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"We remember those young men who were lost with Canberra, whom we never knew. We remember those who like Henry Hall survived to fight another day and to serve the nation and Navy and are now gone from among us. Some of us gathered here knew these veterans well. They were our fathers, grandfathers, shipmates, mentors and our friends. They were lifelong members of the naval family and they founded the Canberra-Shropshire Association." – from the Address at Canberra Memorial - Lake Burley Griffin. 9 August 2017, marking the 75th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Canberra by Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods, RANR.

The MV-22 Osprey aircraft that crashed over the weekend off the coast of Australia, killing three Marines, struck the flight deck of a ship...

China has temporarily sealed off a part of the Yellow Sea for what it described as “large-scale” military exercises، the second drill off the...

By David Tier* America has grown weary of the post-9/11 wars. Long, drawn-out conflicts have worn down American resolve and left many defense officials nostalgic for “the good-old days” when adversaries were easier to describe and devoted military efforts toward preparing for conventional warfare. Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. Navy has capitalized on growing disillusionment and sought to exaggerate the military challenges posed by an ascendant China for parochial benefit in terms of gaining larger budgets and greater quantities of more expensive ships.

TO survive and stay competitive in the current economic climate shipping companies must find innovative ways of working by embracing modern technology In a...

By Hugh White* It seems to be widely agreed that Washington’s current policy of well-worn talking points and low-key FONOPS in the South China Sea...

By Ely Ratner* I'd like to thank Hugh White for his continued thoughtfulness and collegiality in our ongoing exchange on the South China Sea. ...

By Greg Colton LAST month a combined force from five allied nations, including a fleet of 33 warships and submarines, over 200 aircraft and more than 33,000 military personnel, defeated an ‘enemy force’ in 20 locations across northern Australia. The enemy, of course, was an imaginary one and the battle was a military exercise, Talisman Sabre 17, but its successful conclusion raises some interesting questions about future co-operation between the US, Australia and New Zealand.

By Matthew Harper* How could USS Fitzgerald allow itself to be hit by ACX Crystal in open water, in clear weather conditions and in relatively light traffic? I am as stunned as both experienced mariners and the average person alike and will not claim to know the answer. I hope that some mitigating factor comes to light, but I am afraid that it will be a relatively simple answer, human error.

SPANISH oil giant Repsol said it has suspended a multi-million-dollar oil exploration project in an area of the South China Sea off Vietnam claimed...