Australian Navy ships Get MAN Power
MAN main and gen-set engines have been chosen for two new fleet support tanker ships being constructed for the Royal Australian Navy.
Navantia, the major...
Iranian boats pointing weapons at US Navy ships, admiral says
Iranian vessels were manning weapons as they confronted a U.S. Navy flotilla that was passing through a crucial shipping lane in international waters on...
Philippines’ Duterte derides U.S. for past inaction in South China Sea
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte this week (March 2016) accused the United States of having a provocative stance on the South China Sea and said...
China builds a standing vanguard with maritime militia
By Conor M. Kennedy and Andrew S. Erickson*
Hainan Province’s unique geography makes its buildup of maritime militia units the spear tip of China’s prosecution of gray zone operations in the South China Sea: as a standing, front-line force whose leading units are lauded as models for other localities to emulate. New Maritime Technical College for Adelaide
The Department of Defence is to establish a new Maritime Technical College in Adelaide, to identify, train or retrain workers for its shipbuilding program....
Future submarine industry day in Melbourne
The third Future Submarine industry day was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 23 March 2017 at which senior Defence officials...
China’s anti-access area-denial and US Pacific power
Mina Pollmann*, Director of External Relations for CIMSEC, asks Professor Steve Biddle** at George Washington University about anti-access area-denial (A2/AD) which has become a popular concept when discussing China’s maritime strategy in the Western Pacific. USN Aegis anti-missile capability and the deterrence of North Korea
World naval developments. March 2017.
By Norman Friedman* During February and March, Kim Jong-Un continued to escalate his war of nerves against South Korea and its ally the United States. The North Koreans appeared to be preparing for another nuclear test, and some observers interpreted a relatively short-range North Korean missile test as part of an ICBM development program (this now seems unlikely).Indonesia-Australia: joint patrols in South China Sea?
By Shafiah F. Muhibat*
INDONESIA HAS so far demonstrated a cautious approach to the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Jakarta maintains that it...
Young Endeavour completes circumnavigation
The Royal Australian Navy operated Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour returned to Sydney on 10 March, having completed a ten-month circumnavigation of Australia.