ADF needs disaster rethink
By Matthew Page*
Scientists have long predicted that climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, like tropical cyclones, in the...
The submarine nuclear option
By Denis Mole*
In Adelaide’s The Advertiser newspaper on 7 March, former defence minister Christopher Pyne said, ‘Then there is the nonsensical argument that the...
Fishing and China’s maritime militia
This is the second part on CHina's maritime militia. Read Part One here.
By Shuxian Luo and Jonathan G. Panter*
The surge of propaganda notwithstanding, several...
WWII vessel found at 6444m deep
Two former Navy officers have found wreckage of a U.S. ship that sank in the Philippine Sea 76 years ago in what's being hailed...
Chief of Navy’s 2021 priorities
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China’s fishing reality check
By Carlyle Thayer*
Question: Re: News reports that 220 Chinese militia ships appeared in Philippine waters in the South China Sea. What do you think
about this...
US Navy: threat of eroded deterrence
By Adam Taylor*
Recent remarks by Admiral Phil Davidson, Commander of the Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM), highlights one of the most difficult challenges confronting US naval...
2040 and beyond: new defence technologies
Flying battle suits, swarms of combat drones and advanced artificial intelligence might be exciting on the big screen, but Defence is treating similar concepts...
Massive UK maritime force on its way
The UK's Carrier Strike Group, spearheaded by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, is nearing its maiden operational deployment, Forces Net reports.
It was declared ready...
RN Hawk jets resume flying
Hawk jets from 736 Naval Air Squadron have resumed flying, after operations with the aircraft were temporarily paused following a crash in Cornwall, Forces Net reports.
In...