To go nuclear or not: seminar proposal
The attached flyer and narrative describe a proposed seminar for interested participants to discuss the factors involved in advocacy in Australia for nuclear propulsion...
Virtues and limitations of UAVs and artificial intelligence
World Naval Developments – August 2018
By Norman Friedman*
At the end of August the U.S. Navy chose Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray as its first carrier-based UAV....
In defence of nuclear deterrence
By Rod Lyon*
My former colleague Andrew Davies has converted to the anti-nuclear cause. His views are always worth listening to, but on this occasion...
RN flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has a pub
The future flagship of the Royal Navy, the 65,000-ton aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, isn’t scheduled to complete its first real deployment until 2021,...
New Chiefs of NZ Navy, Army and Air Force
The New Zealand Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced the appointment of new Service Chiefs for the Navy, Army and Air Force after the...
CN publishes Statement of Intent
The new Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Noonan, has published his statement of intent. New Chiefs of Navy put out their Statements of Intent...
Sinking of HMAS Canberra (I) commemorated
A service has been held on HMAS Adelaide to commemorate the sinking of HMAS Canberra (I) as the ship passed over the site while...
Details of China’s second carrier revealed
Five years after commissioning its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, China launched its second carrier – the Type 001A – on April 26, 2017....
Getting realistic about the South Pacific
By James Batley*
Advocates of stronger and more effective Australian engagement in the South Pacific face a couple of entrenched structural challenges. First, the region...