Australian Naval Review 2026 Issue 1 published
The new issue of the Australian Naval Review (2026 Issue 1) has just been published by the Australian Naval Institute. Hardcopies have been distributed...
US Navy meets recruiting goal
The Navy met its recruiting goal for Fiscal Year 2026 three months before the fall deadline, the sea service announced last week. The Navy...
China’s Pacific own goal
By Oliver Nobetau*
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been on a hot streak of Pacific diplomacy. Over the past week, Australia has inked three...
Pacific seabed’s crowding
The Pacific seabed is no longer an empty space between nations. It is becoming one of the most strategically crowded environments in the region....
Iron Duke’s emblematic decline
HMS Iron Duke has been stripped of her weapons and sensors and has not been to sea since October 2025, despite no formal decommissioning...
China’s cutting-edge technology
By Franciszek Kopczewski*
In January and February 2025, Chinese-operated ships Shunxing 39 and Hong Tai 58 committed similar sabotage tactics. Both ships dragged their anchors...
Liberal senator moots stealth bomber for Australia
Australia should consider acquiring next-generation B-21 Raider stealth bombers from the United States as a potential interim capability under AUKUS, according to James Paterson,...
Russian oil hub tanker disappears
A 346-metre-long tanker that serves as a key hub for Russian Arctic oil exports has effectively “disappeared” from ship tracking systems. The operators of...
The Ides of March and the Tides of Trade
By Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy (Retired)*
At the time of writing (March 2026), the soothsayer’s twice-spoken warning in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar — “Beware...
AUKUS: the Japanese option
By Richard Gray and Mike Hughes*
Japan is unlikely to join the submarine component of the AUKUS defence partnership between Australia, Britain and the United...