Our vital but vexed submarine projects
By Graeme Dobell*
‘Our submarine capability underpins Australia’s credibility and influence as a modern military power. And let me make that statement again: Our submarine...
Indian Navy’s push for F/A 18 Hornet capability
Boeing has been flying an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet off a ground-based ski jump at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. This is part...
US Navy goes for manned fighter upgrade
The US Navy has quietly initiated work to develop its first new carrier-based fighter in almost 20 years. The multi-billion-dollar effort is aimed to replace...
US-China “cold war” is hotting up
The US-China “New Cold War” is heating up at sea, raising the risk of an armed conflict that seemed highly unlikely just months ago...
QUAD is not going to be an easy journey
By Debalina Ghoshal, Non Resident Fellow, Council on International Policy. Asia Pacific Fellow, EastWest Institute
Amid India’s ongoing tussle with China and in the light of Chinese...
China’s mystery submarine cave
China's massive Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island is one of the greatest strategic interests in the region. It is home to China's nuclear...
Maldives: India v China
India has taken a lead over China in their contest for influence in the Maldives. This week (August 2020), India’s Minister for External Affairs...
Diego Garcia: US has clear choice
By Jagish Koonjul
Mauritius is the legitimate sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including the island of Diego Garcia, which hosts an important US military base...
Why did S. Korea go for carriers
By Robert Farley*
South Korea has decided to build aircraft carriers. New defense planning documents offer a roadmap for building at least one light carrier...
VC citation for Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean
"On 1 December 1942, Ordinary Seaman Sheean, one of the youngest and most junior ranked members of Armidale’s Ship’s Company . . . decided...