Chinese ships transit Japanese strait
A pair of People’s Liberation Army Navy frigates sailed around Japan’s southwest islands from this week, while a PLAN intelligence ship transited the Miyako...
Work ahead for AUKUS Pillar II
AUKUS will bring both opportunities and challenges to Australia’s defence industry, requiring an active effort by Canberra to better empower local businesses to compete...
Bigger AUKUS, more security
By Ashok Sharma*
AUKUS is a program with big promises for reinforcing regional security through technology transfer and multination force interoperability. Bringing Japan into the...
Dealing with Chinese base instincts
By Sam Roggeveen*
The Chinese air force’s dangerous intercept of a Royal Australian Navy helicopter in the Yellow Sea – what the Defence Department statement...
Unsafe Chinese flare release near RAN helicopter
The Australian Government has expressed its concerns to the Chinese Government following an unsafe and unprofessional interaction with a People’s Liberation Army – Air...
Chinese stalk US, Phililippine and French ships
U.S., Philippine, and French amphibs and frigates drew the attention of Chinese surveillance ships and surface combatants as they sailed out of Philippine territorial...
Maritime security a mere poker chip
By Alexandru Cristian Hudișteanu*
Global trade is the backbone of modern lifestyles and economies, with some 90 percent of trade being carried by sea. The...
US should seek allies’ help on SCS
China has made the belief that it can operate with impunity in the waters of the Indo-Pacific region, much to the consternation of its...
Benefits of AUKUS expansion
AUKUS is a program with big promises for reinforcing regional security through technology transfer and multination force interoperability. Bringing Japan into the Pillar II...
RN shoots down Houthi missile
HMS Diamond shot down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen. The crew of the Royal Navy warship used her world-class Sea...