Anzac and Sirius in Indian Ocean exercise
Two Royal Australian Navy ships – HMA Ships Anzac (III) and Sirius – are currently conducting a two-month deployment throughout the north-east Indian Ocean...
Mozambique Channel is the next hotspot
By David Brewster*
The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major new security hotspot in the Indian Ocean. An Islamist insurrection in northern Mozambique that...
Beware the bear in the Pacific
By Steve Raaymakers*
In 2007, I was invited by the United Nations to address a regional conference on multilateral cooperation in Pacific Rim ocean governance....
UK: what you read is not what you might get
By Colin Chapman*
For Australia’s policy wonks and strategists, understanding the meaning of Boris Johnson’s favourite term, “Global Britain,” can be an intellectual challenge. Thoughtfully,...
US shipyards plan under scrutiny
The U.S. Navy is reworking its tenuous plan to revitalize its public shipyards, where the fleet’s nuclear maintenance is done, as it has become...
Poor Chinese aluminium delays boats
Poor quality aluminium imported from China is being blamed for the delayed delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's new $350 million evolved Cape Class...
New radar for HMS Dauntless
The Royal Navy HMS Dauntless Type 45 destroyer's S1850M Long Range Radar has been officially completely revised since last week. The overhaul was part...
Vertical replenishment breakthrough
The US Navy has successfully conducted the first aircraft carrier F135 engine power module proof-of-concept vertical replenishment (VERTREP) at sea.
The development marks an important...
ANI contributes to supply-chain inquiry
The Australian Naval Institute has made a significant contribution to the Productivity Commission's inquiry into Australian supply chain vulnerabilities.
Maritime supply chains were the subject...
UK Govt issues Integrated Review
The UK Government has just issued the Integrated Review, a comprehensive statement of the UK’s national security and international policy. It outlines three fundamental national...