RAN names Autonomous Systems Unit
On 14 April the RAN announced that it had formally named the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), marking a key step in Navy’s transition...
ADF team strengthens border security
On 15 April members of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force deployed as Transit Security Element (TSE) Rotation 119...
2026 National Defence Strategy & Integrated Investment Program
On 16 April the Commonwealth Government has released the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program. Together, these documents set out the Government’s...
From the ANI Archives: Up Top in 1948
The Journal of the Australian Naval Institute occasionally published articles from its members about their sea time experiences. The former Chief Petty Officer Kevin...
Importance of Indonesian sea lanes
By Aristyo Rizka Darmawan*
If there is one thing Canberra has learned from the Strait of Hormuz crisis, it is how vulnerable Australia remains and how...
Uncrewed systems better at charting
Autonomous maritime systems have demonstrated clear advantages over traditional crewed platforms in real-world survey trials, Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh OBE, UK National Hydrographer, said...
Naval History Conference: call for papers
Call for Papers: To Fight and Win at Sea:125 Years of Australian Naval History. Hosted by: Sea Power Centre–Australia | Australian Naval Institute. Save the Date...
China’s new undersea cable cutter
China has reportedly conducted a successful test of a 'deep-sea electro-hydrostatic actuator' that can be used to cut through undersea cables up to a...
NDS: not enough new stuff
By Peter Layton*
Sometimes new government strategies really aren’t newsworthy. The 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) is like that. The biggest headline from the document...
Behind the new Defence Strategy
Defence Minister Richard Marles announced 16 April 2026 the government’s new National Defence Strategy (NDS) and its accompanying spending outline, the Integrated Investment Plan...