The ANI at 50: Chaplains & Morality
Within the pages of the Journal of the Australian Naval Institute are occasional forays into spiritual matters. One such article, “Chaplains and the Morality...
Defence Chief speaks of budget choices
The Australian Defence Organisation’s budget is under pressure, and Defence must make choices, Admiral David Johnston, the chief of the defence force, said on...
Don’t spend more, spend differently
By Sam Roggeveen*
There is near universal agreement that Australia should spend more money on defence. The big political parties want to spend more. The...
UK defence review analysis
The UK released on 2 June 2025 an ambitious defense review, reorienting its armed forces toward “warfighting readiness” to deter Russian aggression, Breaking Defense...
Ukraine: small craft, big impact
By David Kirichenko*
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shocked the international order. What surprised the world even more was Ukraine’s ability to resist....
Report on the fate on the Endeavour
The Australian National Maritime Museum has issued its final report detailing the results and conclusions of a more than two-decade project to discover the...
First submarine uncrewed launch and retrieval
According to information published on the Facebook account of the U.S. Commander of Submarine Forces on May 30, 2025, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS...
Technology key to US ship-building fix
For years, policymakers, journalists, and even casual observers have bemoaned the state of U.S. public and private naval shipyards; it is no surprise to...
Adding fuel to unnecessary dependency
Australia's Strategic Vulnerability at Sea Cannot be Ignored by the re-elected Government
By Desmond Woods*
"When this problem could have been solved it was ignored. Now...
Desensitisation in the South China Sea
By Jennifer Parker*
This month (May 2025), Chinese coast guard vessels rammed and shot water cannon at Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The...