SE Asian maritime order in trouble
By Michael Heazle*
Five and a half years on from the international arbitral tribunal’s rejection of China’s expansive South China Sea claims in July 2016,...
Australia and South China Sea FONOPs
Carl Thayer* looks at Australia's FONOP role
Q1. We have not heard any Australian senior officials ruling out joining U.S. freedom of navigation operational patrols...
Frigates and changing defence planning
By Peter Jennings*
For the moment, Defence Minister Peter Dutton has decided to stick with the troubled Hunter-class frigate program. With his usual candour, he...
PLA-N Naval Brigade Training
The PLA-N has recently released a video of naval aviation brigade training under the PLA Southern Theatre Command around Yongxing Island, the largest island...
Quiet US challenge over South China Sea
By Donald Rothwell and David Letts*
Barely noticed, but nevertheless of some international legal consequence, is the latest effort by the United States to cast...
Defence planning catch-up needed
By Malcolm Davis*
The 2020s have begun a period of rapid change for Australian defence planners. The government’s 2020 defence strategic update and accompanying force...
Understanding Moscow’s agitation
By Clive Williams*
Russia has always had concerns about the security of its borders, so it’s not surprising Moscow is agitated about any prospect of...
HMS Prince of Wales home, on high alert
A Royal Navy aircraft carrier has returned to its home base as it remains on high alert to respond to the Ukraine crisis, Forces...
HMAS Adelaide’s power outage now fixed
HMAS Adelaide has experienced a power outage in Tonga this week. Back-up power has been activated to restore essential systems, the Department of Defence reports. The...
RN’s first female admiral
A century-old ‘glass ceiling’ in the Royal Navy shattered today as Jude Terry became the first female admiral in its history, Naval News reports.,
And...