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Crew members of doomed World War I Australian submarine AE1 were locked in a battle to make their vessel resurface when it suffered a catastrophic failure off the Duke of York Islands in 1914, a ­report into the disaster has found. Key trim settings were changed but the attempts were complicated by the fact only one of the boat’s twin props was operating, which the report found would have been insufficient to arrest the descent once it began.

Nicole Forrest Green* speaks with Marawi ground commander Lieutenant General Danilo Pamonag, in Manila. The Marawi siege in Mindanao in the southern Philippines was recently brought to a successful conclusion after 5 months of intense fighting. (May-October, 2017).

The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, has announced a five-year research and development agreement between CEA Technologies and the Defence...

By Pranaav Gupta* The Indian Ocean Region is one of the key foreign policy priorities of the present Indian Government. India has the capacity to undertake the role of a net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region. The growing presence of China in the Indian Ocean Region is viewed with suspicion in India, which has sought to build a collective security framework with other Indian Ocean littoral states. India, Australia and the United States can play an important role by co-operating more closely in maintaining a rules-based order in the Indian Ocean Region.

Billionaire-turned-explorer Paul Allen has discovered the missing wreck of the World War II carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) at the bottom of the Coral Sea....

The Royal Australian Navy Collins Class submarines will receive an updated integrated ship control, management and monitoring system (ISCMMS), courtesy of Saab. The $24.2 million contract, awarded to Saab by ASC, will support around 50 jobs, the majority of which are in Adelaide.

By Rebecca Strating* The Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Timor-Leste’s Minister Agio Pereira have signed a historic maritime treaty at the United Nations in New York. The agreement, which came out of UN Compulsory Conciliation (UNCC) proceedings initiated by Timor-Leste, has been construed by a number of media reports as resolving the dispute over the lucrative Greater Sunrise gas field. Unfortunately, the dispute over Greater Sunrise is far from being resolved.

By Mike Scrafton* The strategic competition between the US and China dominates the Australian security and foreign policy discourse because of the geographic proximity of East Asia. Naturally, developments and events in that region that affect Australian interests are prioritised in turn. But the future international order and the prospects for enduring global peace and stability more likely will depend on the fate of the transatlantic alliance.

A transcript of the interview between Admiral Lutz Feldt (LF)* and Roger Hilton (RH)* is below. The transcript has been edited for clarity. RH: Admiral...

The latest episode of the Australian Naval History video and podcast series tells the little known story of the RAN in Confrontation. Replete with some quite amazing anecdotes told by three veterans Ian Pfennigwerth, Peter Cooke-Russell and Steve Youll, the episode also includes the analysis of Dr Andrew Ross. To view the podcast go to the Youtube link at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZAsMSUGOCg&t=3s or listen via any podcast app.