fleet
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expanded invasion of Ukraine has become “a war of drones,” according to many observers in Russia and the West, with...
AUKUS: capability in search of a strategy
By Dr Richard Dunley*
Just over a year ago, the AUKUS agreement was announced out of the blue. It was widely seen as heralding a...
Is NZ off Australia-US radar?
On the eve of ANZAC Day, 24 April 2023, the public version of the Australian Defence Strategic Review (DSR) was released. Surprisingly, given the...