RN flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has a pub
The future flagship of the Royal Navy, the 65,000-ton aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, isn’t scheduled to complete its first real deployment until 2021,...
New Chiefs of NZ Navy, Army and Air Force
The New Zealand Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced the appointment of new Service Chiefs for the Navy, Army and Air Force after the...
CN publishes Statement of Intent
The new Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Noonan, has published his statement of intent. New Chiefs of Navy put out their Statements of Intent...
Sinking of HMAS Canberra (I) commemorated
A service has been held on HMAS Adelaide to commemorate the sinking of HMAS Canberra (I) as the ship passed over the site while...
Details of China’s second carrier revealed
Five years after commissioning its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, China launched its second carrier – the Type 001A – on April 26, 2017....
Getting realistic about the South Pacific
By James Batley*
Advocates of stronger and more effective Australian engagement in the South Pacific face a couple of entrenched structural challenges. First, the region...
Should US arm Ukraine with anti-ship missiles?
By Mykola Bielieskov *
When it comes to U.S. military-technical assistance for Ukraine in the context of Russian aggression, sharing the Javelin anti-tank guided missile...
Navy continues training contract with ASC
The Department of Defence has re-engaged ASC Pty Ltd to continue to deliver Royal Australian Navy’s training services for the Collins class submarine program....
Bring Australia’s Navy home from the Middle East
By David Brewster*
Last Wednesday, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Warramunga (pictured) docked at Garden Island, ending a nine-month deployment to the western...
China, ASEAN and the South China Sea
By Huong Le Thu*
The announcement earlier this month that ASEAN and China had agreed on a single draft code of conduct negotiating text over...