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The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, welcomed the fourth Future Submarine Program industry information sessions, which took place in Brisbane this week (11...

Members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) have improved their ability to work together during Exercise Bersama Shield 17. From 26 April to...

The following is the second of a two-part series on the role cruisers played in the Soviet and Russian Navy. The first part, published last week, examined historical inspiration for developing a cruiser-focused force, concepts of employment, and strategic rationale. Part II will focus on how cruisers shaped the environment through forward presence during the Cold War, and how the nature of presence may evolve into the future.

THE first of two Austal-built Cape Class Patrol Boats has officially joined the Royal Australian Navy fleet.

Thailand has bought the first of three submarines from China in the strongest signal yet the military-ruled country is reducing reliance on its long-time...

The Republic of Singapore Navy is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and one key event is the commissioning of the first Littoral Mission Vessel, INDEPENDENCE. Singapore...

The Philippines has completed an 18-day scientific survey in the South China Sea to assess the condition of coral reefs and draw a nautical...

The Arabian Gulf accounted for 32 percent of the world market share in oil production in 2015. The Middle East accounted for 17 percent of the market share in world natural gas production in 2015. Thus, those interested in ensuring the stability of seaborne energy transportation coming out of the Middle East have turned a wary eye to two of the most important maritime chokepoints in the region. The first is the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The second is the Bab el-Mandeb, a chokepoint 18 miles wide at its narrowest, and which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea.

The first of a two-part series on the role cruisers played in the Soviet and Russian Navy. This examines the historical inspiration for developing a cruiser-focused force, concepts of employment, and strategic rationale. Part II (to be published on this site in a week) will focus on how cruisers shaped the environment through forward presence during the Cold War, and how the nature of presence may evolve into the future.

The regional oil and gas reserves in the South China Sea have become economically and geopolitically less important due to oversupply in the global oil and gas markets, new diversification options and low oil and gas prices. Beijing’s deepwater projects in the South China Sea are not exclusively or primarily driven by commercial factors, Frank Umbach writes.