Naval appointments
The following have been announced this week by the CDF:
Head Navy Capability. Rear Admiral Andrew Quinn RAN, has been selected for this position, to...
CDF conferred top Singaporean military award
On 7 May Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force Admiral David Johnston was conferred Singapore's highest military award, the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera)...
US Navy League medal for Australian
In a testament to the enduring strength of the Australia-United States maritime alliance, Commodore David Frost, the Australian Naval Attaché to Washington, has been...
The wrong ships for the wrong job
The United States is not winning the Iran war. It is not going to win it. I have been making that argument since the...
US Navy boss: meat-eaters, please
Recently appointed Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao delivered brief remarks Tuesday about his plans for the Navy during one of his first public appearances...
85th year WRANS commemoration
28 April 2026 marked 85 years since the formation of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS). The WRANS was established in April 1941...
No criticism please – we’re politicians
By Tim Coyle*
‘Reflecting frustration within the government at claims it has not spent enough on defence, (Defence Minister) Marles said military spending did not...
Naval History Conference: call for papers
Call for Papers: To Fight and Win at Sea:125 Years of Australian Naval History. Hosted by: Sea Power Centre–Australia | Australian Naval Institute. Save the Date...
NDS: not enough new stuff
By Peter Layton*
Sometimes new government strategies really aren’t newsworthy. The 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) is like that. The biggest headline from the document...
ANI welcomes top defence appointments
Nomination of Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AO RAN as Chief of the Defence Force and Rear Admiral Matthew Buckley AM CSC RAN as Chief...