RAN’s role in discovering Australia’s first submarine
THE successful quest to relocate HMAS AE1 was very much a team effort building on previous search attempts. The Royal Australian Navy teamed up with a range of search groups in this latest expedition, funded by the Commonwealth Government and the Silentworld Foundation, with assistance from the Submarine Institute of Australia, the Australian National Maritime Museum, Fugro Survey and the Papua New Guinea Government. The expedition was embarked on the survey ship Fugro Equator which is equipped with advanced search technology.
After Marawi: terrorism matters
Lecture to the Asset protection series, Manila 13 December 2017
By Nicole Forrest Green*
TERRORISM is the intentional, unlawful, indiscriminant use of violence and intimidation, especially...
The glaring omission in Trump’s security strategy
The US National Security Strategy released by the Trump administration this week comprehensively outlines the country’s approach to security threats in the 21st century....
AE1, Australia’s oldest submarine, found
Australia’s oldest naval mystery has been solved with the discovery of the wreck of Australia’s first submarine HMAS AE1 off the coast of the Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea. A new expedition to find the submarine commenced last week and the search vessel ‘Furgro Equator’ has now located the submarine in more than 300 metres of water, Defence Minister Senator Marise Payne announced (Dec 2017). Australian companies in bid for Canadian ships
The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, congratulated (Dec 2017) two Australian companies for their inclusion in a bid, led by Navantia, for the...
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.