Australian icebreaker operated by DMS Maritime to be constructed by Damen
ON April 28 at a ceremony in Hobart Tasmania, the Australian Government signed a contract with DMS Maritime, a wholly owned subsidiary of Serco,...
The Basics: inside the carrier air wing
The Basics is the US Naval Institute News video feature in which our staff takes on fundamental concepts, jobs and missions inside the Navy,...
Bath Iron Works will build first Flight III Arleigh Burke DDG
The first Flight III Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyer will be built at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. HK snub not first time China turned away US ships over politics
Last week’s (2 May 2016) denial of a port visit to Hong Kong by the John C. Stennis carrier strike group isn’t the first...
Indonesia becomes warship exporter
THE first delivery of a made-in Indonesia Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) for the Philippines marks Indonesia’s new eminence as an exporter of warship.
State-owned shipbuilder...
11th Pacific Partnership mission to enhance cooperation in SE Asia
THE US Navy joins join allied and partner nation forces for the 11th Pacific Partnership mission, scheduled to begin 11 May 2016. This...
Australia is spending $640m on naval supply ships made in Spain
THE Australian Government signed a contract on 5 May 2016 to spend $640 million on two naval replenishment ships built in Spain.
The decision to...
South China Sea criticism ‘could rebound like coiled spring’
INTERNATIONAL criticism of China over the disputed South China Sea will rebound like a coiled spring, a Chinese diplomat said on Friday (6 May...
Western Australia and US geo-strategy
By Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe and Mitchell Sutton
WITH the recent announcements surrounding an upgraded US military presence in northern Australia, attention is once again turning towards...
Archipelagic security: future of the Seychelles Coast Guard
By Serge DeSilva-Ransinghe, Mitchell Sutton and Tim Dempsey
THE Seychelles may seem like a world apart from the troubles of its region, yet this idyllic...