World naval developments Oct 2014
Norman Friedman tells of missile advances among other things in his monthly review of naval developments. German envoy marks 1914 Cocos battle
German Ambassador tells of lessons of 1914 at commemoration of the Battle of the Cocos Islands. Recording Naval Valour and Service – the Bravo Zulu Project
By Dr Ian Pfennigwerth*
IF AUSTRALIANS in general and the RAN in particular, have a very shaky grasp upon the major events which have shaped...
Australian Defence Engineering Conference Nov 24-28
THE Australian Defence Engineering Conference (ADEC) is a groundbreaking event that brings all three ADF engineering corps under the one roof to discuss leadership,...
Emden clash shows Navy must tell its story
Mike Carlton's Vernon Parker Oration
(The sound recording is here.)
VADM GRIGGS, VADM BARRETT, RADM SAMMUT, ladies and gentlemen.
It's both an honour and a pleasure...
ADM Fisher: strategy from the ‘fish pond’
GREAT Britain’s Royal Navy (RN) that went to war in August 1914 was very much the product of a concerted effort of technological, operational, and personnel change executed over the period from 1904-1914. Steven Wills looks at the role of Admiral Jackie Fisher World Naval Developments – September 2014
THE rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is vivid proof that Al Qaeda, which began the 'long war' even before that terrible day in September 2001, is still vigorously pursuing its goals, NORMAN FRIEDMAN writes. The significance of Australia’s submarine capability in the 20th and 21st centuries
Submarine capability is crucial for Australia's defence in the 21st century as it was in the 20th. Commodore Peter Scott tells why. Commemorative Centenary service for HMAS AE1 in Rabaul and Sydney 14 September 2014
ADDRESS by Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer CSC* RAN, Commander Australian Fleet, to the Commemorative Service marking the centenary of the loss of Australia’s first submarine HMAS AE1 off New Britain on 14th September 1914. A note on the passing of Rear Admiral ‘Oscar’ J Hughes AM RAN (Rtd.)
OWEN 'Oscar' Hughes was born in Waikerie, South Australia, in 1935, Oscar Hughes joined the Royal Australian Naval College in 1951. He graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from Melbourne University in 1958 and following weapons application training in the United Kingdom he spent most of the succeeding years in aircraft engineering and project appointments at Naval Air Station Nowra, in HMAS Melbourne, and overseas.