UK readies berth for arrival of second carrier
The Royal Navy base HMNB Portsmouth will soon be ready to welcome the second of two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers as the work on...
Australia sails into muddy Gulf water
By Bridgid O'Farrell*
Prime Minister Scott Morrison was at pains last week to emphasise the “modest and time-limited” nature of Australia’s contribution to the new...
Australian defence spending overkill
By Victor Abramowicz*
Last month, during an Indo-Pacific defence conference held in Perth, former Australian defence minister Kim Beazley and present Chief of the Australian Defence Force...
The maths of intensive war
By Cate Carter and Dr Charles Knight*
There is good reason to question whether Australian Defence Force procurement decisions prepare Australia’s forces psychologically, materially and...
Submarine batteries: many factors
By Paul Greenflied*
For any submarine, safety is paramount. We want our submariners to come home safely from their patrols. Life is dangerous enough under...
Single submarine enterprise a must
By Marcus Hellyer*
The word on the street is that the government intends to make a decision by Christmas on whether to relocate full-cycle dockings...
Here is a Stirling idea for US and Australia
By Michael Shoebridge*
Scott Morrison’s upcoming state dinner with Donald Trump in the White House offers a rare opportunity for both leaders to explore ambitious...
Hobart fires first missile In Australian waters
HMAS Hobart (III) has become the first Royal Australian Navy Hobart class Guided Missile Destroyer to fire a missile in Australian waters. Hobart fired...
Sri Lanka commissions Chinese frigate
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has commissioned a frigate that was formerly in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Janes Naval News...
Hormuz action has a history
The following article is based upon excerpts from The Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations - Australia and the ‘New World...