Australia-India: alliances and self-reliance
By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy(Ret)*
It is difficult to recall so much global and naval attention being focused on submarines, nuclear or conventional,...
More details on US Navy’s new FFG-62 design
By Peter Jones*
RAN is not alone in significantly modifying an existing frigate design to meet its requirements. The US Navy has provided more information...
Singapore and Indonesia navies in Exercise Eagle Indopura
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) conducted the 26th edition of Exercise Eagle Indopura from 13 to 21...
NZ-led operation seizes more drugs in Indian Ocean
The Royal New Zealand Navy-led counter-narcotics operation outside the Arabian Gulf has had a second major drug seizure in a week. The French frigate...
Significant German warship visit to Fremantle
By Johannes Peters and Justin Burke*
In a week when Australia’s relationship with France was left hanging by a thread due to the cancellation of...
USS Freedom decommissions
On 29 September USS Freedom (LCS 1), the lead ship of the Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, decommissioned at the San Diego Naval Base after...
French submarine visits US Naval Station Norfolk
The French submarine FNS Améthyste (S605) visited Naval Station Norfolk during 16-19 September. During the boat’s arrival, sailors aboard Améthyste were welcomed by Submarine Force...
Agreement without a strategy
So we’ve gone all in. The trend lines have been there for a while, but as severalcommentators have pointed out already, the awkwardly named...
How to buy a submarine
By Andrew Davies*
I’ll admit to being surprised when Australia announced the termination of the deal with Naval Group to build the Attack-class submarines. Not...
Defence chiefs’ message to subs’ staff
Message from the Secretary of the Department of Defence, Greg Moriarty, and the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell.
The Government’s announcement that...