ANI at 50: A 1976 Vision of the RAN
Below is the seventh article drawn from ‘Davy Jones’ Locker’. Well before the RAN’s Seapower Conferences at Darling Harbour, the Navy held a largely...
Naval capacity and the Lepanto Trap
By Nicholas Mazzucchi*
Navies of free and open nations have focused too much on the high-end tactical capabilities for Day One of a conflict, and...
Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy
On 5 March the Australian Submarine Agency updated Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy. In doing so it stated that:
Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy outlines...
Live fire and the law of the sea
By Donald Rothwell*
A common Australian critique of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is that their conduct is unsafe and unprofessional. That includes air and...
Record Japanese defence budget
Japan’s cabinet approved a new $55.13 billion defence budget on Friday, marking the 13th consecutive year that Tokyo has increased defence spending, US Naval...
Pakistani warship seizes large drug shipment
On 1 January the Pakistan Navy (PN) reported that its replenishment ship PNS Moawin seized a large cache of narcotics during a counter-narcotics operation...
Philippines moves on law of the sea
By Alex P Dela Cruz*
In March 2022, the Philippines summoned China’s ambassador in Manila to protest the lingering presence of a People’s Liberation Army...
Maritime war fought from land
By Andrew Rolander*
The US Army should consider borrowing a page from the playbook of Yemen’s Houthi militants. The character of war is always changing,...
Navy fraudster gets 15 years
A federal judged on Tuesday sentenced Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis, the man behind a large Navy fraud and bribery scheme, to 15 years in...
Lessons from loss of HMNZS Manawanui
By Jennifer Parker*
It is rare for a developed nation’s navy to lose a big vessel in peacetime. The sinking of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s...