Unmanned vessels doing dull, dirty and dangerous
A longstanding slogan for the best use of unmanned systems is to perform “dull, dirty and dangerous” missions instead of humans, the US Naval...
Indigenous sailors on board
The latest recruits in the Navy Indigenous Development Program (NIDP) graduated at HMAS Cairns late last year, Contact reports.
A graduation ceremony for Course 14...
Ships: US cannot outbuild China
By Marcus Hellyer*
The most often quoted line of the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu is that ‘supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance...
China to have drills in South China Sea
China says it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a US aircraft carrier...
$1bn for new naval guided missiles
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced today (25 January 2021) a $1 billion development of advanced guided weapons for the Royal Australian Navy.
She said the investment...
US halts deliveries of littoral combat ship
The U.S. Navy has halted deliveries of Lockheed Martin’s Freedom-class littoral combat ship, citing a design flaw with the ship’s transmission, Defense News reports.
In...
Australia’s Pacific step-up and the Quad
By Eerishika Pankaj*
The growing synergy among the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue powers of Australia, Japan, the United States and India has provided a crucial impetus...
Chinese Navy to get new carrier
The Chinese Navy’s large aircraft carrier, Type 003, is expected to be launched in 2021 and enter naval service around 2025, DefenseNews reports.
General outline...
US considers Aussie vessel
By Evan Karlik*
Australia has a history of importing key military platforms from the United States—examples include the F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet, P-8A...
China’s use of Soviet naval strategy
By James Goldrick*
In 1976, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergei Georgyevich Gorshkov published his exposition of Soviet maritime strategy under the...