Australia’s ocean defence just shrank
By David Vallance*
Recent assessments argue that the world is on the cusp of a “new missile age”. The use of cheap drones might be...
Three nations in naval drone boost
The Netherlands, U.K. and Australia strengthened their maritime drone capabilities this month through the procurement and operational deployment of unmanned assets as the three...
Australia-European Union Security and Defence Partnership
On 24 March Australia and the European Union announced that they are strengthening cooperation through a new Security and Defence Partnership. The Prime Minister...
From the ANI Archives: Mid-East
In the wake of the RAN’s notable contribution to operations in the North Arabian Gulf in the early 2000s, the then Commodore Flotillas, Commodore...
Mines lesson from the Dardanelles 1915
The Dardanelles 1915 and Epic Fury. Why a Ship Is Still A Fool To Fight A Fort
By Desmond Woods OAM
As we approach another ANZAC...
HMAS Canberra leads review
Canberra-class landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra has led the largest gathering of foreign warships in Sydney Harbour in more than a decade. Warships from...
Escorting tankers through Hormuz
India and Pakistan mobilized their respective fleets to protect nationally-owned tankers in the Gulf of Oman as traffic trickles through the Strait of Hormuz...
RN and France in Russian tanker seizure
HMS Cutlass of the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron has assisted French forces in the boarding of a suspect tanker in the western Mediterranean. The...
The woes of the US carrier fleet
By Isaac Seitz*
The USS John C. Stennis is 14 months behind schedule and $483 million over budget. The USS Harry S. Truman begins its...
India’s no-war, no-peace strategy
By Sanchari Ghosh*
At first glance, India’s Maritime Doctrine 2025 appears to be a routine update to earlier editions. Read closely, the new doctrine shows...