Adding fuel to unnecessary dependency
Australia's Strategic Vulnerability at Sea Cannot be Ignored by the re-elected Government
By Desmond Woods*
"When this problem could have been solved it was ignored. Now...
Desensitisation in the South China Sea
By Jennifer Parker*
This month (May 2025), Chinese coast guard vessels rammed and shot water cannon at Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The...
First Type 31 frigate rolled out
The Royal Navy’s first-in-class Type 31 frigate, HMS Venturer, has officially rolled out from the build hall at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard — a major...
The education of Chinese naval personnel
By Ryan D. Martinson*
Most analyses of Pacific scenarios have focused on the quantities and capabilities of the platforms that the PLAN might employ to...
Norway ambivalent on Russian fishing spies
Russian fishing vessels are mapping critical infrastructure and conducting human intelligence gatherings in Norwegian waters. The government is well-informed about the spying, sources tell...
Australia’s maritime focus with South Korea
By Jennifer Parker*
When HMAS Toowoomba manoeuvred alongside ROKS Gang Gam-chan during Exercise Haidoli Wallaby in November 2023, the image crystallised a decade of quiet progress...
Combined task force in huge drug seizure
On 29 May it was announced that the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) made its highest value drug bust of the year, seizing...
New First Sea Lord appointed
On 27 May General Sir Gwyn Jenkins became the First Sea Lord at a ceremony in HMS Victory’s Great Cabin, in Portsmouth. He was...
The ANI at 50: The Bridge Simulator
One of great changes in naval and military training has been the widespread use of simulation training. In the early Cold War years the...
NZ boosts defence spending
By Steven Paget*
The Five Eyes are really four eyes and a wink, according to a joke that derides New Zealand’s limited defence spending. Publication...