China’s not so capable aircraft carrier
China's newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two...
Indonesian autonomous submarine trials
On 30 October the Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff (Kasal) Admiral TNI Dr. Muhammad Ali accompanied the Minister of Defence of the Republic of...
USS Vermont arrives in WA for maintenance
USS Vermont (SSN 792), a US Virginia class submarine, arrived at HMAS Stirling on 29 October 2025 for the Submarine Maintenance Period (SMP), the...
The future of marine statecraft
By Steve Brock and Hunter Stires*
With shipping and shipbuilding receiving high-level political and diplomatic attention across two administrations after decades of neglect, the United...
New Dreadnought-class on track
The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed two developments in Britain’s strategic nuclear efforts: funding for Project Astraea, the next-generation UK nuclear warhead for...
Is the Russian Navy a capable threat?
While speaking in Slovenia last week, Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), joked about the state of Novorossiysk, a diesel-powered...
USS Ford sent to Latin America
The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in...
Singapore launches first multi-role combat vessel
On 21 October Singapore launched its first Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV), Victory, at ST Engineering's Benoi shipyard. The MRCV is designed to be a...
UK Defence looks at role for commercial ships
The Ministry of Defence is evaluating the use of commercial vessels to supplement the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA) Fleet Solid Support (FSS) capability in...
North of 26° S and Australian security
ASPI’s Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre has releases a special maritime edition of its compendium series ‘North of 26° south and the security of...