Duterte plays a long game to secure Philippine advantage
Behind the crude populism, President Duterte has an intuitive grasp of what is best for the Philippines, Jonathan Bogais argues.
Pretty vacant. Some random thoughts on World War One
By Mike Fogarty*
TO WHAT extent was the Australian Imperial Force’s experience in the First World War similar to...
Change or fall behind, US defence leader says
The driving concept behind the Pentagon’s Third Offset Strategy comes down to : If we’re not changing, we’re losing to “pacing competitors” like Russia and China in conventional warfare. Joint Australian-Indon South China Sea approach
Australia is considering joint patrols with Indonesia in the disputed South China Sea, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tuesday, in a move set to...
Australian sub in NZ for anniversary
A submarine has been spotted in Auckland this morning, the NZ Herald reports. But there's no need to worry, it's just the Aussies dropping...
Ukraine rebuilds navy, with U.S. help
Ukraine is refitting and expanding its naval fleet, including repairing its flagship, the frigate "Hetman Sahaydachnyy", to counter a Russian military build-up in the...
Norwegian yard set to build world’s first unmanned ship
The race to build the world’s first unmanned ship leapt ahead yesterday with news the UK’s Automated Ships – an M Subs Ltd subsidiary...
South Korea fired on Chinese boats illegally in its waters
South Korea’s coast guard opened fire at Chinese boats illegally fishing within its territorial waters this week (nov 2016), the Korea Times reports.
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China and Malaysia sign deals on navy vessels, SCS
Malaysia has agreed to buy four Chinese naval vessels and pledged with Beijing to handle South China Sea disputes bilaterally, a Chinese official said...
CN launches Bravo Zulu
On launching Bravo Zulu: Honours and Awards to Australian Naval People 1900‐2014. the Chief of Navy spoke about the importance of naval history. "To understand where we are going, it is important to understand where we have come from," he said.