Compo talks with French drag on
The Defence Minister Peter Dutton has conceded compensation negotiations with a French company over the dumped future submarine project are likely to drag well...
Anger after Defence buys ship off-shore
Defence officials have quietly travelled to the Canary Islands and bought a five-year-old ship for Pacific Ocean operations, angering the local industry which was expecting the ship...
Indian-Australian naval talks
The fourteenth IN-RAN Navy to Navy Staff Talks were held from 11-13 April in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by Rear Admiral Chris...
Purple Pony back in the water
HMAS Toowoomba, nicknamed the 'Purple Pony', was returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, on April 12 after an 18-month maintenance period.
Toowomba is...
New Canadian service chiefs
The Trudeau Government has announced the next Chiefs of the Navy, Army and Air Force. They are Rear Admiral Angus Topshee (to be promoted...
Russian ship captain and others killed
Ukraine claimed today that the captain of the Moskva missile cruiser died in the catastrophe it faced in the Black Sea, according to the...
Big boost for cadets program
The government has announced it will invest more than $1billion to upgrade 73 Australian Defence Force Reserve and Cadet facilities across Australia over the...
US Marines chief talks of Australian ‘natural fit’
By Brendan Nicholson*
A more agile and capable US Marine Corps will be well placed to work closely with the Australian Defence Force to protect...
Hunter-class frigates falling short
By Paul Greenfield and John Stanford*
Since the British Type 26 was announced as the reference design for Royal Australian Navy’s nine Hunter-class frigates, the...
Djibouti shows artful way of Solomons deal
By Michael Shoebridge*
Why shouldn’t we believe Beijing’s claims that its security agreement with Honiara won’t result in a base or place to operate its...