Reawakening Malabar
By Ben Stevens*
After a false start 15 years ago, the annual Malabar naval exercise has become a key strategic development for the Quadrilateral Security...
Importance of the N-subs program
Opportunities and challenges involved in Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines were discussed at the 11th biennial Submarine Institute of Australia conference hosted in Canberra...
US Navy’s quiet drone push
Send in the sea drones! Er, or the “unmanned surface vehicles,” in the preferred Big Navy nomenclature, the Navy Times reports.
Either way, 2023 should see...
China’s carrier challenge to the US
Fujian, China’s third and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, is anticipated to begin sea trials this year, expanding its advanced naval fleet to rival...
Canada extends Arctic shelf claim
Canada filed an addendum on Monday to extend its continental shelf in the Arctic, increasing significantly its overlaps with claims by Russia, the Barents...
AUSMIN’s strategic reset
By Kim Beazley*
After their latest AUSMIN talks, Australia’s defence and foreign ministers and their US equivalents noted that the alliance and partnership had never...
Canada flexing in the Pacific
By David Scott*
Canada has been conducting annual Pacific deployments of strategic import, including Westploy in 2016, Operation Poseidon Cutlass in 2017, and Operation Projection...
South China Sea: now Vietnam expands
Vietnam has accelerated and expanded dredging and landfill work at several of its outposts in the Spratly Islands in the second half of 2022,...
US looks at lighting carriers to defend Taiwan
The US is considering the deployment of so-called “lightning carriers” to defend Taiwan, a clear departure from its use of supercarriers to signal intent...
Six RAN ships welcomed home
This month, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is welcoming home more than 1,000 personnel and six ships from maritime training exercises with regional partners. The...