Chief of Navy 2025 Essay Competition opens
Entries are now open for the 2025 Chief of Navy Essay Competition. The Chief of Navy Essay Competition aims to promote knowledge of and...
RAN’s strength in diversity
By Lieutenant Jonathan Wills RAN
As a transgender woman, Leading Seaman Thinnapat Thanaveeradechakorn (Leading Seaman T), didn’t know what to expect when she applied to...
Need for national preparedness
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute calls on the federal government to better prepare Australians for a more volatile and uncertain...
RN head to be non-sailor!
The next First Sea Lord is not a naval officer – an unprecedented move. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, a Royal Marines officer, has taken...
Head of Royal Navy suspended
The head of the Royal Navy has been suspended pending an investigation. Adm Sir Ben Key has been asked to “step back” as first...
A RAN first in nuclear training
The first enlisted Australian sailors that could eventually crew American and Australian nuclear attack submarines graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit,...
Women in combat roles a strength
By Jennifer Parker*
The Ukraine war has been called the bloodiest conflict since World War II. As of July 2024, 10,000 women were serving in...
RN moves to retain and recruit reserves
The UK Ministry of Defence is stepping up efforts to recruit and retain personnel within the Royal Navy Reserve, according to Parliamentary Under-Secretary for...
Breaking China’s grip on shipping
By Blaine Worthington*
The United States has a shipping problem and everybody knows it. From combatant commands to congress and maritime security outlets to the...
15 Navies discuss Blue Economy
Officers from fifteen navies attended the annual Pacific and Indian Ocean Shipping Working Group (PACIOSWG) meeting, demonstrating the growing significance of protecting maritime trade...