It’s time to make good northern commitments
By John Coyne*
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that more Royal Australian Navy vessels will be built at the Henderson shipyard south of Perth, and the...
RAN pilots targeted with lasers
By Euan Graham*
I recently sailed onboard the landing helicopter dock and Royal Australian Navy flagship HMAS Canberra from Vietnam to Singapore, as one of several academic...
Saying G’day with a laser in South China Sea
By Michael Shoebridge*
Canberra, we have a problem. It’s the public diplomacy around Australia’s relationship with the Chinese state—in particular, the People’s Liberation Army and...
Prepare for unmanned assets in the fleet
By Dustin League and LCDR Daniel Justice*
Introduction
The U.S. Navy faces a future where large portions of its fleet will be composed of non-traditional assets....
Submarine conference launched
This year’s leading forum in Asia-Pacific for information-sharing and debate on submarines and submarine matters, the 5th Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference 2019 (SubSTEC5),...
Navy’s Indo-Pacific task force on show to the region
By Brendan Nicholson*
Amid growing concern about potential threats to peace in the Indo-Pacific, a Royal Australian Navy task force has completed a three-month tour...
Recapitalisation: is the Navy big enough
By Stephen Kuper, of Defence Connect
As a maritime nation Australia is dependent on unlimited access to the ocean – as the regional paradigm changes, placing...
About the ANI Occasional Paper series
The Occasional Paper series embodies ANI’s commitment to engaging in public discussion and, where possible, the development of public policy. This series was created...
Navy chiefs theme of history seminar
The Naval Studies Group, as part of the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (UNSW Canberra), will host a seminar...
Turkey chops F35s. What now?
By Jon G. Isaac*
In January, the Center for International Maritime Security published an article in which the author advocated against Turkey’s ongoing participation in the...



