RAN & Singapore Navy conduct passage exercise
On 1 Sep 2021, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s Formidable-class frigate RSS Stalwart and Victory-class missile corvette RSS Vigour conducted a passage exercise (PASSEX) with the Royal Australian Navy...
Indian Navy delivers Covid supplies to Indonesia
On 24 August the Indian Navy’s amphibious ship INS Airavat delivered 10 Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) containers and other supplies to the port of Tanjung Priok Port...
Defending Australia’s trade. Crucial question
By Hugh White*
Thomas Shugart’s excellent Lowy analysis Australia and the growing reach of China’s military is by far the best thing I’ve read on...
Happy Xmas: maritime delivery problems
Our dependance on maritime shipping delivery is often taken for granted. ANI's annual Goldrick Seminar focused on this last year. Here is a link...
Failure to value servicewomen: RN chief
The Armed Forces have failed to value servicewomen, the First Sea Lord has said, as he apologised for a damning report into service culture.
Admiral...
Fostering regional naval ties
From 26 – 29 August 2021 the RAN took part in Exercise MALABAR 2021 involving naval units from India, Japan and the United States.
The exercise off Guam...
True cost of submarine capability
By Marcus Hellyer*
You can have a cheap submarine capability, or you can have a safe and effective one. There’s no third option. Australia has...
Norway-Russia agree on sea incidents
Norway has finalized an updated security agreement with Russia that adds strengthened protocols for avoiding high-risk encounters between aircraft and naval vessels in the...
The origins of ANZUS
By Peter Edwards*
When was the Australian–American alliance founded, and by whom? Over the past eight decades, those questions have often been debated, usually with...
Sydney Harbour to remain at core of east coast defences
Sydney Harbour will retain the naval presence its had since the First Fleet and “the days of the sail” with Defence formally scotching a...