Chinese task group returns from 11-month deployment
On 24 January a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) task group returned to its home port of Zhanjiang in south China's Guangdong Province, after completing...
Boost India to counter China
Boosting India’s naval capabilities is one of the best ways the United States can counter Beijing’s rising power in the Indian Ocean, an expert...
Profile on the US Secretary of the Navy nominee
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Navy is Mr John Phelan, who is a businessman and investor. The Times of India reported...
Trump acts on vaccine, transgender, and female admiral
Soon after taking office Monday, President Donald Trump repealed a rule established by former President Joe Biden that allows transgender people to openly serve...
Russia’s weaker Mediterranean presence
The Russian Navy is significantly weakened in the Mediterranean. The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has denied them their permanent base there....
Mysterious new Chinese N-sub
By Dr. Sarah Kirchberger and CAPT Christopher P. Carlson, USN (Ret)*
On September 27, 2024, news broke that a previously unreported new type of Chinese...
AUKUS: $262m more for local industry
The Australian defence procurement minister announced today $262 million AUD ($163 million USD) to help Australian companies as Australia tries to boost its business...
HMAS Hobart joins Exercise La Perouse
HMAS Hobart has joined Exercise La Perouse 25, a French-led multilateral maritime training activity in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, Australian Defence Magazine...
AUKUS and industrial integration
By Adam Leslie*
The AUKUS defence partnership of Australia, the UK and US has made remarkable progress since its establishment in September 2021, though it...
Blow to Putin’s dirty fleet
By Selwyn Parker*
It’s the near-miss that has shocked Brussels into action. Drifting helplessly in the Baltic Sea with 100,000 tonnes of oil in its...