RAN delivers decal unit to Indon island
The Royal Australian Navy has supported an Australian non-government organisation’s efforts to help an Indonesian community solve water supply and plastic pollution problems, contactairlandandsea...
China ramping up missile silos
By Ron Huisken*
Earlier this year, freelance analysts in the United States confirmed vague Pentagon speculation since around 2018 that China intended to expand its...
Sea trade: concentrating on the essentials
By James Goldrick*
Tom Shugart’s Lowy Institute analysis of the rising maritime capabilities of China’s armed forces presents a bleak prospect for the imbalance between...
CN’s message on RU OK Day
The following is the Chief of Navy's message on RU OK Day and World Suicide Prevention Day:
2021 has been a year of challenges for...
US divers preparing for future wars
A port of vital interest to the U.S. military is bombed and destroyed in a future great-power battle, with sunken ships and piers in...
Turkey looking at mini-submarines
IDEF 2021, Turkey’s largest defense exhibition, featured a variety of submarine designs and concepts. STM, a Turkish defense engineering company, unveiled the STM500 small...
European presence sends message
In the 16th century the Portuguese were the first Europeans to navigate the South China Sea and lay eyes upon the thousands of islands...
Military behind in maritime drone use
By Brandon Wall and Nicholas Ayrton*
As times change, they demand that military doctrine and strategy change with it. Key to this is ensuring that...
RAN engages with regional navies
A number of foreign military personnel are embarked in Royal Australian Navy ships taking part in Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021 (IPE21), which continues to strengthen...
HMS Queen Elizabeth & USS Carl Vinson conduct exercises
USS Carl Vinson and HMS Queen Elizabeth’s air wings put on an impressive display of air power, as jets from the carriers trained to...