ABC describes plight of Hormuz seafarers
Interviews and first-hand accounts from sailors stranded in the Persian Gulf — under threat of drone attacks, missiles, and exploding boats — reveal an...
US running out of Tomahawks?
Last week, the Washington Post reported that the United States has launched at least 850 Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles just over one month into...
Kharg Island: Trump’s calculated option?
By Clive Williams*
As the Iran conflict approaches its fifth week, President Trump faces a defining choice: continue applying pressure through diplomacy and precision strikes...
RN steps up anti-mine capability
The Royal Navy is stepping up its mine hunting capabilities with new cutting-edge uncrewed equipment being added to RFA Lyme Bay in the coming...
Navy boss says Iran eroding China readiness
The Navy’s top officer is “of course” worried that the conflict in Iran is eroding the US military’s readiness globally and its ability to...
How easily mines disrupt shipping
By Andy Perry*
Just reports of mines are often sufficient to disrupt maritime traffic. Even if ship owners, crews and insurers weren’t aware of the...
Russian warships visit Indonesia
A Russian naval task group, comprising the corvette Gromky, the submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and the ocean-going tug, Andrey Stepanov, arrived in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta on...
US CNO visits Australia & Singapore
The US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle traveled more than 18,000 miles across the US Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility during a...
ADF-NZDF Cyber Agreement
The Five Eyes Defence Cyber Contact Group Conference in Melbourne during March marked a significant step forward in trans-Tasman cyber cooperation. The New Zealand...
From the ANI Archives: HMS Nottingham
In 2002 the British destroyer HMS Nottingham (Commander Richard Farrington) ran aground off Lord Howe Island. The ship survived thanks to the damage control...