US Diego Garcia base in balance
Negotiations now underway between the United Kingdom and a tiny Indian Ocean nation could have significant repercussions for a strategically located U.S. Navy installation...
Scrap Iron Flotilla wins the 2022 Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize
The winner of the Australian Naval Institute’s Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize was announced on 14 December in an on-line ceremony by Captain Simon...
Biographer seeks Sir Victor Smith reminiscences
In 1992 the Australian Naval Institute published A Few Memories of Admiral Sir Victor Smith. Sir Victor played a leading role in the formation of the...
Ghost Shark: unmanned and under water
Anduril Industries and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) announced that the Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (XLUUV) will be named "Ghost Shark".
The company previously...
US Navy to set up innovation centre
The U.S. Navy is creating an innovation centre and an advisory board focused on science and technology as the service seeks to better invest...
AUSMIN: the submarine conundrum
By Justin Burke*
Despite the customary expressions of friendship, warmth, and praise for an unbreakable alliance at the 2022 Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Washington...
Leaders’ end of the year message
The following is an End of Year message from Greg Moriarty, Secretary of the Department of Defence and, Angus Campbell, Chief of the Defence...
China’s difficult Taiwan position
When it comes to Taiwan, the United States’ goal is to ensure Beijing understands an invasion is “never easy to do rapidly or cost-free,”...
Announcement of the 2022 Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize
Award of the Australian Naval Institute 2022 Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize
For the second year, The Australian Naval Institute has awarded the Commodore...
Buying time to avoid Taiwan war
By Joseph Nye*
Could the United States and China go to war over Taiwan? China regards the island 145 kilometres off its coast as a...