New South China Sea flashpoint
A new flashpoint has emerged in the ongoing maritime dispute between China and the Philippines, with both countries clashing over yet another spot in...
US or China or a long in-between?
By Sam Roggeveen*
What vision of Asian order underpins AUKUS? Some people will regard this question as a category error. AUKUS is a technology program...
Concern over AUKUS export system
The much ballyhooed reforms of the ITAR arms export system for AUKUS are not likely to help development of advanced weapons for Pillar II,...
RAN to assume command of Red Sea force
Months after declining a United States request to deploy a warship to the Middle East, the Royal Australian Navy is preparing to assume command...
China top focus of US defence planning
Earlier this month the US Congressional Research Service released a 81-page report titled China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for...
Ice Panda: China’s hybrid Antarctic activity
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute examines the implications of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) hybrid activity in Antarctica, and...
Chinese and US navies compared
By Harrison Kass*
China now boasts the world's largest navy with 234 operational warships, surpassing the United States. While China has a numerical advantage, the...
New missile hits old Russian ship
One of the world’s oldest active-duty naval ships has been damaged by a modern guided missile. The ship is the Russian Navy’s Kommuna, an...
Increased Chinese naval activity in West Philippine Sea
On 14 August the Philippine News Agency reported that the Philippine Navy (PN) has noted an increased presence of Chinese naval and coast guard...
Greater AUKUS co-operation signed
On 5 August the AUKUS partners signed the trilateral Agreement Among the Government of Australia, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain...