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Australia and the Law of the Sea – Why we shouldn’t join the U.S. FONOPs in the South China Sea. By Sam Bateman* There have been...

The second highest Australian honour – the George Cross – has been highlighted in a new display dedicated to each Royal Australian Naval member who has received the honour.

NOW that all three competitors have issued final proposals in Australia's AU$ 50 billion (US $36.44 billion) Future Submarine program, an expert advisory panel will begin its evaluations and issue findings next year to guide the government's selection. Up to 12 large conventional submarines will be acquired under Project Sea 1000. The Australian government selected France’s DCNS, TKMS of Germany and the government of Japan to participate in a competitive evaluation process (CEP).

IN 2001, President George W. Bush's administration released the largest arms package to Taiwan since the closing of US military bases on the island in 1979. The deal included four Kidd-class destroyers, 12 P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft and eight diesel-electric submarines. But now there are hurdles with the submarine part of the package.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 7, 2015) The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is underway for the first time conducting at-sea tests and trials in the...

An eighth Russian-Indian naval exercise Indra Navy will be held in the Bay of Bengal, off India’s state of Andhra Pradesh, on December 7-12, according to an official statement by the Indian Navy obtained by TASS.

Siemens Drilling and Marine and Lloyd’s Register announced a best of industry team to make LNG widely available to ship owners seeking to use natural gas as a propulsion fuel, meeting tough sulfur (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission reduction requirements, whether regionally or globally.

Damos Dumoli Agusman and Haryo Budi Nugroho look at the Philippines v China case in The Hague.

THE defence of the nation, together with provision of the physical, economic and social security of the citizens, are the central planks that support the legitimacy, credibility and authority of any government, the Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, said in a speech to the Lowy Institute which drew on principles enunciated by Prime Minister Alfred Deakin (pictured) in 1907.

The release by Indian Defence Minister Shri Monohar Parrikar (pictured) of India's new maritime strategy shows that proxy war through terrorism has not prevented India from adopting an outward-looking approach to maritime security and shows India is dilating the geographical scope of its maritime focus, Dr Gurpreet S. Khurana argues.