Port Darwin: leave with China or renege?
By Professor James Laurenceson*
A litmus test is at hand of just how far domestic politics and vague national security “threats” now drive Australian government...
First Sea Lord Summer Address
The First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says tremendous progress has been made over the past two years of the transformation program revolutionising...
Saab Australia to help modernise German Frigates
Saab Australia will help with the modernisation of the four German Brandenburg class F-123 frigates. The work will involve fitting the 9LV combat...
RCN frigate to visit NZ
The Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Calgary will visit Auckland in early August, in the first visit by a foreign military ship since the...
RNZN delivers vaccine to remote islands
The first leg of a 5000 nautical mile trip to transport Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to one of the most remote places in the world...
Japan becoming defence partner
Australia and Japan are in this together. We are both threatened by China, and both countries can see that the danger to their security...
What role for “global Britain” in Asia-Pacific?
By Stefan Ganzie*
A pivotal UK-Australia trade agreement has been signed, and “Global Britain” rhetoric is flowing from 10 Downing Street. However, the United Kingdom...
LNG breakthrough for coal and iron ore
NYK (a Shipping Australia member) has concluded a long-term consecutive voyage charter (CVC) contract with JFE Steel Corporation for a new large bulk carrier...
US Navy’s Budget requests
The chief of naval operations remains firm that the fiscal 2022 budget request is aligned with the U.S. Navy’s future fleet design plans, which...
An Australian naval and maritime vision for Indian Ocean
By Sean Gough, Defence Writer, WA Defence Review and Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe, Managing Editor, WA Defence Review
In late 2017, Regional Development Australia published a major study titled Security...