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By CAPT Robert N. Hein, USN* Ninety percent of world commerce transits the oceans. It is no wonder criminals and terrorists also feel drawn to the sea. The question is: When will ISIS and other terrorist organizations bring their brand of mayhem to the oceans, Captain Robert N. Hein asks.

On this Day 24 April 2004, HMAS Stuart was deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Catalyst. On 24 April, Stuart, the Coast Guard Cutter USS Fireboat (pictured), and the cruiser USS Yorktown were patrolling around the Al Başrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) and Khor Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT), with Stuart's commanding officer in tactical control of the two American warships.

IF YOU you choose to believe the diplomatic communiques, what's about to become the most vital symbolic issue in our relationship with China wasn't even discussed when Malcolm Turnbull travelled to Beijing last week. It's not the South China Sea, internet spying, or even the balance of trade. It's which company will be responsible for building our new submarine fleet that will be the country's largest defence contract ever, Nicholas Stuart writes.

The U.S. Navy is leading a 30-nation maritime exercise across Middle Eastern waters which it says will help protect international trade routes against possible...

Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter is in Asia this week, making stops in India and the Philippines to bolster relationships that the United States...

Domestic factors may lead Australia to take a more active role in challenging Chinese assertiveness, according to political scientist Dr. Robert O. Freedman, who...

A state-of-the-art simulation facility has been opened in Sydney that will enhance training for Royal Australian Navy technical sailors. Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim...

Decommissioned Australian naval vessels Tobruk (pictured) and Sydney will be offered for the creation of dive wrecks, Defence Minister Senator Marise Payne announced.

Australia may privatize state-owned shipbuilder ASC Pty Ltd., people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal, as decisions near on a lucrative...

US attack and guided missile submarines are set to field miniature unmanned aerial vehicles that will act as the eyes and ears not only for the boats below water but also help special operations forces and strike aircraft target weapons, the Navy’s Director of Undersea Warfare told USNI News last week (April 2016).