AUKUS: a conspiracy of silence
Australians have never had the chance to properly vote on AUKUS. The major parties haven’t allowed them, Bernard Keane writes in Crickey.
It was foisted...
History of HMAS Melbourne on the way
The long and distinguished history of the Royal Australian Navy’s aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne is about to be published. This 202-page book from the...
China-Iran-Russia naval exercise
On 10 March the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) announced that their task group participating in the China-Iran-Russia "Security Belt-2025" naval exercise arrived in the...
Operation Kitay – a story of what might have happened
By Tim Coyle
The military component commanders, senior staff officers, together with a select group of defence civilians and foreign affairs representatives settled into their...
Honouring the legacy of HMAS Perth
The HMAS Perth I Memorial was dedicated on 1 March 2025 by His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, Governor of Western Australia.
It...
Australia should axe costly N-subs
By Henry Sokolski*
Earlier this month, the Australian government made its first payment of $500 million toward eventually obtaining US nuclear-powered submarines under the 2021...
Report to US Congress on AUKUS and Indo-Pacific security
On 3 March the US Congressional research Service released an updated ‘In Focus’ report on AUKUS and Indo-Pacific Security. It stated:
In 2021, Australia, the...
HMNZS Canterbury deploys to the Sub-Antarctic
On 3 March it was announced that the Royal New Zealand Navy’s military sealift ship HMNZS Canterbury has deployed to the Sub-Antarctic for two...
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...
Japan orders fourth Taigei-class sub
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned the fourth of its Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSK), which feature better detection and anti-detection capabilities...