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BAE wins $35m contract in frigate program

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The Minister for Defence, Christopher Pyne, has announced Defence and BAE Systems Australia have entered into an Advanced Work Arrangement (AWA) to cover ongoing...

Photo of US-China near miss published

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The ABC has published a photo of the near miss between USS Decatur and a Chinese destroyer. Defence reporter Andrew Greene reports: Leaked US...

A working sub fleet – for less than half the cost

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By Dr Tom Lewis* Now we have a new PM, he should look urgently at scrapping the plans for our new submarine fleet. Australia’s present...

Wheat’s role in Russian naval power

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World Naval Developments – September 2018 By Norman Friedman* This year, as for the past two, Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter. That recalls...

China’s interest in Manus island

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By Malcolm Davis* Chinese influence in the South Pacific is growing. Through ‘debt-trap diplomacy’, Beijing is extending a spur off its Maritime Silk Road that...

Would US nuclear submarines be a cheaper option?

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By Marcus Hellyer* The conversation about acquiring nuclear-powered submarines continues to bubble along. Some commentators who previously supported acquiring conventional submarines to replace the current...

Manus Island’s strategic importance

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By James Goldrick* The Admiralty Islands lie to the north of New Guinea and are part of Papua New Guinea. The largest island, Manus, possesses...

Climate change, Pacific’s biggest security threat

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By Wesley Morgan* When Pacific island leaders gathered in Nauru this month, they issued a security declaration affirming climate change as the “single greatest threat”...

Restoring Australia’s Pacific media presence

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By Kevin McQuillan The departure of ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie just two-and-a-half years into her five-year term reflects the board’s decision to seek "fresh...

McCain’s life and death: an Indian sailor’s musings

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August this year marked the passing of former Prime Minister Vajpayee in India and Senator John McCain III in the United States. Their backgrounds...