Australia pledges Timor naval base
Australia is pledging to help its Southeast Asian neighbor, Timor-Leste, upgrade a naval base and train a patrol-boat crew as Australia seeks to counter...
Why Australia joined Hormuz forces
By Ian Dudgeon*
There are two strong reasons behind the Morrison government’s decision on 21 August to join the US-led International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) in support...
Productivity Commission should look at defence projects
By Rob Bourke*
In response to Australia’s increasingly uncertain strategic outlook, there are now calls to boost defence spending well beyond the current target of...
US ME role weakening Indo-Pacific role
By Michael Davis*
They say timing is everything. This week I’ve been devouring the United States Studies Centre’s excellent new report, Averting crisis: American strategy, military spending...
Coalition of the not-so-willing
By Rodger Shanahan*
The Australian government’s announcement that it will contribute assets to a maritime coalition force in the Persian Gulf comes as no surprise,...
Carriers’ enduring value in Indo-Pacific
By Richard A. Bitzinger*
SYNOPSISAircraft carriers are admittedly vulnerable to a number of weapons, increasingly hypersonic missiles. However, their value in a variety of scenarios...
Vietnam ups ante, dispatches frigate to Vanguard Bank
By Carlyle A. Thayer*
Vietnam has sent one of its first Gepard 3.9-class guided missile frigates, Quang Trung, to Vanguard Bank to prevent Chinese oil survey vessel Haiyang...
LHDs: Game changing in Indo-Pacific
This article was published in the Australian Naval Review. For full access to the electronic version of the Australian Naval Review and to receive future issues in hard copy,...
Cost overrun in Canadian frigate project
An updated estimate of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program indicates that the Canadian government is poised to pay C$8 billion more than initially...
RN lays steel on second frigate
Construction of the second of eight Royal Navy Type 26 frigates is underway with a ceremony on the river Clyde. The vessel is the...