News on the South China Sea
Japan protests after Chinese navy ship sails near disputed islands
Japan summoned the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo early on Thursday to express concern after...
Canadian sub in underwater hunt for Russian vessels
A Canadian submarine was on the front lines as NATO allies scrambled last fall to track a “surge” of Russian subs that had deployed...
US naval, air manoeuvers become ‘new normal’ in Asia Pacific
American ships and fighter jets maneuvering across the South China Sea and the Sea of Japan represent the "new normal" in U.S.-Pacific relations despite...
Singapore’s First Littoral Mission Vessel Delivered
The Republic of Singapore Navy took delivery of its first littoral mission vessel, INDEPENDENCE, on Friday at the Tuas Naval Base.
Independence, launched in July...
Kim Beazley reflects on US relationship
In an interview conducted at the end of his extended posting as Australian ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley told Fergus Hanson* that...
Valuable US ties threatened by Trump: Beazley
The Australian-US relationship runs deeper and is more important than many Australians think, both militarily and economically, according to former Deputy Prime Minister and...
Ian Croser, inventor of CEA family of naval radars, honoured by ANI
The significant contribution of Ian Croser AM, co-founder of CEA Technologies, has been recognised (22 June 2016) with the presentation of the inaugural Australian...
The politics of the two-ocean Navy (Part 2)
By Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe*
THE Ocean Navy policy of 1987 is arguably the boldest shift in force posture Australia has made since the Second World War. In this second part or a two-part rare and exclusive insight into how this came into being, security analyst Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe interviewed former Defence Minister Kim Beazley, the policy's chief architect. He went on to discuss why the policy was strategically necessary, the rationale behind the expansion of HMAS Stirling (pictured), the challenges of implementation, and the contribution it has made to the future of Australia's national security. UK naval chief talks of special US relationship
In his first visit to the United States since becoming First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Philip Jones spoke about the relationship between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy:
Big NATO naval exercise wraps up
Seventeen NATO members and partners are wrapping up this year’s BALTOPS exercise, which provided more and more complex training opportunities in amphibious and anti-submarine warfare compared to previous years, the US Naval Institute News reports.