Xi ‘warned Philippines of war over South China Sea’
China’s president warned the Philippines that it would go to war if Manila insisted on enforcing an international arbitration decision rejecting China’s claims over...
Are we adrift in the South China Sea
By MACK WILLIAMS*
While Washington is paralysed by alleged White House scandal the US has taken its eye off the South China Sea. Continuing developments...
Can the US give offshore balancing a chance
The United States can gradually shift toward acting as an offshore balancer in Europe, Northeast Asia, and the Persian Gulf until the international setting changes requiring Washington to react more aggressively, Aaron Richards argues.
Singapore’s navy celebrates 50

Govt buys ship-building land
The Australian Government has bought the common user facility and surrounding land to substantially increase the size of the ship and submarine building facilities...
HMAS Arunta seizes 250kg of heroin
Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta has seized approximately 250 kilograms of heroin during a vessel interception off the coast of Africa as part...
Ex-HMAS Sydney retires to Western Australia
Ex-HMAS Sydney would leave Sydney Harbour today (18 May 2017) to be towed to Western Australia for recycling by Australian company Birdon Pty Ltd.
“Ex-HMAS...
National Ship Building Plan released
The Government has released Australia’s first Naval Shipbuilding Plan, outlining the nation’s largest ever program of naval shipbuilding and sustainment.
The plan includes $1.3 billion...
Coral Sea veterans mark 75 years
RAN and USN Veterans of the Battle of the Coral Sea with Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of Australia, on USS Intrepid, New York....