Obituary: Allan Gyngell
By John McCarthy*
Perhaps now, more than ever, is the time when Australia needs outstanding foreign policy thinkers. It has lost one of its best...
Sustaining China’s naval operations
The Chinese navy’s ability to project power into distant waters like the Indian Ocean or the Persian Gulf is constrained by its at-sea replenishment...
ANI Podcast. DSR: Implications for the Maritime Domain
In episode 3 of the second ANI podcast series of the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Councillor Jen Parker speaks with Dr Bec Strating, a Senior...
Uncrewed vessels and the law
By Natalie Klein*
Maritime Autonomous Vehicles (MAVs) have fast become an essential component of the modern maritime security scene and may operate underwater, on the...
$180m for anti-ship missile defence
The Albanese Government has committed $180 million over the next 5 years to modernise the anti-ship missile defence capabilities on Royal Australian Navy ships,...
Indian Navy’s newest destroyer begins sea trials
The third of the India’s Visakhapatnam-class destroyers, theImphal has commenced sea trials. This class is designed by the Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and constructed...
ADF takes part in Exercise Bersama Shield
On 27 April 2023 Exercise Bersama Shield 2023 commenced in seas and airspace in and off Malaysia. The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), exercise...
ADF: $50,000 bonus to stay on
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel could be eligible for a $50,000 bonus payment for ongoing service, as part of the Albanese Labor Government’s commitment...
China pushed on with UAE base
China resumed construction of a military base in the United Arab Emirates, a move likely to alarm US officials and increase concerns that another...
‘National defence’ and the Navy
By Jennifer Parker*
The 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) identifies itself as ‘the most substantial and ambitious approach to Defence reform recommended to any Australian...