Missile reloading facilities needed in north
By Raelene Lockhorst*
The Royal Australian Navy needs missile reloading facilities in the north of the country, most obviously at Darwin and Cairns. The southern...
Greater US, Japan, Australia co-operation urged
America, Japan and Australia know their national security establishments must work more closely together, as reflected by a number of signed agreements and commitments....
Final Voyage of last Trafalgar-class SNN
The last of the Royal Navy’s glorious Trafalgar-class attack submarines has arrived home in Plymouth for the final time before decommissioning. The seventh and...
India’s new carrier fully operational
By Peter Suciu*
The Indian Navy’s domestically-built flagship aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, is now fully operational, while India’s Soviet-made flattop INS Vikramadityawill soon undergo a...
Aussie SSN ambition facing difficulties
Australia’s nuclear submarine ambitions under the AUKUS security pact are sinking to a weak US production base, uncertainties from a second Trump administration and...
Oil leaking from Manawanui
The sinking of New Zealand Navy ship Manawanui continues to impact Samoan villages with oil leaks, as the community threatens legal action, the ABC...
China-Cambodia: naval convergence
Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, on the Gulf of Thailand, is unlikely to fall exclusively into China’s grasp following a Chinese upgrade of the military...
Syrian action reveals Russian naval weakness
In early December 2024, rebel groups broke out from Idlib province in Syria and stormed into Aleppo, taking control of Syria’s second city from...
Australia-NZ alliance: still relevant?
By Joanne Wallis and Anna Powles*
Australia and New Zealand engage in wide-ranging daily cooperation, butseldom refer to the alliance between them. Has the alliance...
14th Singapore-Australia joint ministerial meeting
On 3 December the 14th meeting of the Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC) was held in Singapore. Attending were the Australian Deputy Prime Minister...