Australian industry opportunities for Future Submarines
The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, announced (Dec 2017) that Naval Group has released expressions of interest and requests for information to help...
US and Australian Naval Institutes Partnership Program
The US Naval Institute and the Australian Naval Institute have recently created a Partnership Program to the benefit of both their members. This program...
An ancient naval battle revisited
Refighting the Peloponnesian War: The Athenian Disaster in Sicily
By Mike Fogarty: This article argues that the Athenian disaster in Sicily was a consequence of three events. Firstly, the limitations of imperium coupled with hubris weakened Athens. Secondly, Nicias was ill-suited to lead the force. Thirdly, the failure of Athenian political and military leadership led to their catastrophic defeat. There are lessons for today. China-Australia relations likely to remain strong despite influence row
By Peter Jennings*
Australia-China relations are by no means as fragile as some of Beijing’s local cheer squad would have you believe. That’s notwithstanding the...
Reconsidering the way the US does strategy
By John T. Kuehn: The ship of state that we call the United States is adrift at the political-strategic level or what some may call the grand strategic level. 24-hour news cycles, a president (and Congress) addicted to tweeting and posturing, an ambivalent and often ignorant public, and a complete failure by the national and sometimes international media to discern what is of value from what is pabulum has led to strategic gridlock in the foreign policy of the United States.
200 more jobs in WA ship-building
The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, and the Minister for Finance, Senator Mathias Cormann, announced (December 2017) a workforce package that will bolster...
Latest episode of the Australian Naval History Video and Podcast Series
The story of the RAN Bridging Train and its remarkable service in the Gallipoli campaign is the subject of the Australian Naval History...
75th anniversary of HMAS Armidale’s loss
On the 75th anniversary of the final action of HMAS Armidale (I), the Royal Australian Navy has again paused to mark the loss of...
World naval developments Nov 2017
By Norman Friedman*
In October, General Dynamics announced that its Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicle, which is to be part of the mine countermeasures module of...
Rescue at 400m: successful exercise off WA
JFD Australia has conducted two weeks of intensive exercises in submarine rescue off the coast of Western Australia. In some of the world’s most...