Australia’s new submarines to be known as the Attack class
Australia’s new future submarines to be known as the Attack class. The Minister for Defence, Christopher Pyne, The first submarine will be called HMAS...
Official beginning of work on subs program
Hundreds of new Australian construction jobs will be created following the historic sod turning event (13 December 2018) at the site of the Future...
Head contract signed for Hunter frigates
Australia’s naval shipbuilding endeavour has notched up a significant achievement with the signing of the head contract for the Navy’s Hunter class frigates. The...
Lessons from KNM Helge Ingstad collision
By Sam Bateman*
In an incident that has attracted relatively little media attention in Australia, the modern 5,300-ton Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad sank in...
Australia must recognise Russian Indo-Pacific presence
By Alexey Muraviev*
Recent geostrategic developments show the need for Australia to acknowledge Russia as an important strategic player in the region.
It is early December...
The Pacific pivot and confronting untended purposes
By Graeme Dobell*
In the South Pacific, Australia confronts the law of untended purposes. The law states that if you don’t tend to your policy...
What war will we need Manus base for?
By Mike Scrafton*
The recent announcements about Australian and US investment in a base at Lombrum on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea has elicited...
Successful Australian submarine rescue tests
Australian submarine crews are safer than ever before after two weeks of rigorous but extremely successful exercises off the coast of Western Australia. In...
New e-newsletter from Naval Shipbuilding College
The Naval Shipbuilding College has produced its first newsletter. Program director Bill Docalovich said, "We plan to use this e-newsletter to regularly keep you...
Overboard: astonishing survival story
A DREADED CRY, which all sailors hope and trust that they never hear. However, it does happen and when it does, all crew members...