ADF team strengthens border security
On 15 April members of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force deployed as Transit Security Element (TSE) Rotation 119...
2026 National Defence Strategy & Integrated Investment Program
On 16 April the Commonwealth Government has released the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program. Together, these documents set out the Government’s...
Uncrewed systems better at charting
Autonomous maritime systems have demonstrated clear advantages over traditional crewed platforms in real-world survey trials, Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh OBE, UK National Hydrographer, said...
China’s new undersea cable cutter
China has reportedly conducted a successful test of a 'deep-sea electro-hydrostatic actuator' that can be used to cut through undersea cables up to a...
A Hormuz corridor solution
By Frank Bell*
The Strait of Hormuz does not need to be made safe to reopen global shipping. It only needs to be made governable....
Indonesians find Chinese drone
An Indonesian fisherman has recovered a Chinese reconnaissance underwater drone developed by CSIC (China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation), MilitarNUI reports.
According to the Republika media outlet,...
Northern Marine Complex: building capability
By Nick Tate*
Recent commentary has positioned the Northern Marine Complex in Darwin as a test of northern Australia industrial capability.1 That may prove correct....
US Navy seeks funds for missile stocks
The latest Pentagon budget request calls for massive purchase increases of two key missiles the Navy has relied on for the U.S.-Israeli war with...
Chinese hospital ship in PNG
On 8 April the Peoples Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) hospital ship Silk Road Ark arrived in the Papua New Guinea capital, Port Moresby. The visit...
Trump doubles ships request to $65.8 billion
President Donald Trump announced Friday he wants funding in 2027 for twice the number of ships that were requested the previous year, the Navy...