Chinese intelligence vessel stalks US-Australian naval exercise
A high-tech Chinese spy ship has been spotted off the Queensland coast monitoring joint military exercises between Australia and the United States, in what...
India’s security not befitting its stature
By Professor Rory Medcalf*
India’s security structure is plagued by shortcomings when it comes to coordinating its substantial capabilities. If it is to live up to its rising political and economic stature, reform must occur soon. Naval power in the 21st century
By Matthew Lidz*
The United States is a continental land power bridging the earth between two mighty oceans. Through our presence at home ports in both the Atlantic and Pacific and forward deployed forces in Asia and Europe we can rapidly project naval power to virtually any spot on the globe. Our naval forces deter threats, support economic growth, maintain global political stability and perform vital counterterrorism missions. These missions are essential to 21st century national security. Senate inquiry finds flag of convenience poses security risks
A Senate committee has brought down its a report into Flag of Convenience (FOC) Shipping finding that it poses major security risks. The Rural...
China’s massive ship-building program expands
China State Shipbuilding Corp recently launched the nation’s largest and mightiest destroyer, the first in the Type 055 class, at its Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. This type of ship is a new 10,000-ton destroyer that has been independently developed by China. Austal in talks over patrol-vessel program
Austal Australia has engaged in discussion with local suppliers for Austal and German ship-design firm Fassmer's joint bid for the Australian Navy's $3 billion...
South China Sea concerns flare up as Duterte considers drilling
The Philippines appears to be testing its relationship with China as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte considers resuming energy exploration in the tension-laden South China...
Strategy and ship design: history’s lessons
New technologies may change the way wars are fought at the tactical and operational level, but policymakers and naval officers must organize those developments under a broader umbrella to understand their true application and effects, Harry Halem writes. History demonstrates the need to understand strategy, and a service’s role in that strategy, when modernizing a military force. States join forces for Australian content
State defence ministers have forgone state rivalries for the sake of Australian industry, writing a letter to a Senate inquiry into the naval shipbuilding...
China cautious ahead of joint India, US and Japan naval drill
The annual Malabar naval exercise involving Indian, US and Japanese navies will begin on July 10 amid a standoff between the armies of India...