No capability gap with subs, CN says
There would be no capability gap as the Navy replaces the Collins class submarines with the new Attack class, the Chief of Navy, Vice-Admiral...
Pearl Harbor 1941: the first energy war
By Charles Maechling*
In the summer of 1941, Japan had been at war on the mainland of Asia for four years. After amputating Manchuria from...
RAN honours CAPT J P Stevenson
Commander of HMAS Melbourne at time of Evans collision
On 15 February, the Royal Australian Navy honoured the life of a highly regarded and greatly...
F-35B won’t solve Australia’s defence dilemmas
By Ewen Levick*
Malcolm Davis asked In last week whether Australia should take a cue from Japan and deploy F-35Bs (the short take-off and...
Vale signal for AB Rudland released by CN
VALE: ABLE SEAMAN ERNEST HENNIKER RUDLAND 24614
1. IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I INFORM YOU OF THE PASSING OF ABLE SEAMAN ERNEST HENNIKER RUDLAND,...
The US, nor Australia, should not go to war over Taiwan
By Hugh White*
Paul Dibb writes that America’s strategic position in Asia would be fatally undermined if it didn’t go to war with China if China...
Maritime dimension of northern defence
By Richard Brabin-Smith*
Once governments have decided that their defence policies will focus on the defence of Australia, two conclusions immediately follow. First, priorities for...
Russia’s quiet push into Asia-Pacific
By Matt Bartlett*
Russia’s “hard” power is generally well-understood. President Vladimir Putin has ensured this is the case, particularly through his proclivity to showcase Russian...
China may only seek a limited naval role in the Indian Ocean
By David Brewster*
Among the many questions raised by the massive modernisation and expansion of China’s Navy in the last few years is its future...
Russia’s nuclear push in Europe
World Naval Developments – January 2019 by Norman Friedman*
Late in January the U.S. Government announced that it was suspending the Cold War agreement to...