Osprey lands on Mercy
A V-22 Osprey conducted its inaugural landing on the new and improved flight deck of USNS hospital ship Mercy this month (April 2021), the Navy...
Guarding ports and harbours
By Jack Rowley*
Worldwide “Ocean Governance” asks the important question: “How can navies and coast guards better coordinate with local governments and international agencies in countering...
China pips US in number of ships. So what?
Exactly if and when the increasing antagonism between United States and China will boil over into full-on conflict remains anybody’s guess.
But for now, one...
China learning from Falklands War
The Falklands War, a war in South America 39 years ago is still teaching China lessons about how to seize Taiwan, Business Insider's Benjamin Brimelow...
NUSHIP Supply: a blend of traditions
NUSHIP Supply’s development of a culturally inclusive workplace is leading Navy’s diversity and inclusion commitment, enabling the fighting force to deliver on its duties.
When...
Philippines’ new tougher stand on China
By Criselda Yabes*
The Manila government raised strong protests when Chinese vessels were seen anchored in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea....
US cancels Black Sea deployment
The United States has cancelled this week's planned deployment of two warships to the Black Sea, Turkish officials and media said Wednesday, amid high...
ADF needs increased disaster capacity
By Brendan Nicholson*
The capacity of the Australian Defence Force and other key agencies must be increased urgently to enable them to deal simultaneously with...
ADF needs disaster rethink
By Matthew Page*
Scientists have long predicted that climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, like tropical cyclones, in the...
The submarine nuclear option
By Denis Mole*
In Adelaide’s The Advertiser newspaper on 7 March, former defence minister Christopher Pyne said, ‘Then there is the nonsensical argument that the...