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The multibillion-dollar effort to replace the Canadian navy’s warship fleet is being buffeted by concerns about a potential conflict of interest involving the Halifax...

THE Royal Australian Navy performed creditably during the Indonesian Confrontation of Malaysia in the officially ‘recognised’ period 1964-1966. Many have yet to agree on the accepted time range it spanned. Michael Fogarty looks back.

Rear Admiral Trevor Ruting and Commodore Lee Cordner reflect on the Defence Seaworthiness Board. The board is a relatively recent addition to Defence’s arsenal of review options. It was initiated by the Chief of Navy in June 2009 to aid risk assurance and contribute to risk control for Defence maritime mission systems. The initial focus was on safety management accountabilities but this was later expanded to include operational effectiveness and environmental protection compliance.

The deterrent value of submarines By Peter Briggs* THERE have been a number of well-argued suggestions that Australia should introduce nuclear powered submarines (SSN) and, more...

The US Navy is set to deploy unmanned buoyancy gliders from its guided missile destroyers in an effort to expand its anti-submarine warfare edge,...

Deputy Secretary CASG, Kim Gillis, has congratulated the FFG Enterprise for winning the International Association of Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) Innovation Award for...

The UK's Trident decision has similarities with Australia's submarine decision. Alex Calvo writes: "Decisions on defense have an industrial component, leading to an uneasy conundrum. On the one hand, the acquisition of assets should be at least primarily motivated by the needs and priorities laid down in defense planning. On the other, because of the sums involved and the strong link between military and civilian research and development, it is impossible to view defense procurement separately from industrial and scientific policy."

The rapid technological advances in artificial intelligence and robotics that are enabling the creation of learning machines, coupled with proliferation of, and parity by, competitors in precision munitions, notably China’s antiship ballistic missiles, and the proliferation of cruise missiles, such as those the Islamic State, are causing a major rethink in the US military.

Two Navy ships from the Republic of Korea sailed into Port Moresby. The purpose of their visit is to enhance military ties between Papua...

The sinking of HMAS Sydney seems forgotten by many, while the Vietnam War – in which fewer Australians were killed – will be with us for a long time yet. So the story of the Sydney needs a regular refreshing which is timely on important anniversaries of her sinking, military historian Tom Lewis writes.