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President Trump’s new strategy for “killing terrorists” in Afghanistan is a workable accommodation between the president’s frustration about progress and the military needs of his generals, but there will be challenges ahead, Ian Dudgeon writes.

By Pete Spahn and Matt McLaughlin* The US Chief of Navy Operation’s “Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority” rightly highlights a return to great power competition on the seas and the need for blue water combat power. While this assessment is accurate, it is also a fact that Phase Zero operations continue unabated, as the United States Navy and its partners shape the environment for whatever comes next.

The USS John McCain sailed past the Mischief Reef and the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea despite repeated warnings from a nearby...

The Chinese navy's presence in the Baltic Sea sparks discussion on what response the West should make and what are the strategic implications.

On Friday 18 August 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of HMAS Platypus, a Submariner’s Memorial was dedicated at the site of the former Oberon class submarine base at Neutral Bay, Sydney.

A new website advising current and former members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) of the free support services available to them has been...

By Robert Beckhusen In March 2017, Russia’s new Yasen-class nuclear attack submarine Kazan launched at the northern port city of Severodvinsk. Perhaps the quietest Russian submarine ever, the event was further evidence the Kremlin can still build capable and lethal subs capable of a variety of missions, including cruise-missile attack.

The Australian Government has granted First Pass approval to extend the service life for Navy’s Huon Class Minehunter Coastal vessels. The Head of Navy...

By Luke Griffiths, The Advertiser BAE Systems believes its bid to build Australia’s nine future frigates is “transformational and compelling”. The company yesterday officially...

"We remember those young men who were lost with Canberra, whom we never knew. We remember those who like Henry Hall survived to fight another day and to serve the nation and Navy and are now gone from among us. Some of us gathered here knew these veterans well. They were our fathers, grandfathers, shipmates, mentors and our friends. They were lifelong members of the naval family and they founded the Canberra-Shropshire Association." – from the Address at Canberra Memorial - Lake Burley Griffin. 9 August 2017, marking the 75th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Canberra by Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods, RANR.