Rise of flat-top drone carriers
There are now at least three navies that have acquired or are developing ‘flat-top’ carriers designed specifically to carry uncrewed air systems. Here we...
New US, Australian autonomous vessel
A new design for a fast, modular naval vessel capable of autonomous operations and missile launch has been unveiled by US defence company Eureka...
Australia can defend itself without US
By Sam Roggeveen*
I’d like to start with a simple declaration: Australia can defend itself with a less reliable American alliance partner. In fact, Australia...
US Navy force structure update
On 31 March the US congressional research service published the 78 page report Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress. Its...
15 Navies discuss Blue Economy
Officers from fifteen navies attended the annual Pacific and Indian Ocean Shipping Working Group (PACIOSWG) meeting, demonstrating the growing significance of protecting maritime trade...
Final HMNZS Manawanui report released
The Final Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui grounding and sinking in Samoa has been released. Twelve further factors, in addition to the direct...
ANI At 50: International Uncertainty
The tenth article drawn from Davey Jones’ Locker is from the February 1979 edition of the Journal of Australian Naval Institute. The Journal has...
Naval Academy removes 400 DEI books
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to review and...
A new nuclear age for Britain
On 20th March, Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, and John Healey, Secretary of State for Defence, visited Barrow-in-Furness to join submariners on HMS Vanguard...
Update on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Program
On 28 March the US Congressional research Service released a 35 page report titled Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for...