China uses car ferries to take assault craft
The Chinese military held a major exercise to prove how the People’s Liberation Army Navy could use large civilian ferries to launch a massive...
Amphibious base exemplifies review’s tasks
By John Coyne*
The terms of reference for the defence strategic review provided by the government to the independent leads are just short of two...
US submarine strategy’s responsive moves
The US is designing its SSN(X) next-generation nuclear attack submarine in a significant shift from procuring Virginia class SSNs to a new class by...
US pushes faster Aussie N-sub plan
Australia will engage with US plans to accelerate the construction of AUKUS nuclear submarines, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as Tony Abbott calls for...
Thucydides’ Trap from the rise of China in the Indo-Pacific?
In the third episode of the ANI’s flag ship podcast the Saltwater Strategists, ANI Council Board Member Simon Walstrom talks to US Navy RADM...
AUKUS and submarine proliferation
By Collin Koh*
This policy brief from the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network reviews nuclear submarine acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region since AUKUS was first announced last...
US court clears admiral of all charges
A federal judge last week dismissed all charges against retired Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless for his alleged role in the West Pacific web of...
What exactly is AUKUS?
By Alessio Patalano*
Since its announcement a year ago, the AUKUS agreement linking the US and the UK to Australia’s ambition to acquire nuclear-powered submarines...
Wide view needed in defence review
By Victor Abramowicz*
In August this year, the Australian government announced a holistic Defence Strategic Review that is, by March 2023, to provide recommendations (including...
Is the US Navy ready for Pacific war?
The Department of the Navy exists to deter an aggressor, defeat an adversary and protect American interests. But its budget is limited and the...