Better US naval options to deal with China
By Commander Bryan Clark*
China’s coast guard and maritime militia have mounted what essentially is an insurgency in the East and South China Seas for...
Fears of maritime miscalculation
Concerns are growing that a serious incident could soon occur between the Australian Defence Force and the Chinese military as strategic tensions grow in...
New Government and submarine program
By Dr John Bruni and CDRE Pat Tyrrell OBE RN (Ret’d)*
Australia made international headlines when it agreed to the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal. But,...
US fleet size not first priority
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday has long insisted he must first prioritize the readiness of today’s fleet, followed by increasing its lethality...
Ukraine restores Danube ports
Ukraine is restoring and expanding some of its long-decommissioned river ports on the Danube to facilitate the exportation of grain due to Russia’s Black...
US Navy’s climate strategy tested
The US Navy conducted a war game Wednesday to assess how amphibious exercises in the Western Pacific will navigate the consequences of climate change,...
Broader approach to undersea warfare
By Marcus Hellyer*
The hottest topic in Australia’s defence community right now is how to develop the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine capability. The decision to...
Quad to use space to enforce norms
By Philip Citowicki*
At the first in-person leaders’ summit of the Quad in Washington in September last year, the four member countries came forward with...
Russia’s naval expansion in Crimea
Thanks to its warmer climate compared to northern Russia, the Black Sea littoral area is much more conducive to building larger vessels quickly and...
US’s big naval decisions examined
After two of the four congressional defense committees have debated their fiscal 2023 bills, two key U.S. Navy issues have surfaced as the most...